Nathan Tella
Full name: Nathan Tella
Current team: Bayer Leverkusen
Playing position: Midfielder
Nationality: Nigeria
Date of birth: 5 July, 1999 (27 years)
Place of birth: Stevenage, Nigeria
Weight: 154.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €16M
Current team: Bayer Leverkusen
Playing position: Midfielder
Nationality: Nigeria
Date of birth: 5 July, 1999 (27 years)
Place of birth: Stevenage, Nigeria
Weight: 154.3 lb
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Preferred foot: Right
Market value: €16M
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Where to Watch Nathan Tella
TV and streaming coverage by competition
Nathan Tella plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and represents Nigeria internationally. The competitions and their broadcast coverage in the United States are listed below.
CBS Sports
NBC Sports
Available on: USA Network, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, Fandango, Telemundo Deportes Ahora
TelevisaUnivision
NBC Sports
CBS Sports, NBC Sports, TelevisaUnivision, DAZN USA, fuboTV
Statistics
Nathan Tella Statistics
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 975 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 1367 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 843 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | Southampton | Championship | 269 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022/23 | Burnley | Championship | 2340 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021/22 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | Southampton | Premier League | 817 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020/21 | Southampton | Premier League | 749 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019/20 | Southampton | Premier League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019/20 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018/19 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016/17 | Southampton U23 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Domestic Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 157 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 239 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFL-Supercup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 91 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Burnley | FA Cup | 200 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022/23 | Burnley | League Cup | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Southampton | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021/22 | Southampton | League Cup | 213 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020/21 | Southampton | FA Cup | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Southampton U21 | EFL Trophy | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020/21 | Southampton | League Cup | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018/19 | Southampton U21 | EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017/18 | Southampton U21 | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International Cups
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 329 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 570 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
National Team
| Season | Team | Competition | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nigeria | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | Nigeria | Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Nathan Tella Trophies
| Competition | Position | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| England - Championship | Winner | 1 | 2022/2023 |
| Germany - DFB Pokal | Winner | 1 | 2023/2024 |
| Germany - Bundesliga | Winner | 1 | 2023/2024 |
| Germany - Bundesliga | 2nd Place | 1 | 2024/2025 |
| Germany - Super Cup | Winner | 1 | 2024 |
| Europe - UEFA Europa League | 2nd Place | 1 | 2023/2024 |
Transfers
Nathan Tella Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.08.2023 | Southampton | Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer |
| 31.05.2023 | Burnley | Southampton | Return from loan |
| 11.08.2022 | Southampton | Burnley | Loan |
| 21.04.2017 | Arsenal | Southampton |
Sidelined
Nathan Tella Injuries
| Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Knee Injury | 18.09.2025 | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Language: MIME-Version: 1.0 PO-Revision-Date: 2024-10-29 07:54:35+0000 Plural-Forms: nplurals=1; plural=0; Project-Id-Version: LSTV Desktop X-Generator: TranslateBuddy |
| Concussion | 13.04.2025 | 18.04.2025 |
| Muscle Injury | 24.03.2025 | 31.03.2025 |
| Hip Injury | 16.02.2025 | 28.02.2025 |
| Knock | 03.02.2025 | 04.02.2025 |
| Hamstring | 07.04.2024 | 09.04.2024 |
| Knee Injury | 19.05.2022 | 12.08.2022 |
| Groin Injury | 16.01.2022 | 01.04.2022 |
| Virus | 26.12.2021 | 27.12.2021 |
| Knock | 06.01.2021 | 05.02.2021 |
| Knock | 29.06.2020 | 31.07.2020 |
