N. Tella · career
Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella
Wingers · Bayer Leverkusen · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 142 appearances, 26 goals and 16 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Burnley — Season rating 50, 17 goals and 4 assists in 39 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 45 points at Burnley. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (23 → 16). The gap to his peak is 33 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 12 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 24 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | BurnleyLoan | 39 | 17 | 4 | 76 | 50 |
| 2021/22 | Southampton | 14 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | Southampton | 18 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | Southampton U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Southampton U23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Southampton U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Southampton U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Southampton U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Southampton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Arsenal U18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Reading U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Norwich City U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Southampton U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Southampton U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Bundesliga×2Championship×2DFB Pokal×2Super Cup×2Bundesliga×2UEFA Europa League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFB Pokal | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played3 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | Bundesliga | A SV Elversberg | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |