Nathan Tella is a forward who plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Tella was born on 5 July 1999 in Stevenage, United Kingdom.
His senior career started at Southampton in 2019, and he went on to play for Burnley. Bayer Leverkusen signed him in 2023.
Tella has represented Nigeria at youth international level.
Across 8 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2019/20, Tella has played 190 matches and scored 34 goals for 3 clubs. The 2022/23 season, with 19 goals from 45 matches for Burnley, remains his highest tally. So far in 2026/27 he has 1 goal in 1 appearance for Bayer Leverkusen. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.