Bukayo Saka Bio, Net Worth, Family, Girlfriend, Age, Facts, Religion

Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka, professionally known as Bukayo Saka is a young English professional football player. His shirt number is 7. He is well-recognized for playing as a winger or left-back. The talented footballer is the youth product of Premier League club Arsenal and made his Premier League debut on 1st January 2019 against Fulham. He was part of Arsenal that finished runner-up in the 2018-2019 UEFA Europa League. He became a regular starter for Arsenal in the 2019-2020 season. He has represented England in the under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels. Apart from being the youngest player in the two squads, Saka's skills and abilities as a midfielder have made him a darling to millions of football fans worldwide. Moreover, Bukayo was named England player of the year for the 2021/2022 season ahead of Declan Rice and Harry Kane on 23rd September 2022, becoming the first Arsenal player to win the honor.

Where is Bukayo Saka originally from?

Bukayo Saka opened his eyes for the first on 5th September 2001 with the real name or full name of Bukayo Ayoyinka T. M. Saka in Ealing, England. He holds British nationality and British-black ethnicity as he is of Nigerian descent, and both of his parents immigrated to London for work from Nigeria. Likewise, he is from the Christianity religion and his race is black. He happily celebrates his birthday on the 5th of September of every year and he celebrated his 21st birthday in 2022. His zodiac sign is Virgo as per his birthdate. He is the son of his father,  Adenike Saka, and his mother, Yomi Saka. He also has one older sibling.

Moving to Saka's education, he attended Edward Betham Church of England Primary School before Greenford High School. 

Bukayo Saka Football Career

• Bukayo Saka conceived his football career with Arsenal's Hale End academy as he was given a professional contract by Arsenal and promoted to the under-23 side after he turned 17 years old.
• He made his senior competitive debut for Arsenal in their Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava on 29th November 2018.
• He then made his first full home debut for Arsenal in their Europa League match against Qarabag on 13th December 2018 as well as he made his debut in the Premier League in a 4-1 win against Fulham after coming on for Alex Iwobi in the 83rd minute on 1st January 2019.
• He scored his first senior goal on 19th September and was rewarded for his efforts in Germany with his first Premier League start, in a 3-2 home win over Aston Villa. 
• Later, he began to establish himself as a regular in the Arsenal first team as a left-back and he scored the opening goal in Arsenal's 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round victory at Bournemouth after finishing a 22-pass move on 27th January 2020.
• Then, Saka set up Alexandre Lacazette for his ninth assist of the season in a 1-0 win at Olympiacos in the UEFA Europa League and also hit double figures for assists that season after crossing in for Nketiah in a thrilling 3-2 home win against Everton.
• After that, he signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 1st July 2020 as he scored his first Premier League goal for the club against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with a half volley beating goalkeeper Rui Patricio, in a 2-0 win. 
• He was also an unused substitute as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 to win their 14th FA Cup whereas he scored his third Premier League goal on his 40th appearance in a 3-1 win over Chelsea on 26th December 2020.
• Furthermore, he made his 50th Premier League appearance for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw against Burnley on 6th March 2021; he is the second youngest player in club history to reach that milestone.
• In the 2021-2022 season, he scored his first goal of the new campaign in a 6-0 EFL Cup second-round win away to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns in late August and scored his first Premier League goal of the season in September against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium, whilst also providing an assist in a 3-1 win.
• He scored his first senior brace as Arsenal beat Norwich City 5-0 at Carrow Road on Boxing Day 2021.
• As well, he was named Arsenal's player of the season for a second consecutive season, becoming the first person to retain the award since Thierry Henry in 2004.
• Besides, Bukayo has been involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries "All or Nothing: Arsenal".

International career

• Bukayo Saka has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels and was included in the England under-17 squad as they hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2018.
• As well, he scored the winner for the England under-18 team in an away game against France in September 2018 and received his first call-up to the England under-19 team in November 2018 as well as he scored on his debut at that age level in a qualifier against Moldova.
• Also, he made his debut for England U21s during a 6-0 victory away to Kosovo on 4th September 2020 however, he was called up to the England senior squad for the first time on 1st October 2020 and made his international debut as one of the starters in a 3-0 victory over Wales
• He is now tied to England internationally and can no longer represent Nigeria having played competitive internationals in the UEFA Nations League for England.
• Saka was named in the 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020 on 1st June 2021 and on 2nd June, in a friendly against Austria, Saka scored his first senior international goal, the only goal in a 1-0 win.
• He began in England's third Euro 2020 group stage match on 22nd June against the Czech Republic and was named the man of the match.
• Bukayo was named England player of the year for the 2021/22 season ahead of Declan Rice and Harry Kane, becoming the first Arsenal player to win the honor on 23rd September 2022

Awards and Achievements

Arsenal

• FA Cup: 2019-2020
• FA Community Shield: 2020
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018-2019

England

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020

Individual

• England Men's Player of the Year: 2021-2022
• Arsenal Player of the Season: 2020-2021,2021-2022
• IFFHS Men's Youth (U20) World Team: 2021

Who is Bukayo Saka girlfriend?

Bukayo Saka is currently in a romantic relationship with his beautiful girlfriend, Tolami Benson. He has not however spoken very daringly and openly about his relationship, but he definitely shows his affection whenever the two are together. They have not yet made any plans for their marriage. Concerning Saka's sexual orientation, he is straight.

What is Bukayo Saka salary?

Bukayo Saka has a worth of around $2.5 million as of 2022 whereas he has also a handsome amount of salary too which is also in thousands of dollars per year. In July 2018, the left winger signed a contract with Arsenal that nets him a whopping salary of 500,000 Euros (454,260 Pound) per year, this means he earns 2,479 Euros (2,252 pounds) per day and 103 Euros (94 pounds) per hour. His current market value is €90.00m which is also his highest market value as of 3rd November 2022. In addition, his major source of income is his football career.

How tall is Bukayo Saka?

Bukayo Saka stands at an ideal height of 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) whereas his body weight is around 65 kg. He has unarguably accomplished a decent height career-wise. He undeniably has the quality that appeals to the opposite sex as his hair color is black and his eyes color is dark brown. Talking about Saka's body build type, his build is athletic.