Al-Farouq Aminu

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Facts of Al-Farouq Aminu

Ethnicity
Black
Birth Name
Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu
Famous Name
Al-Farouq Aminu
Nationality
American
Divorce
N/A
Married to
Helina Tekeste Aminu
Currently Married
Yes
Father
Aboubakar Aminu
Mother
Anjirlic Aminu
Children
N/A

Contents:

Career & Net worth

Salary
$8.04 million
Net Worth
$30 million

Relationship

Divorce
N/A
Married to
Helina Tekeste Aminu
Currently Married
Yes

The highly confident Al-Farouq Aminu is one of the prominent names in the world of basketball. He is a professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He started his professional NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers. Aminu also played for New Orleans Hornets and Dallas Mavericks. He is also the player of the Nigerian Basketball team.

 

Portland Trail Blazers is happily married to Helina Tekeste Aminu and together they have a daughter. He earns a decent amount of the salary of $ 8.04 million from Portland Trail Blazers basketball team. 

Al-Farouq Aminu's Early Life

Aminu was born on September 21, 1990, and Atlanta, Georgia, the United States was his birthplace. He was born to parents Aboubakar Aminu and Anjirlic Aminu. He holds an American nationality and he is of African and American descent. His birth sign is Virgo. 

His brother, Alade Aminu is a prominent basketball player. 

Al-Farouq Aminu's Professional Life

Prior to earning fame as a successful NBA player, he started his early basketball career by playing at Norcross High School. While studying at the high school, the Rivals.com ranked him number #7 in the nation and #13 by Scout.com. He was in good form throughout his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year. As a senior, he averaged 23.1 points and 11.2 rebounds.

Just after accomplishing his high school career, he went to play with Wake Forest. He played for Wake Forest from 2008 to 2010. After 2 years of his college career, he appointed an agent and declared for the 2010 NBA Draft. The Los Angeles Clippers selected him in the eighth overall pick. He played his best game against New Orleans Hornets while playing for the Clippers. In 2011, he was traded to New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans.

Later, he also played for Dallas Mavericks from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, he signed a four-year, $30 million contract with Portland Trail Blazers. He also excelled in the Intl. game of basketball. He managed to represent the Nigerian Basketball team. He also had shown his proficiency in the 2012 Summer Olympics. His career stats are inspirable.

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Al-Farouq Aminu's Personal Life

Sorry girls but this handsome player is not available for you. He is married to Helina Tekeste Aminu. He loves his wife more than his life. They were dated together before their marriage. They also had some marvelous time together. After spending some time together and knowing each other properly they reached the decision of their wedding.

Together they are blessed with a beautiful daughter. Currently, they are happy in their married life. There is no any issue of divorce between the lovely couple. He also not engaged in an extramarital affair. Aminu has never been part of any controversy. He is busy in his professional career, but he maintained a perfect balance between professional life and family life. 

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Al-Farouq Aminu's Net Worth

Aminu signed a four-year ($30 million) contract with Portland Trail Blazers. His present salary is $ $6,957,105 and his net worth is reported to be $30 million. He has so far made the NBA career earnings of about $42,459,696.

Year Salary
2015 $8,042,895
2016 $7,680,965
2017 $7,319,035
2018 $6,957,105

The NBA star also owns a house in Los Angeles, California.

He is widely popular on social networking sites. His uploaded photos are available on Instagram. A lot more info about his life and bio can be viewed on Wiki.

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