Born in Turin to Nigerian parents, the 16-year-old winger has already made a name for himself in Juventus's academy and with Italy's youth sides, most memorably scoring a stoppage-time winner against Croatia that sent the Azzurrini through to the Under-17 European Championship.
Speaking to Vivo Azzurro TV, Elimoghale traced his love of the game back to a small club near his childhood home.
"As a kid I played for a small team in Turin, close to my house, where my friends were too," he said. "I told my parents I really enjoyed it. My dad used to buy me rubber balls. I remember taking the ball from my own goal, dribbling past everyone and going all the way to the other end."
He described a close relationship with his father in particular, who accompanied him everywhere and tried to make him happy even in small ways, while also speaking fondly of a younger sister he is careful not to spoil too much.
"I'm trying to make things go well, so that when I'm older I can look after my family," he said. "I don't want to be someone who stays closed off and never talks to anyone."
Asked how he would describe himself away from football, Elimoghale said he tries to stay grounded despite growing recognition.
"Off the pitch I'm a nice lad, who knows how to behave around other people," he said. "With football now everything is becoming beautiful — when I go out, people stop me, and that makes me happy.
"But I keep my head on the same path I've followed since I was small."
He was quick to distance himself from comparisons to Rafael Leão, the Milan winger whose playing style he is often likened to.
"I'm not Leão, my name is Destiny Elimoghale and that's all I want to represent," he said. "My idol has always been Neymar as a teenager at Santos — what he could do was out of this world."
Elimoghale has not been without setbacks. He revealed he suffered two shoulder dislocations that briefly left him ready to give up.
"When I came back to Turin I didn't want to continue, but the staff and my friends talked to me and told me not to quit," he said. "Then I dislocated it again, so I had surgery and told myself to keep pushing." The experience, he said, has taught him to stay calmer through adversity than he once did.
Looking ahead, the teenager set out his ambitions in stark terms, both for his career and his Italy prospects.
"My personal goal is to win the Ballon d'Or," he said. "And then to look after my family, trying to make everyone who has supported and helped me since I was small happy. I'll do everything I can."
On representing his country, he added: "I'm aiming to make my senior Italy debut, and I'm working to improve certain aspects of my game. Wearing this shirt is an honour, because you represent the whole of Italy — you have to give everything on the pitch, and show respect off it."