Abdulrahman Taiwo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auda (on loan from Riga) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Abees Academy Abuja | |||
| Kwara United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Kwara United | ||
| 2017 | Bursaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Zbrojovka Brno | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Nitra | 18 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 33 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Karviná (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | SønderjyskE | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 21 | (14) |
| 2023– | Riga | 20 | (6) |
| 2024– | → Auda (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 | |||
Abdulrahman Taiwo (born 5 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Auda, on loan from Riga.[2]
Club career
[edit]Taiwo played in Nigeria with Abees Academy Abuja and Kwara United.[3][4] In 2017, he had a nine-month stint with Turkish club Bursaspor, which preceded a move to FC Zbrojovka Brno of the Czech First League in September 2017.[5][6][7] In January 2018, Taiwo completed a transfer to Slovakia to join Nitra.[8][9] He scored five goals in pre-season for Nitra, notably netting braces against ex-team FC Zbrojovka Brno and MTK Budapest respectively.[10][11] He made his debut on 28 July in the Slovak Super Liga, featuring for the full duration of a 2–1 loss against Žilina.[2] Taiwo's first competitive goal came in August versus Slovan Bratislava.[2]
In January 2019, Taiwo moved across Slovakia to DAC Dunajská Streda.[4] A year later, after six goals for DAC, Taiwo returned to the Czech First League on loan with Karviná.[2][12] He scored on debut versus Zlín on 15 February 2020.[2][13]
On 19 August 2021, Taiwo joined Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske on a deal until June 2025.[14] On 5 September 2022, it emerged that a rift had arisen between the management of SønderjyskE and Taiwo. As a result, he was sent down to the U19 team, but that decision didn't have the support of the first-team squad. Shortly after, he was back in the first team squad.[15] On 6 September 2022, the club confirmed that Taiwo had left the club to join Slovak side FC Spartak Trnava on a loan deal for the 2022-23 season.[16][17]
On 17 July 2023, Taiwo joined Latvian side Riga FC.[18]
International career
[edit]In June 2016, Taiwo was selected for the Nigeria U23s' provisional squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[19] However, he wasn't picked in Samson Siasia's final selection.[20] Taiwo did represent the U23s at the 2016 Suwon Invitational Tournament a month prior.[21]
Honours
[edit]Spartak Trnava
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 June 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bursaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Zbrojovka Brno | 2017–18 | First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nitra | 2018–19 | Super Liga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Karviná (loan) | 2019–20 | First League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Career total | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Abdulrahman Taiwo". World Football. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Nigeria - A. Taiwo". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Kwara hit amateurs for seven in Cup". SuperSport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Dunajská Streda podpísala trojročnú zmluvu s Taiwom". MY Nitra. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Zbrojovka přivedla portugalského beka Gomeze a nigerijského útočníka Taiwa". Brnensky Denik. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Abdulrahman Taiwo - Nitra". Football Database. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Abdulrahman Taiwo Nitra - Soccer iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Pod Zoborom začala zimná príprava". FC Nitra. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Z Nitry do AS Rím a naspäť: Najväčší slovenský útočnícky talent je späť". Sport7. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "NIT 3-0 BRN - Nitra - Brno - Match Summary". FlashScore. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "MTK 3-3 NIT - MTK Budapest - Nitra - Match Summary". FlashScore. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Posila do útoku. Karviná získala Taiwa z Nigérie". Deník. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Nigerijský hráč Karviné Abdulrahman Taiwo: Všichni v klubu jsme jako rodina". Deník. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ NIGERIANSK ANGRIBER TIL SØNDERJYSKE, soenderjyske.dk, 19 August 2021
- ^ Splid i SønderjyskE: Uærlig Taiwo er sendt på U19-holdet, bold.dk, 5 September 2022
- ^ Do Spartaka prichádza Taiwo, fcspartaktrnava.com, 6 September 2022
- ^ TAIWO UDLEJES TIL SLOVAKISK KLUB, soenderjyske.dk, 6 September 2022
- ^ STRIKER TAIVO BECOMES A "RIGA" PLAYER, rigafc.lv, 17 July 2023
- ^ "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Siasia names Mikel, 17 others for Rio 2016". Pulse. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Siasia names Okechukwu, Awoniyi, 18 others for Suwon pre-Olympics tournament". Goal. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- Abdulrahman Taiwo at Soccerway