Abdulrahman Taiwo

Abdulrahman Taiwo
Personal information
Full name Abdulrahman Taiwo
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Place of birth Nigeria
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nitra
Number 18
Youth career
Kwara United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kwara United
2017 Bursaspor 0 (0)
2017 FC Zbrojovka Brno 0 (0)
2018– Nitra 6 (1)
National team
2016 Nigeria U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Abdulrahman Taiwo (born 5 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nitra.[1]

Career

Club

Taiwo started his career in Nigeria with Kwara United.[2] 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.[3][4][5] In January 2018, Taiwo completed a transfer to Slovakia to join Nitra.[6][7] He scored five goals in pre-season for Nitra, notably netting braces against former team FC Zbrojovka Brno and MTK Budapest respectively.[8][9] He made his professional debut for the club on 28 July in the Slovak Super Liga, featuring for the full duration of a 2–1 loss against Žilina.[1] Taiwo's first competitive goal arrived in August versus Slovan Bratislava.[1]

International

In June 2016, Taiwo was selected for the Nigeria U23s' provisional squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] However, he wasn't picked in Samson Siasia's final selection.[11] Taiwo did represent the U23s at the 2016 Suwon Invitational Tournament a month prior.[12]

Career statistics

As of 13 September 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 0000——0000
FC Zbrojovka Brno 2017–18 First League 0000——0000
Nitra 2018–19 Super Liga 6100——0061
Career total 6100——0061
  1. ↑ Includes the Turkish Cup, Czech Cup and Slovak Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nigeria - A. Taiwo". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kwara hit amateurs for seven in Cup". SuperSport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Zbrojovka přivedla portugalského beka Gomeze a nigerijského útočníka Taiwa". Brnensky Denik. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Abdulrahman Taiwo - Nitra". Football Database. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Abdulrahman Taiwo Nitra - Soccer iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pod Zoborom začala zimná príprava". FC Nitra. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Z Nitry do AS Rím a naspäť: Najväčší slovenský útočnícky talent je späť". Sport7. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "NIT 3-0 BRN - Nitra - Brno - Match Summary". FlashScore. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "MTK 3-3 NIT - MTK Budapest - Nitra - Match Summary". FlashScore. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Siasia names Mikel, 17 others for Rio 2016". Pulse. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Siasia names Okechukwu, Awoniyi, 18 others for Suwon pre-Olympics tournament". Goal. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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