Abdulrahman Taiwo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdulrahman Taiwo | ||
Date of birth | 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 | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Career total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
- ↑ Includes the Turkish Cup, Czech Cup and Slovak Cup
References
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
- Abdulrahman Taiwo at Soccerway