Abdulrahman Taiwo

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Abdulrahman Taiwo (born 5 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Auda, on loan from Riga.[2]

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Abdulrahman Taiwo
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 26)
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)
2020Karviná (loan) 13 (3)
2020Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 8 (6)
2021–2023 SønderjyskE 17 (1)
2022–2023Spartak 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
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Club career

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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

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

Spartak Trnava

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2020.[2]
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Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 00000000
FC Zbrojovka Brno 2017–18 First League 00000000
Nitra 2018–19 Super Liga 1830000183
DAC Dunajská Streda 94000094
2019–20 92102[a]000122
Total 186102000306
Karviná (loan) 2019–20 First League 1230000123
Career total 49131020005213
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  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

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