Abdulrahman Taiwo

Abdulrahman Taiwo (born 5 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for DAC Dunajská Streda.[2]

Abdulrahman Taiwo
Personal information
Full name Abdulrahman Taiwo
Date of birth (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998
Place of birth Nigeria
Playing position(s) Centre-forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 DAC Dunajská Streda
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– DAC Dunajská Streda 18 (6)
2020 → Karviná (loan) 13 (3)
National team
2016 Nigeria U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2020

Club career

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]

International career

In June 2016, Taiwo was selected for the Nigeria U23s' provisional squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[14] However, he wasn't picked in Samson Siasia's final selection.[15] Taiwo did represent the U23s at the 2016 Suwon Invitational Tournament a month prior.[16]

Career statistics
As of 23 June 2020.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bursaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 0000—0000
FC Zbrojovka Brno 2017–18 First League 0000—0000
Nitra 2018–19 Super Liga 18300—00183
DAC Dunajská Streda 9400—0094
2019–20 92102[lower-alpha 1]000122
Total 186102000306
Karviná (loan) 2019–20 First League 12300—00123
Career total 49131020005213
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
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References
  1. "Abdulrahman Taiwo". World Football. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "Nigeria - A. Taiwo". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "Kwara hit amateurs for seven in Cup". SuperSport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "Dunajská Streda podpísala trojročnú zmluvu s Taiwom". MY Nitra. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. "Zbrojovka přivedla portugalského beka Gomeze a nigerijského útočníka Taiwa". Brnensky Denik. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. "Abdulrahman Taiwo - Nitra". Football Database. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. "Abdulrahman Taiwo Nitra - Soccer iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. "Pod Zoborom začala zimná príprava". FC Nitra. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. "Z Nitry do AS Rím a naspäť: Najväčší slovenský útočnícky talent je späť". Sport7. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. "NIT 3-0 BRN - Nitra - Brno - Match Summary". FlashScore. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  11. "MTK 3-3 NIT - MTK Budapest - Nitra - Match Summary". FlashScore. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. "Posila do útoku. Karviná získala Taiwa z Nigérie". Deník. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. "Nigerijský hráč Karviné Abdulrahman Taiwo: Všichni v klubu jsme jako rodina". Deník. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. "Siasia names Mikel, 17 others for Rio 2016". Pulse. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. "Siasia names Okechukwu, Awoniyi, 18 others for Suwon pre-Olympics tournament". Goal. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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