Abdulrahman Taiwo

Abdulrahman Taiwo

Personal information
Full name	Abdulrahman Taiwo
Date of birth	(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward [1]
Team information
Current team	Riga
Number	19
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	7	(3)
International career
2016	Nigeria U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024

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

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]}

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

• Slovak Cup: 2022–23

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2020. ^[2]

Club statistics

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

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. NIGERIANSK ANGRIBER TIL SØNDERJYSKE, soenderjyske.dk, 19 August 2021
15. Splid i SønderjyskE: Uærlig Taiwo er sendt på U19-holdet, bold.dk, 5 September 2022
16. Do Spartaka prichádza Taiwo, fcspartaktrnava.com, 6 September 2022
17. TAIWO UDLEJES TIL SLOVAKISK KLUB, soenderjyske.dk, 6 September 2022
18. STRIKER TAIVO BECOMES A "RIGA" PLAYER, rigafc.lv, 17 July 2023
19. "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
20. "Siasia names Mikel, 17 others for Rio 2016". Pulse. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
21. "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