Taiwo Awoniyi

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Taiwo Awoniyi
Personal information
Full name Taiwo Awoniyi Micheal
Date of birth (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
Height Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
2010–2015 Imperial Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Liverpool 0 (0)
2015–2016 → FSV Frankfurt (loan) 13 (1)
International career‡
2013 Nigeria U17 8 (4)
2015 Nigeria U20 9 (7)
2015– Nigeria U23 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:15, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:46, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Taiwo Awoniyi Micheal (born August 12, 1997) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for English side Liverpool. Taiwo's style of play has been compared to that of Rashidi Yekini, Nigeria's all-time highest goalscorer.[1]

Club career

Early career

In 2010, Taiwo was voted the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London. His performance at the competition was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana who made him join Imperial Soccer Academy.[2]

Liverpool

On 31 August 2015, Taiwo signed for Liverpool F.C. for a fee of around £400,000 but was immediately loaned out to FSV Frankfurt.[3][4]

FSV Frankfurt

He made his debut for the club as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin. After being named as a substitute for six league matches, he made his debut on 19 February 2016, playing 89 minutes against FC St. Pauli. [5]

International career

Taiwo represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and went on to win the tournament, scoring four goals during the competition.[6] He also represented Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand after winning the 2015 African U-20 Championship in Senegal.[7]

On 12 April 2015, he scored a brace on his debut for the Nigeria U-23 team in a match against Zambia, as his team went on to qualify for the 2015 All African Games.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FSV Frankfurt (loan) 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Career total 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1

Honours

International

Recognitions

In recognition for his performance at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup competition, Taiwo along with his team-mates were bestowed with the Member of the Order of the Niger award.[9] It was also reported in the media that there were plans by the Kwara State House of Assembly to name a major street after him.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Taiwo_Awoniyi&oldid=721358559"