Taye Taiwo facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Taye Ismaila Taiwo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AFC Eskilstuna | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Gabros | ||
| 2004 | Lobi Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2011 | Marseille | 192 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Milan | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → QPR (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Bursaspor | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | HJK Helsinki | 32 | (6) |
| 2017 | Lausanne | 13 | (0) |
| 2017– | AFC Eskilstuna | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2012 | Nigeria | 54 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2017. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Taye Ismaila Taiwo (born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian professional footballer. He plays as a defender for AFC Eskilstuna.
Club career statistics
- As of match played 5 February 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2004–05 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2007–08 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2008–09 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 52 | 4 | |||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| Total | 192 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 256 | 23 | ||
| Milan | 2011–12 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 2012–13 | Vyshcha Liha | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Bursaspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| HJK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | |||
| Lausanne-Sport | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 291 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 388 | 36 | ||
International career statistics
| Nigeria national football team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 9 | 3 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 5 |
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Images for kids
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Taiwo with Mexès (match Milan–Siena, December 17, 2011)
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Taiwo with RoPS in 2018.
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