Abdulrahman Taiwo (born 5 August 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Spartak Trnava, on loan from SønderjyskE.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulrahman Taiwo | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Spartak Trnava (on loan from SønderjyskE) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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– | SønderjyskE | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Nigeria U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 | |||
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]
In June 2016, Taiwo was selected for the Nigeria U23s' provisional squad ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18] However, he wasn't picked in Samson Siasia's final selection.[19] Taiwo did represent the U23s at the 2016 Suwon Invitational Tournament a month prior.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
FC Spartak Trnava – current squad | |
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