Taye Taiwo

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Taye Taïwo
Olympique de Marseille - Girondins de Bordeaux 2007 2008 Taye Taiwo.jpg
Taye Taïwo with Marseille in 2008
Personal information
Full name Taye Ismaila Taïwo
Date of birth (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 28)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Milan
Youth career
Gabros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Gabros ? (?)
2004 Lobi Stars ? (?)
2005–2011 Marseille 192 (17)
2011– Milan 4 (0)
2012 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 15 (1)
2012–2013 → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 20 (0)
National team‡
2004– Nigeria 53 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2012

Taye Ismaila Taïwo (born 16 April 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv. He is well known for his powerful and accurate long shots, and is a dead-ball expert.[1] Taiwo's primary position is left back.

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Club career[edit]

Lobi Stars[edit]

After spending a year at Nigeria Division 1 club Gabros International, Taiwo was bought by Nigeria Premier League side, Lobi Stars. He spent one season at Lobi Stars.[1]

Marseille[edit]

In 2005, at the age of 20, Taiwo was signed by French club, Olympique de Marseille. Taiwo was brought in to fill the void Bixente Lizarazu had left when he departed for Bayern Munich. The Nigerian left back scored Marseille's winning goal against Olympique Lyonnais on 21 March 2010, with a trademark left-footed strike from long range. He also scored Marseilles's winning goal against US Boulogne on 17 April 2010. On 23 April 2011, Taiwo scored the only goal at the Stade de France against Montpellier HSC to win the 2011 Coupe de la Ligue.[2] After the match, Taiwo grabbed a microphone and joined fans in singing an expletive-laden chant aimed at the club's rivals PSG, narrowly escaping a ban from the LFP.[3]

Milan[edit]

Taiwo with Mexès (match Milan-Siena, December 17, 2011)

On 9 May 2011, A.C. Milan coach, Massimiliano Allegri, confirmed the signing of Taiwo along with French defender Philippe Mexès. The two were to play for Milan for the 2011–12 season.[4] He made his debut with the club on 24 September 2011 in the home league match won 1–0 against Cesena where he was eventually replaced by Luca Antonini. In December 2011, Taiwo made an interview for the French sports newspaper L'Équipe where he said that he was disappointed with his current experience at A.C. Milan, commenting on problems with Massimiliano Allegri and on the fact that he wasn't playing.[5] Despite the player spending much time on the substitutes bench, Taiwo iterated that he remained committed to the Italian club.[6]

Queens Park Rangers[edit]

On 24 January 2012, Queens Park Rangers secured the signing of Taiwo from AC Milan on a loan deal until the end of the season, with the option to buy for a fee of around £3.5 million.[7] He made his debut on 1 February against Aston Villa in Birmingham, which ended 2–2. After 2 games at Queens Park Rangers F.C., Taiwo made allegations that he would stay in QPR.[8] He scored his first goal for QPR through a fantastic executed curling effort from a free kick 27 yards out in a 3–1 defeat against Sunderland A.F.C. on 24 March 2012.[9]

Dynamo Kyiv[edit]

On 31 July 2012, Taiwo joined Dinamo Kyev on a one-year loan deal with the option of making the move permanent at the end of the season.[10]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 25 November 2012
Club Season League Cup1 Europe2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2004–05 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2005–06 30 1 0 0 9 1 39 2
2006–07 38 3 0 0 2 1 40 4
2007–08 28 3 0 0 10 2 38 5
2008–09 35 3 3 1 14 0 52 4
2009–10 27 3 2 0 8 0 37 3
2010–11 30 4 6 1 5 0 41 5
Total 192 17 11 2 48 4 251 23
Milan 2011–12 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Queens Park Rangers 2011–12 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Total 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 11 0 1 1 7 0 19 1
Total
Career total 222 18 12 3 59 4 293 25
1 Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des champions
2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Marseille

AC Milan

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Italy take note of Taye Taiwo. MTN. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ^ Taye Taiwo elu joueur ICM du match. (in French). new.lfp.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ Taiwo facing ban for taking mic out of PSG. soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. ^ AC Milan confirm deals for Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo. soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  5. ^ http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/12122011/45/calciomercato-taiwo-rompe-milan-maxwell.html
  6. ^ Taye Taiwo wants AC Milan stay. eyefootball.com. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  7. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1012589/qpr-seal-loan-deal-for-nigeria-left-back-taye-taiwo?cc=5901
  8. ^ Taiwo: "I tifosi del Milan non credono in me, resto al QPR"
  9. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17412343
  10. ^ "A.C. Milan comunicato ufficiale". acmilan.com (in Italian) (Associazione Calcio Milan). 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012. 

External links[edit]

Awards
Preceded by
John Obi Mikel		 CAF Young Player of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Clifford Mulenga
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