Taye Taiwo
 Taye Taïwo with Marseille in 2008 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Taye Ismaila Taïwo | ||
| 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 | Queens Park Rangers (on loan from Milan) |
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| Number | 34 | ||
| 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) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Nigeria | 48 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Taye Ismaila Taïwo (born 16 April 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers, on loan from Milan. 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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[edit] Club career
[edit] Lobi Stars
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]
[edit] Marseille
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]
[edit] Milan
On 9 May 2011, A.C. Milan coach, Massimiliano Allegri, confirmed the signing of Taiwo along with French defender Philippe Mexes. The two are 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. Since then, despite the player spending time on the substitutes bench, Taiwo remains committed to the Italian club.[5]
[edit] Queens Park Rangers
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.[6]
[edit] Club statistics
- (correct as of 20 December 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe2 | Total | ||||
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| 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 | |
| Career total | 196 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 259 | 23 | |
- 1 Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des champions
- 2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
Marseille
AC Milan
[edit] Individual
- 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship Bronze Ball
- CAF Young Player of the Year: 2006
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2011
[edit] References
- ^ a b Italy take note of Taye Taiwo. MTN. September 16, 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Taye Taiwo elu joueur ICM du match. (in French). new.lfp.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Taiwo facing ban for taking mic out of PSG. soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ AC Milan confirm deals for Philippe Mexes and Taye Taiwo. soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Taye Taiwo wants AC Milan stay. eyefootball.com. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1012589/qpr-seal-loan-deal-for-nigeria-left-back-taye-taiwo?cc=5901
[edit] External links
- Taye Taiwo – FIFA competition record
- LFP Profile
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by John Obi Mikel |
CAF Young Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Clifford Mulenga |
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- 1985 births
- Yoruba people
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Association football fullbacks
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Olympique de Marseille players
- A.C. Milan players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Nigeria international footballers
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Gabros International players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Lobi Stars players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- Serie A footballers
