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Here is everything you need to know about Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
Taiwo Awoniyi is a 27-year-old Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Nottingham Forest at the club level and the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the international level.
The Nigerian international is known for his power, work rate, and aerial abilities.
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Nigerians have revealed their preference for the Super Eagles head coach role after Augustine Eguaveon’s results against Benin and Rwanda.
After notable performances at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he was signed by Liverpool as a teenager.
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Since then, the Nigerian striker has played for multiple clubs in Europe including Union Berlin where he made his name in Germany and Nottingham Forest where he currently plays.
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He has also represented Nigeria in U-17, U-20, U-23 and now the senior level where he has played nine games after coming in as a substitution for Ademola Lookman against Rwanda in AFCON qualifiers.
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Taiwo Awoniyi Profile
Full name: Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
Birth date: 12 August 1997
Nationality: Nigerian
Place of birth: Kwara, Ilorin, Nigeria
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Age: 27 years old (as of September 2024)
Current club: Nottingham Forest
Height: 6ft
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Taiwo Jesudun
Salary: £50,000 weekly
Net worth: Approximately $1.5 million.
Instagram: @awoniyi18
Twitter: @taiwoawoniyi18
How old is Taiwo Awoniyi?
Taiwo Awoniyi is 27 years old as of September 2024.
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Taiwo Awoniyi Career
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Awoniyi first came into the limelight In 2010 when he was voted the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London, catching the eye of ex-Super Eagles star Seyi Olofinjana who invited him to join the Imperial Soccer Academy.
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Austin was named as the Super Eagles interim coach after the appointment of Bruno Labbadia deal collapse.
But it was really three years later that he blew up for his performances for Nigeria at the the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates where he scored four goals to help the Golden Eaglets win the tournament.
After that, he represented Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand where he scored two goals as the Flying Eagles crashed out in the round of 16.
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He was then signed by English giants Liverpool shortly after in August 2015 for a fee of around £400,000.
The teenager was immediately loaned to German club FSV Frankfurt, followed by loan moves to Dutch side NEC Nijmegen, Belgian teams Royal Excel Mouscron and KAA Gent and then back to Germany with FSV Mainz and finally Union Berlin where he impressed with five goals in 22 games across six months.
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After six years at Liverpool in which he failed to make a single appearance and seven loan spells, the youngster left to join Union Berlin permanently for a reported £6.5 million fee in 2021 and instantly repaid the German club’s faith.
The Nigerian striker scored 20 goals in 43 games for Union Berlin across all competitions in the 2021/22 season to help the club finish fifth (their highest Bundesliga finish ever) and reach the DFB Pokal semi-final.
And by virtue of this performance, Awoniyi would leave Union Berlin just a year after signing permanently. He joined Nottingham Forest for £17 million in July 2022, which was a club-record fee at the time.
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10:34 - 09.09.2024
'Borrow me £100' - Watch as Victor Boniface 'begs' Taiwo Awoniyi for N210,000
Boniface was his hilarious self as the Super Eagles arrived in Kigali for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
He has had to battle with injury issues in his first season with Nottingham Forest but Awoniyi has still returned five goals in 22 games for the Garibaldi so far.
The 27-year-old only just made a return from a three-month injury layoff after hurting his groin in a 1-0 win against Southampton back in January 2023.
He returned to action with three substitute appearances against Wolves, Leeds United and Aston Villa all in the Premier League but still awaits his first start since the injury.
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Taiwo Awoniyi Salary
On July 1, 2022, Taiwo Awoniyi signed a five-year contract with Nottingham Forest which reportedly earns him £50,000 per week.
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The £50,000 weekly salary nets Awoniyi an annual income of £2,600,000 and will earn £13,000,000 by the end of his current Nottingham Forest contract in July 2027.
The current contract reportedly makes him one of the highest earners at Nottingham Forest, behind the likes of Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wood, Keylor Navas, and Renan Lodi.
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11:15 - 05.09.2024
‘We are ready to go for it’ - Awoniyi confident that Super Eagles will end poor performance
Taiwo Awoniyi is optimistic that the Super Eagles can reverse their current losing streak in time for the next 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Awoniyi currently has a market value of €29 million according to Tranfermarkt.
Taiwo Awoniyi Super Eagles career
Awoniyi made his Super Eagles debut on October 2, 2021, in a World Cup qualification match which Nigeria lost 1-0 to Central African Republic in Lagos. He started the game but was substituted off at halftime by then-manager Gernot Rohr and replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho.
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He has played nine games for Nigeria, starting from the bench in the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda after he was substituted for Ademola Lookman.
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Taiwo Awoniyi Social Media
Taiwo Awoniyi has a social media presence on Twitter and Instagram although he is not the most active Nigerian player.
His Twitter page @taiwoawoniyi18 currently has 28.7k followers and has just 246 tweets.
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13:20 - 02.09.2024
'For what he has done for the world, he deserves the best' - Awoniyi declares support for Osimhen
Victor Osimhen and Taiwo Awoniyi will reunite when Nigeria host Benin Republic in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers in Uyo on Saturday.
On Instagram, @awoniyi18, Awoniyi has 366k followers and has made 133 posts at the time of writing.
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