Taofiq Jibril

Taofiq Jibril (born 23 April 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J3 League club, Tochigi City FC.

Taofiq Jibril

Personal information
Full name	Taofiq Jibril
Date of birth	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tochigi City FC
Youth career
0000–2016	Royal Sporting Club
2016–2018	Vila Real
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Portimonense	2	(0)
2018–2020	→ Valadares Gaia (loan)	24	(7)
2020–2022	Žilina	43	(5)
2020–2021	Žilina B	16	(9)
2022	→ ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)	13	(2)
2023	Ararat-Armenia	15	(4)
2023–2024	Pyunik	15	(0)
2024	West Armenia	3	(0)
2024	MFK Skalica	10	(0)
2025–	Tochigi City FC	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2025, 10:00 (UTC)

Career

On 12 January 2023, Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Jibril.^[1] On 21 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced that Jibril had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.^[2]

On 30 June 2023, Pyunik announced the signing of Jibril.^[3]

On 4 March 2024, West Armenia announced the signing of Jibril.^[4]

On 10 June 2024, MFK Skalica announced the signing of Jibril to a two-year contract from West Armenia.^[5]

On 25 January 2025, Jibril was announce official signing to J3 promoted club, Tochigi City FC for 2025 season.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 May 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portimonense	2018–19	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	–				2	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–				0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Valadares Gaia (loan)	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	24	7	0	0	–						24	7
MŠK Žilina	2020–21	Slovak Super Liga	16	4	2	0	–						18	4
	2021–22	Slovak Super Liga	11	0	0	0	–		8[a]	3	–		19	3
	2022–23	Slovak Super Liga	15	1	1	1	–						16	2
	Total		42	5	3	1	-	-	8	3	-	-	53	9
MŠK Žilina B	2020–21	2. Liga	11	9	–								11	9
	2021–22	2. Liga	4	0	–								4	0
	2022–23	2. Liga	1	0	–								1	0
	Total		16	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	9
ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)	2021–22	Slovak Super Liga	13	2	2	0	–						15	2
Ararat-Armenia	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	15	4	0	0	–		0[a]	0	–		15	4
Pyunik	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	15	0	0	0	–		3[a]	0	–		18	0
West Armenia	2023–24	Armenian Premier League	3	0	0	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			130	27	5	1	0	0	11	3	-	-	146	31

1. Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League