Taye Taiwo

Taye Taiwo
Personal information
Full name	Taye Ismaila Taiwo
Date of birth	16 April 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	AFC Eskilstuna
Number	33
Youth career
2003–2004	Gabros
2004	Lobi Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2011	Marseille
2011–2013	Milan
2012	→ QPR (loan)
2012–2013	→ Dynamo Kyiv (loan)
2013–2015	Bursaspor
2015–2016	HJK Helsinki
2017	Lausanne
2017–	AFC Eskilstuna
International career
2004–2012	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2017

Taye Ismaila Taiwo (born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian professional footballer. He plays as a defender for AFC Eskilstuna.

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Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	2004–05	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2005–06		30	1	1	0	1	0	9	1	—		41	2
	2006–07		38	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	—		41	4
	2007–08		28	3	1	0	1	0	10	2	—		40	5
	2008–09		35	3	2	1	1	0	14	0	—		52	4
	2009–10		27	3	1	0	1	0	8	0	—		37	3
	2010–11		30	4	1	0	4	1	5	0	1	0	41	5
	Total		192	17	7	1	8	1	48	4	1	0	256	23
Milan	2011–12	Serie A	4	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		8	0
	2012–13	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		8	0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)	2011–12	Premier League	15	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	1
Dynamo Kyiv (loan)	2012–13	Vyshcha Liha	20	0	1	1	—		10	0	—		31	1
Bursaspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	27	2	8	0	—		2	1	—		37	3
	2014–15	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		27	2	8	0	—		2	1	—		37	3
HJK Helsinki	2015	Veikkausliiga	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016	Veikkausliiga	21	6	3	0	5	2	0	0	—		29	8
	Total		32	6	3	0	5	2	0	0	—		40	8
Lausanne-Sport	2016–17	Swiss Super League	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			291	26	19	2	11	3	66	5	1	0	388	36

Nigeria national football team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	1	0
2005	2	0
2006	8	1
2007	9	3
2008	12	0
2009	4	0
2010	7	0
2011	9	1
2012	1	0
Total	53	5

Club career statistics