# Taye Taiwo

Taye Taiwo is a Nigerian footballer, born on 16 April 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria. Taiwo plays as a left back. Taiwo has scored 43 goals in 527 games for club and country and has won 5 trophies, including 1 league title.

## Taiwo's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 473 | 38 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 5 |
| Total | 527 | 43 |

Goals per game: 0.08.

## Taiwo's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 5
- League titles: 1
- Domestic cups: 3
- Other international club trophies: 1
- Individual awards: 11

### Marseille

- Ligue 1: 1 (2009–10)
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2 (2009–10, 2010–11)
- Trophée des Champions: 1 (2010)
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2005)

### Individual

- CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year: 1 (2006)
- CAF Team of the Year: 4 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)
- Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 3 (2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11)
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: 1 (2017)
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2 (2016, 2018)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2005–2011: Marseille, 192 games, 17 goals
2. 2011–2013: AC Milan, 4 games, 0 goals
3. 2012: Queens Park Rangers (loan), 15 games, 1 goal
4. 2012–2013: Dynamo Kyiv (loan), 20 games, 0 goals
5. 2013–2015: Bursaspor, 27 games, 2 goals
6. 2015–2016: HJK Helsinki, 32 games, 6 goals
7. 2017: Lausanne-Sport, 13 games, 0 goals
8. 2017: AFC Eskilstuna, 9 games, 0 goals
9. 2018–2019: RoPS, 60 games, 2 goals
10. 2020: Doxa Katokopias, 0 games, 0 goals
11. 2020–2021: Palm Beach Stars, 1 game, 0 goals
12. 2021–2022: Sant'Angelo, 5 games, 0 goals
13. 2022: SalPa, 6 games, 0 goals

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