Taiwo Awoniyi
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Taiwo Awoniyi is a forward currently playing for Royal Excel Mouscron on loan from Liverpool.
| Taiwo Awoniyi | |
| Full Name | Taiwo Awoniyi Micheal |
| Date of Birth | 12 August 1997 |
| Age | 27 years |
| Place of Birth | Ilorin, Nigeria |
| Position | Forward |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Current club | Liverpool |
| Previous club/s | Imperial Academy, FSV Frankfurt (loan), NEC Nijmegen (loan) |
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Youth career
Taiwo signed for Liverpool in August 2015 and, being unable to obtain a work permit, spent the following two seasons on loan at FSV Frankfurt and NEC Nijmegen respectively. In August 2017, he joined Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron on another season-long loan.
International
Taiwo has represented Nigeria at U17, U20 and U23 level.
Career statistics
Career honours
- FIFA Under-17 World Cup winner: 2013
- African Under-20 Championship winner: 2015
