Who Is Taiwo Awoniyi?, Birthday, Nationality, Family, Social Media

Publish date: 2024-05-17

Who Is Taiwo Awoniyi?, Birthday, Nationality, Family, Social Media: Born on August 12, 1997, Taiwo Awoniyi, officially known as Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi is a Nigerian professional footballer.

He developed a passion for playing football at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after football players.

At the time of this writing (Sunday, May 21, 2023), Taiwo Awoniyi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

At the age of 13, in 2010, he emerged as the Most Valuable Player at a Coca-Cola football competition in London.

Due to his stunning performance at the competition, he was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana who invited him to join the Imperial Soccer Academy.

Later in 2015, Awoniyi signed for English club Liverpool for a fee of around £400,000 but was loaned out to German team FSV Frankfurt.

At FSV Frankfurt, he made his debut for the team as a late substitute in a German Cup match against Hertha Berlin.

After coming on as a substitute for six league matches, Awoniyi started his match on 19 February 2016, playing 89 minutes against FC St. Pauli.

Following Frankfurt’s relegation, he returned to Liverpool at the end of the season, and in August 2016, the Dutch team NEC confirmed that Awoniyi had joined them.

Awoniyi joined NEC on a season-long loan and made his Eredivisie debut on 10 September in a 4–0 defeat of NEC to PSV Eindhoven

With NEC, Awoniyi suffered another relegation, his second consecutive relegation, being relegated from Eredivisie in 2017.

In July 2017, he left NEC and joined Royal Excel Mouscron on a season-long loan making his debut on 12 August and scoring within 22 minutes against KSC Lokeren.

In July 2018, Awoniyi signed a new long-term deal with Liverpool, and on 23 July sealed a season-long loan to another Belgian club, Gent

In January 2019, it was announced that his loan to Gent was cut short, and Awoniyi was loaned to Mouscron again.

In August 2019, Liverpool confirmed Awoniyi had joined Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a season-long loan

In September 2020, Awoniyi left for his seventh loan spell, this time joining Bundesliga side Union Berlin for a year.

In July 2021, Awoniyi rejoined Union Berlin, this time on a permanent basis. The German club reportedly paid £6.5 million for the forward.

In June 2022, Awoniyi completed a move to newly promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal.

According to reports, the transfer fee paid was a club record for Nottingham Forest, reportedly £17 million.

In August 2022, he scored his first Premier League goal and in October 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win against former club Liverpool.

In May 2023, Taiwo Awoniyi hit major headlines following a stunning performance that helped his team ease their relegation worries

He scored the winning goal (1-0) against Arsenal at the City Ground on Saturday, May 20 making history as the first Nottingham Forest player to score in three consecutive league games.

Awoniyi scored a brace each in the previous two games. He has now scored 10 goals and recorded one assist in 26 league appearances this season.

Internationally, he plays for the Nigeria national team. He represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

He also represented Nigeria at the AFCON 2021. His only goal during the tournament came in the 3-1 group stage win against Sudan. He was part of the team that represented Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Taiwo Awoniyi Birthday

Taiwo Awoniyi celebrated his 25th birthday in August last year (2022). He was born on August 12, 1997, in Ilorin, Nigeria. Awoniyi will be 26 in August this year (2023).

Taiwo Awoniyi’s Nationality?

Taiwo Awoniyi was born in Ilorin, Nigeria to Solomon Adewoye Awoniyi (father) and Mary Motunrayo (mother). He’s a Nigerian. He has represented the Nigerian national team on several occasions.

Taiwo Awoniyi Family

Parents

Taiwo Awoniyi was born in Ilorin, Nigeria to parents; Solomon Adewoye Awoniyi (father) and Mary Motunrayo (mother). His father is a retired police officer.

Wife

Taiwo Awoniyi is married to Taiye Jesudun.

After dating for many years, the two had an engagement and traditional wedding ceremony on June 15, 2018, in Kabba followed by a white wedding on 16 June in Ilorin.

Taiye has been a supportive partner throughout his career, accompanying him during his various loan spells.

Children

The 25-year-old Taiwo Awoniyi has been blessed with an adorable son named Emmanuel. The professional footballer shares his child with his wife, Taiye Jesudun

Siblings

Taiwo Awoniyi is not the only child of his parents; Solomon Adewoye Awoniyi (father) and Mary Motunrayo (mother).

Taiwo Awoniyi is one of six children born to his parents. However, not all the names of his other siblings are known. Awoniyi has a younger twin sister called Kehinde.

He also has two older sisters; Adeola is a midwife, and Oluwafunke is a pharmacist. His father wanted him to become a doctor and follow in the footsteps of his two older sisters.

Unfortunately, information regarding his other siblings was not available at the time of this writing. Their names, dates of birth, ages, and occupations are unknown.

Taiwo Awoniyi Social Media

Taiwo Awoniyi owns a verified Instagram account with over 143,000 followers. The Nottingham Forest forward and Nigerian player is very active on this social media platform.

Is Taiwo Awoniyi A Twin?

Yes, the Nottingham Forest forward and Nigerian player is a twin. Taiwo Awoniyi has a younger twin sister called Kehinde.

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