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Taye TAIWONigeria
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Taye TAIWO

Taye TAIWO

NGA
  • Date of Birth: 16 April 1985
  • Height: 188 cm
  • Shirt number: 3
  • Position: Defender
  • Current club: Marseille (FRA)
  • International Caps: 44
  • International Goals: 4
  • First international: South Africa - Nigeria (17 November 2004)

One of the Nigerian stars to shine most brightly at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Taye Taiwo was named the third best player in that tournament.

Latest News

  • Happy Birthday to you!

    Happy Birthday to you!

    In this week's birthday feature, we take a look at Nigerian full-back Taye Taiwo, young Barça star Martin Montoya, American midfielder Maurice Edu and Canucks midfielder Jodi-Ann Robinson.
  • The Week in Quotes

    The Week in Quotes

    Gennaro Gattuso on being the subject of a smelly Paul Gascoigne prank, Gerard Butler on why playing at Celtic Park was a greater experience than attending a Hollywood premiere, and Taye Taiwo on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s nasty streak.

Photos

  • Queens Park Rangers' Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo in action on his debut
  • Siena's Brazilian midfielder Mariano De Almeyda Angelo fights for the ball with AC Milan's Nigerian Taye Taiwo
  • AC Milan's Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo eyes the ball
  • Olympique Marseille's midfielder Mathieu Valbuena (C) celebrates with teammate Nigerian Taye Taiwo
  • Olympique Marseille's Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo celebrates with the French League 1 Cup
  • Olympique Marseille's Nigerian defender Taye Taiwo holds the French League 1 Cup

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group B
12 June ARG1:0 (1:0)SummaryNGA
17 June GRE2:1 (1:1)SummaryNGA
22 June NGA2:2 (1:1)SummaryKOR

Statistics

5.81
Matches Played2
Minutes played130
Goals for0
Yellow cards0
Red Cards0

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Squad List

Nigeria
  • 1 Vincent ENYEAMA
  • 16 Austin EJIDE
  • 23 Dele AIYENUGBA
  • 2 Joseph YOBO
  • 3 Taye TAIWO
  • 5 Rabiu AFOLABI
  • 6 Danny SHITTU
  • 17 Chidi ODIAH
  • 21 Uwa ECHIEJILE
  • 22 Dele ADELEYE
  • 4 Nwankwo KANU
  • 12 Kalu UCHE
  • 13 Yussuf AYILA
  • 14 Sani KAITA
  • 15 Lukman HARUNA
  • 20 Dickson ETUHU
  • 7 John UTAKA
  • 8 Yakubu AYEGBENI
  • 9 Obafemi MARTINS
  • 10 Brown IDEYE
  • 11 Peter ODEMWINGIE
  • 18 Victor OBINNA
  • 19 Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI
  • Lars LAGERBACK