Taye Taiwo
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Taiwo playing for Marseille in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taye Ismaila Taiwo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Gabros | ||
| 2004 | Lobi Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Olympique de Marseille | 192 | (17) |
| 2011–2013 | Milan | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Bursaspor | 27 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | HJK Helsinki | 32 | (6) |
| 2017 | Lausanne | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | AFC Eskilstuna | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | RoPS | 60 | (2) |
| 2020 | Doxa Katokopias | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Palm Beach Stars | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sant'Angelo | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | SalPa | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 384 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Nigeria | 54 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Taye Ismaila Taiwo ⓘ(born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Having been in the ranks of Gabros International and Lobi Stars, Taiwo moved to France and joined Marseille in 2005, where he had a successful spell at the club, winning one Ligue 1, two Coupe de la Ligue and one Trophée des Champions. Taiwo then joined Serie A side Milan in the summer of 2011. Rarely used, he left the Italian side after two seasons, following two loan spells in Queens Park Rangers and Dynamo Kyiv.