Taiwo Awoniyi

I think of Taiwo Awoniyi as the classic late-blooming striker. Born in Ilorin in 1997, he spent years on loan all over Europe before finally getting a permanent home, and that long apprenticeship shows in his game. At 183 cm he's not a towering target man, but he plays with the kind of physical bravery that makes Premier League defenders uncomfortable. What strikes me most is the patience the journey demanded. When I watch him lead the line for Nottingham Forest and Nigeria, I see a player who earned every minute the hard way, and that backstory makes me root for him.

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Name (English)

Taiwo Awoniyi

Name (Japanese)

タイウォ・アウォニイ

Reading

たいうぉ・あうぉにい

Born

August 12, 1997 (age 29)

Origin

Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwo%20Awoniyi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20932574

Tags

• Kwara State
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.