Taiwo Awoniyi

Date of birth12 August 1997
Place of birthIlorin
NationalityNigerian
Weight84 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionMidfielder/Forward

Taiwo Awoniyi joined Nottingham Forest in June 2022 with a five-year contract for a reported club record fee.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 30 Aug 2015 20 Jul 2021
FSV Frankfurt 31 Aug 2015 31 May 2016 L
NEC Nijmegen 26 Aug 2016 31 May 2017 L
Royal Excel Mouscron 31 Jul 2017 31 May 2018 L
KAA Gent 23 Jul 2018 10 Jan 2019 L
Royal Excel Mouscron 11 Jan 2019 31 May 2019 L
1.FSV Mainz 05 06 Aug 2019 30 Jun 2020 L
1.FC Union Berlin 19 Sep 2020 31 May 2021 L
1.FC Union Berlin 20 Jul 2021 25 Jun 2022
Nottingham Forest 25 Jun 2022

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2022-23 Nottingham Forest League Cup 2
1
1
2022-23 Nottingham Forest Premier League 17
10
10
2
2023-24 Nottingham Forest FA Cup 1
1
2023-24 Nottingham Forest League Cup
1
2023-24 Nottingham Forest Premier League 12
5
6
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
06 Aug 2022 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 Premier League
14 Aug 2022 Nottingham Forest v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
20 Aug 2022 Everton v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 Premier League
23 Aug 2022 Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest W 0-3 League Cup 2nd round
28 Aug 2022 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-2 Premier League
31 Aug 2022 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest L 6-0 Premier League
03 Sep 2022 Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth L 2-3 Premier League
16 Sep 2022 Nottingham Forest v Fulham L 2-3 Premier League
03 Oct 2022 Leicester City v Nottingham Forest L 4-0 Premier League
15 Oct 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 Premier League
18 Oct 2022 Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 Premier League
22 Oct 2022 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool W 1-0 Premier League
30 Oct 2022 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest L 5-0 Premier League
05 Nov 2022 Nottingham Forest v Brentford D 2-2 Premier League
09 Nov 2022 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 League Cup 3rd round
21 Dec 2022 Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest W 1-4 League Cup 4th round
27 Dec 2022 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 Premier League
01 Jan 2023 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
04 Jan 2023 Southampton v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 Premier League
01 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 Premier League
04 Apr 2023 Leeds United v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 Premier League
08 Apr 2023 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 Premier League
16 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United L 0-2 Premier League
22 Apr 2023 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest L 3-2 Premier League
26 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion W 3-1 Premier League
29 Apr 2023 Brentford v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 Premier League
08 May 2023 Nottingham Forest v Southampton W 4-3 Premier League
13 May 2023 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 Premier League
20 May 2023 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal W 1-0 Premier League
28 May 2023 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 Premier League
12 Aug 2023 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest L 2-1 Premier League
18 Aug 2023 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United W 2-1 Premier League
26 Aug 2023 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest L 3-2 Premier League
30 Aug 2023 Nottingham Forest v Burnley L 0-1 League Cup 2nd round
02 Sep 2023 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest W 0-1 Premier League
18 Sep 2023 Nottingham Forest v Burnley D 1-1 Premier League
23 Sep 2023 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest L 2-0 Premier League
01 Oct 2023 Nottingham Forest v Brentford D 1-1 Premier League
29 Oct 2023 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest L 3-0 Premier League
05 Nov 2023 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa W 2-0 Premier League
12 Nov 2023 West Ham United v Nottingham Forest L 3-2 Premier League
30 Jan 2024 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal L 1-2 Premier League
04 Feb 2024 AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 Premier League
07 Feb 2024 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City W 1-1 (5-3) FA Cup 4th round replay
10 Feb 2024 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United L 2-3 Premier League
17 Feb 2024 Nottingham Forest v West Ham United W 2-0 Premier League
24 Feb 2024 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest L 4-2 Premier League
28 Feb 2024 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United L 0-1 FA Cup 5th round
02 Mar 2024 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 0-1 Premier League
10 Mar 2024 Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest L 1-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2021-22 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 3
1
2021-22 Nigeria FIFA World Cup
1
2022-23 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations
1
2022-23 Nigeria International Friendly
1
2023-24 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 1
1
2023-24 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
07 Oct 2021 Nigeria v Central African Republic L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
11 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Egypt W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
15 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Sudan W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
23 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Tunisia L 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16
27 Sep 2022 Algeria v Nigeria L 2-1 International Friendly
18 Jun 2023 Sierra Leone v Nigeria W 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group A
10 Sep 2023 Nigeria v Sao Tome e Principe W 6-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group A
16 Nov 2023 Nigeria v Lesotho D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group C


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.