Taiwo Awoniyi
Nottingham ForestHeight
9
Shirt
28 years
12 Aug 1997
Right
Preferred foot
NigeriaCountry
€14.3M
Market value
30 Jun 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Striker
ST
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches25%Shot attempts24%Goals5%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won59%Defensive contributions42%
Premier League 2025/2026
0
Goals0
Assists1
Started7
Matches182
Minutes played6.02
Rating0
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
6 Jan
West Ham UnitedW1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
3 Jan
Aston VillaL3-1
0
0
0
0
0
-
30 Dec 2025
EvertonL0-2
28
0
0
0
0
6.3
27 Dec 2025
Manchester CityL1-2
3
0
0
0
0
-
22 Dec 2025
FulhamL1-0
18
0
0
0
0
5.7
9 Nov 2025
Leeds UnitedW3-1
31
0
0
0
0
6.0
1 Nov 2025
Manchester UnitedD2-2
12
0
0
0
0
6.2
26 Oct 2025
AFC BournemouthL2-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.1
18 Oct 2025
ChelseaL0-3
45
0
0
0
0
5.8
17 Sept 2025
Swansea CityL3-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
Nottingham Forest6 Jan
Premier League
West Ham United
1-2
Bench
3 Jan
Premier League
Aston Villa
3-1
Bench
30 Dec 2025
Premier League
Everton
0-2
28’
6.3
27 Dec 2025
Premier League
Manchester City
1-2
3’
-
22 Dec 2025
Premier League
Fulham
1-0
18’
5.7
2025/2026Season shot map
On target: 60%- 5Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.46xG
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.21xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 182
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.46
xG on target (xGOT)
0.20
Non-penalty xG
0.46
Shots
5
Shots on target
3
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.39
Successful passes
27
Successful passes %
84.4%
Chances created
3
Possession
Touches
64
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
3
Defending
Tackles
1
Duels won
10
Duels won %
26.3%
Aerial duels won
6
Aerial duels won %
24.0%
Interceptions
1
Fouls committed
3
Recoveries
6
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
3
Discipline
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other forwards
Touches25%Shot attempts24%Goals5%
Chances created71%Aerial duels won59%Defensive contributions42%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
92 19 | ||
43 20 | ||
22 5 | ||
12 1 | ||
16 11 | ||
22 3 | ||
31 10 | ||
22 3 | ||
14 1 | ||
National team | ||
10 2 | ||
5 1 | ||
4 2 | ||
7 4 |
- Matches
- Goals
Trophies
Nigeria U23
International1
CAF U23 Cup of Nations(2015 Senegal)
Nigeria U17
International1
FIFA U17 World Cup(2013 United Arab Emirates)