Taiwo Awoniyi



Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi (born 12 August 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national team.

Quotes

 * Football is what you love doing. Injuries are part of the game and once you find yourself missing out, you get upset sometimes. You just have to work hard and get back to fitness.
 * 'We'll do everything in our power' - Awoniyi on battle for survival. BBC Sport, 14 April 2023.


 * I was looking forward to playing Liverpool because they signed me when I was 18 and it was an emotional game for me. For me, I think it’s a good game for my team, we had a plan to stay compact and in the end we won, I’m very happy about it.
 * Taiwo Awoniyi reacts to "emotional" winner vs Liverpool after being sold by Jurgen Klopp. mirror.co.uk, 22 October 2022.


 * As for me, if you can believe, there’s no height you can’t attain. It might look difficult to some but I believe we can get as far as the final by God’s Grace.
 * INTERVIEW: I combed refuse bins to get shoes to wear for training – Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi. Premium Times (Nigeria), 31 December 2017.
 * On how he sees the Eagles going at the 2022 World Cup in Russia.