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Taye Taiwo

1985 - Today

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Taye Ismaila Taiwo (born 16 April 1985) is a Nigerian retired professional footballer who last played as a defender for Kakkonen club SalPa. 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 Ligue 1, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des Champions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taye Taiwo is the 6,255th most popular soccer player (down from 5,258th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 59th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Taye Taiwo ranks 6,255 out of 21,273. Before him are Danny Welbeck, Denis Zakaria, Toshihiro Yamaguchi, José Serrizuela, Javier de Pedro, and Aleksandr Uvarov. After him are Jackie Blanchflower, Santiago Benítez, Hitoshi Nakata, Ladislav Vízek, Sam Hutchinson, and Pedro Uralde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Taye Taiwo ranks 221. Before him are Dulce María, Thiago Neves, Cris Cyborg, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stéphane Séjourné, and Jakob Fuglsang. After him are Deborah Ann Woll, Jessica Szohr, Rag'n'Bone Man, Tony Martin, Zach Roerig, and Edivaldo Hermoza.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Taye Taiwo ranks 80 out of 309. Before him are Momodu Mutairu (1976), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Michael Obiku (1968), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), and Bennet Omalu (1968). After him are Fiona Fullerton (1956), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Joseph Yobo (1980).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Taye Taiwo ranks 26. Before him are Daniel Amokachi (1972), Vincent Enyeama (1982), Victor Boniface (2000), Peter Rufai (1963), Momodu Mutairu (1976), and Michael Obiku (1968). After him are Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Joseph Yobo (1980), Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), and Kalu Uche (1982).

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