Wasiu Taiwo

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| name = Wasiu Taiwo

| fullname = Wasio Taiwo

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Oluyole Warriors

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| position = Striker or Attacking Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1995–1996 | clubs1 = Shooting Stars | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = De Graafschap | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1997–2003 | clubs3 = MVV Maastricht | caps3 = 188 | goals3 = 54

| years4 = 2003–2005 | clubs4 = AGOVV Apeldoorn | caps4 = 63 | goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2005–2007 | clubs5 = Fortuna Sittard | caps5 = 66 | goals5 = 23

| years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = FC Harreither WY | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs7 = Shooting Stars S.C. | caps7 = | goals7 =

| nationalyears1 = 1995 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Wasiu Taiwo (born 1 October 1976 in Lagos) is a Nigerian retired footballer who last played for Shooting Stars S.C.

Club career

Taiwo played football in the Netherlands for 10 years[https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=25941 Dutch Club De Graafschap Make Move For Leicester City's Nigerian Striker] and after that he played in Austria for one year. He began his career at Shooting Stars F.C. In the summer of 2008 he moved from Austria to Shooting Stars S.C. where he was reunited with his former teammate Edith Agoye.

International career

Taiwo made several appearances for the Nigeria national football team. He scored on his debut, a US Cup match against the United States in 1995.{{cite web|publisher=Supersport.com|last=Solaja|first=Kunle|title=Ehiosun is 58th scoring debutant|url=https://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/110210/Ehiosun_is_58th_scoring_debutant|date=10 February 2011|accessdate=24 August 2019}}