Career snapshot
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Shares 1985-04-29 · 6 players total
| Full name | Solomon Taiwo |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Solomon Oladiran Taiwo |
| Date of birth | 1985-04-29 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2020-02-04 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Athletic | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 938 |
| Aldershot Town | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 4 | 07/08 | 10/11 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 1,389 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Conference | Dover Athletic | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Dover Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Aldershot Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 249 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 689 |
| 12/13 | Conference | Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League One | Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Cardiff City | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | EFL Trophy | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 263 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 40 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 856 |
| 07/08 | EFL Trophy | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-02-01 | Bromley | Tooting & Mitcham FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Tooting & Mitcham FC | Maidenhead Utd. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-10-01 | Maidenhead Utd. | Weymouth FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Weymouth FC | Chesham | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-03-01 | Chesham | Windsor & Eton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Windsor & Eton | Bromley | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-02-04 | Bromley | Sutton Utd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-10-05 | Sutton Utd | Dag & Red FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-25 | Dag & Red FC | Cardiff | Transfer | 0 | €275k |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-28 | Cardiff | Dag & Red FC | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-23 | Dag & Red FC | Cardiff | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-24 | Cardiff | Leyton Orient | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Cardiff | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-10-06 | Without Club | Mansfield Town | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-10 | Mansfield Town | Bromley | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-07 | Bromley | Luton | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Luton | Aldershot | Loan | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-04-03 | Aldershot | Luton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-01 | Luton | Dover Athletic | Loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-12-06 | Dover Athletic | Luton | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-16 | Luton | Dover Athletic | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Dover Athletic | Margate FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-14 | Margate FC | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Without Club | Cray Wanderers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-03 | Cray Wanderers | Bishop's St. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Bishop's St. | Thamesmead Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-02 | Thamesmead Town | Crowborough | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Crowborough | Greenwich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Greenwich | Phoenix Sports | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Phoenix Sports | Three Bridges | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-12 | Three Bridges | Faversham Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-04 | Faversham Town | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Torn muscle fiber | 2011-01-03 | 2011-01-27 | 25 | 4 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ritchie | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Payne | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Doe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 4 | 40 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 1 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Conference | Luton Town | 1 | 11 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 4 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | 1 | 40 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-12-06 | Dover Athletic | Luton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-01 | Luton | Dover Athletic | Loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-04-03 | Aldershot | Luton | Return from loan | — | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | Luton | Aldershot | Loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-05-31 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-24 | Cardiff | Leyton Orient | Loan | — | €300k |
| 10/11 | 2011-05-23 | Dag & Red FC | Cardiff | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-28 | Cardiff | Dag & Red FC | Loan | — | €300k |
Teams faced most often by Solomon Taiwo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
| Barnet FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% |
| Aldershot Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Notts County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
| Chesterfield FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Darlington FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0% |
| Gillingham FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 11 | 249 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 12/13 | 10 | 689 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 11/12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 20 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 09/10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 46 | 1,209 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 07/08 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Solomon Taiwo
Who is Solomon Taiwo?
Solomon Taiwo is a Nigeria professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Solomon Taiwo?
Solomon Taiwo is 41 years old. He was born on April 29, 1985 in Lagos.
What position does Solomon Taiwo play?
Solomon Taiwo plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Solomon Taiwo play for?
Solomon Taiwo currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Solomon Taiwo scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Solomon Taiwo has scored 9 goals in 145 appearances.