Taiwo Awoniyi

FWNGA12 Aug 1997 · age 28
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
Yes

Homegrown: 3.6 seasons at an FA/FAW club before 21.

UEFA training origin
Association-trained

Association-trained: 3+ seasons at same-association clubs 15–21.

Work permit / GBE
Exceptions Panel — 0/15 points

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

Contract & caps

Contract term
2022 → 2027 · £50,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£17,329,600 · £3.5m/yr over 5y

Pre-2023 deal — original amortisation kept (§6).

Senior caps
Not on record

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

NGA1997-08-12 → live

“9 | Taiwo Awoniyi | FW | Nigeria | 12 Aug 1997”

Wikipedia2026–27 Nottingham Forest F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Liverpool2015 → 2021

“2015–2021 | Liverpool | 0 | 0”

WikipediaTaiwo Awoniyi - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Nottingham Forest2022-06-25 → live

“On 25 June 2022, Awoniyi completed a move to newly promoted Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a five-year deal.”

WikipediaTaiwo Awoniyi - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Union Berlin2021 → 2022

“2021–2022 | Union Berlin | 31 | 15”

WikipediaTaiwo Awoniyi - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#9 FW2026-07-01 → live

“9 | Taiwo Awoniyi | FW | Nigeria | 12 Aug 1997”

Wikipedia2026–27 Nottingham Forest F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Contract term2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

“Joined: Jul 1, 2022 / Contract expires: Jun 30, 2027”

TransfermarktTaiwo Awoniyi - Player profile 25/26 | Transfermarkt ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

EUR 20,000,000 fee2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

“a fee being agreed between both clubs - should stand at around €20 million.”

TransfermarktNottingham Forest sign Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi - Liverpool due 10% of fee | Transfermarkt ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

GBP 50,000/wk2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

“£50,000/week”

SalaryLeaksTaiwo Awoniyi Salary and Contract (Confirmed) ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Work permit
Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

work-permit · granted2026-07-01 → live

“The forward has only just been granted a UK work permit, so his year-long loan moves prior to joining Union were out of necessity more than design.”

Sky Sportssource ↗retrieved 2026-07-13