Taiwo Awoniyi

Taiwo Awoniyi

Coventry CityCoventry
183 cm
Height
29 years
12 Aug 1997
84 kg
Weight
Nigeria
Country
Ilorin, Nigeria
Born

Position

Primary

Forward

FW

Coventry City2026/27 · All competitions

Coventry

Premier League 7·EFL Cup 1

2

Goals

1

Assists

5

Started

8

Matches

429

Minutes played

6.7

Rating

0

Yellow cards

1

Red cards

Expected goals

7 league games · 355' · 10 shots

Non-penalty goals

1goal from 1.31

-0.31 below expectation

Assists

0assists from 0.20

-0.20 in line with expectation

npxG / 90

0.33

xA / 90

0.05

xGChain / 90

0.57

xGBuildup / 90

0.08

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

0.00.52026-08-22 at Arsenal: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-08-29 v Hull: npxG 0.58 · xA 0.06 · 0G 0A2026-09-05 at Man City: npxG 0.08 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-09-13 v Brighton: npxG 0.11 · xA 0.14 · 0G 0A2026-10-20 at Spurs: npxG 0.19 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-10-24 v Fulham: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-10-31 v Sunderland: npxG 0.36 · xA 0.00 · 1G 0A
npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

10

Goals

1

On target

30%

xG

1.31

66' vs Tottenham Hotspur: missed, xG 0.1084' vs Tottenham Hotspur: missed, xG 0.0691' vs Tottenham Hotspur: missed, xG 0.0320' vs Brighton & Hove Albion: missed, xG 0.117' vs Manchester City: missed, xG 0.083' vs Hull City: blocked, xG 0.1021' vs Hull City: saved, xG 0.0634' vs Hull City: missed, xG 0.1137' vs Hull City: saved, xG 0.3036' vs Sunderland: goal, xG 0.36

Size = xG where known.

vs Sunderland

31 Oct 2026 · Premier League · 36'

Goal

xG

0.36

Body part

Foot

Situation

Open play

Distance

14 m

Shot 1 of 10

Rating

6.68.76.56.56.56.37.96.96.25.56.56.16.26.57.7
Sunderland24 Apr
Chelsea4 May
Newcastle10 May
Man Utd17 May
Bournemouth24 May
Arsenal21 Aug
Plymouth25 Aug
Hull29 Aug
Man City5 Sept
Brighton13 Sept
Madagascar25 Sept
Guinea-Bissau29 Sept
Spurs19 Oct
Fulham24 Oct
Sunderland31 Oct

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

7games
8 May 2023 – 26 Aug 2023

Braces · hat-tricks

5·0
games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

2GatChelseaChelsea

3–1 · 4 May 2026

Best rating

8.7atChelseaChelsea

3–1 · 4 May 2026

Attacking profile

47 goals (2 pen) · 213 shots
50%
Shots on target107 of 213
22%
Shot conversion47 goals from 213 shots
69%
Pass accuracy1098 of 1580
34%
Duels won420 of 1234

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

11
1–15
11
16–30
11
31–45
7
46–60
7
61–75
10
76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating
Home89 apps · 4,615′2220.476.69
Away92 apps · 4,468′2580.66NaN
Started104 apps · 7,600′3990.576.86
Off the bench77 apps · 1,483′810.55NaN
His team with him on the pitch36% won · 65W 45D 71L

When he starts: 38% won (39W 28D 37L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMorgan Gibbs-White4Maximilian KruseMaximilian Kruse3Grischa PrömelGrischa Prömel2Sheraldo BeckerSheraldo Becker2Brennan JohnsonBrennan Johnson2

Scored from his assists

Sheraldo BeckerSheraldo Becker2Marcus IngvartsenMarcus Ingvartsen1Maximilian KruseMaximilian Kruse1Danilo SantosDanilo Santos1Anthony ElangaAnthony Elanga1

Favourite opponents

goals + assists
ChelseaChelsea6 games · 4 G · 1 A5
KölnKöln4 games · 3 G · 0 A3
StuttgartStuttgart3 games · 3 G · 0 A3
MainzMainz3 games · 3 G · 0 A3
West HamWest Ham4 games · 3 G · 0 A3
ArsenalArsenal7 games · 3 G · 0 A3

Managers

played under
Urs FischerUrs Fischer57 games · 21 G · 4 A42%Nuno Espirito SantoNuno Espirito Santo43 games · 4 G · 1 A44%Steven CooperSteven Cooper41 games · 15 G · 3 A29%Vitor PereiraVitor Pereira18 games · 4 G · 1 A28%Achim BeierlorzerAchim Beierlorzer8 games · 1 G · 0 A25%Frank LampardFrank Lampard8 games · 2 G · 1 A25%

Match stats

DateOpponentResultMinGARating
31 OctvsSunderlandPremier LeagueW3 - 172107.7
24 OctvsFulhamPremier LeagueL0 - 123006.5
19 OctatSpursPremier LeagueL3 - 130006.2
29 SeptatGuinea-BissauAFCON QualificationL3 - 045006.1
25 SeptvsMadagascarAFCON QualificationW2 - 121006.5
13 SeptvsBrightonPremier LeagueL0 - 553005.5
5 SeptatMan CityPremier LeagueL1 - 071006.2
29 AugvsHullPremier LeagueL0 - 190006.9
25 AugatPlymouthEFL CupW2 - 470117.9
21 AugatArsenalPremier LeagueL3 - 020006.3

Season by season

SeasonClubAppsMinRatingGAShotsKPPassesTklIntDuelsDribblesCards
2026/272 competitionsCoventry CityCoventry8 (5)4296.72111 (4)6612118/49 · 37%6/8 · 75%01
2025/262 competitionsNottingham ForestNott'm Forest18 (3)5346.64115 (8)8852121/85 · 25%2/5 · 40%20
2024/253 competitionsNottingham ForestNott'm Forest39 (23)8936.52019 (10)81567143/148 · 29%6/12 · 50%00
2023/243 competitionsNottingham ForestNott'm Forest22 (18)1,1716.86323 (13)101869157/142 · 40%8/15 · 53%20
2022/232 competitionsNottingham ForestNott'm Forest32 (25)1,5936.711137 (19)1124919470/211 · 33%7/19 · 37%20
2021/222 competitions1. FC Union BerlinUnion Berlin35 (32)2,4556.916267 (36)32527152131/353 · 37%36/65 · 55%10
2020/212 competitions1. FC Union BerlinUnion Berlin22 (17)1,4566.65227 (13)223095379/242 · 33%13/30 · 43%00
2019/20Bundesliga1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz12 (5)4786.51010 (3)5992228/70 · 40%8/15 · 53%10

NigeriaInternational career · Nigeria

2021 – now
13

Caps

2

Goals

0

Assists

0.15

Goals per game

CompetitionYearsAppsGoalsAssists
AFCON qualifiers2023–2027610
Africa Cup of Nations2021–2023410
World Cup qualifiers2022–2023200
Friendlies2022100

Goals and assists by season

league and cups
GoalsAssists
16
8
1
2019/20
5
2020/21
16
2021/22
11
2022/23
6
2023/24
2
2024/25
4
2025/26
2
2026/27