Tom Taiwo
Taiwo in Carlisle United colours (October 2011)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thomas James William Taiwo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pudsey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Falkirk | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| 2000–2006 | Leeds United | ||
| 2006–2008 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Port Vale (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Carlisle United | 99 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Hibernian | 47 | (2) |
| 2014– | Falkirk | 80 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2017 (UTC). |
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Thomas James William Taiwo (born 27 February 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship side Falkirk.
An England under-17 international, he graduated out of the Chelsea academy to turn professional in 2008, having switched from the Leeds United Academy two years earlier. He never appeared for the first team, and instead enjoyed a brief loan spell at Port Vale, before he joined Carlisle United on a loan deal that was made permanent in January 2010. He played in two consecutive Football League Trophy finals for the club, as Carlisle were defeated in 2010, before they won the tournament in 2011. He joined Scottish club Hibernian in September 2012, and stayed with the club for two seasons. He signed with Falkirk in July 2014, and played on the losing side in the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.
Tom was a student at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston. He joined Chelsea from Leeds United along with Michael Woods in a controversial move after Ken Bates accused Chelsea of tapping up the youngsters. Leeds received £5 million in compensation for the pair after threatening to take Chelsea to court. He broke his leg two days before he was due to make his youth team debut for the "Blues". His parents were accused of taking backhanders to influence his decision; Taiwo stated that these "false claims" were highly "upsetting" to him.
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