Awoniyi Leaves Liverpool on A Seventh Loan Move In Five Years
From FSV Frankfurt in 2015 to Mainz in 2020, former Flying Eagles star, Taiwo Awoniyi has made his seventh loan move from English champions, Liverpool now another Bundesliga side, Union Berlin for the 2020/2021 season, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report
German Bundesliga side Union Berlin have confirmed the signing of 2013 U17 World Cup-winning striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
The Liverpool-owned player will be spending the whole of the 2020-2021 season on loan at Union Berlin.
Since joining Liverpool in 2015, Awoniyi has been sent on loan to FSV Frankfurt, NEC Breda, Mouscron (featured on loan twice at Mouscron), Gent and Mainz.
Awoniyi has represented two German clubs in the past on loan from Liverpool, spending the 2015-2016 campaign at FSV Frankfurt and was at Mainz last term.
He also gained first-team experience at Dutch club NEC Nijmegen and Belgian teams KAA Gent and Royal Mouscron.
“I’m looking forward to a new home and the task at 1. FC Union Berlin. Mainz was my second stop in Germany after Frankfurt and last year I was able to prove myself in the Bundesliga for the first time,” said Awoniyi to Union Berlin’s official website.
“At Union, I want to take the next steps, play as much as possible, develop and help the team to stay in the league”
Awoniyi will compete with fellow Nigerian striker Anthony Ujah for one of the starting spots in attack this term.
Awoniyi won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Golden Eaglets of Nigeria.