Taofeek Ismaheel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taofeek Ajibade Ismaheel | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | HB Abuja | ||
| 2019–2020 | Skeid | 34 | (6) |
| 2021 | Fredrikstad | 30 | (13) |
| 2022–2024 | Lorient | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | → Beveren (loan) | 51 | (7) |
| 2024–2026 | Górnik Zabrze | 40 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2026– | Qarabağ | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:04, 5 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Taofeek Ajibade Ismaheel (born 16 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.
Career
[edit]Ismaheel started his career with Norwegian second tier side Skeid, where he suffered relegation to the Norwegian third tier.[3] On 9 November 2020, he joined Fredrikstad, signing a three-year contract.[4] Before the second half of 2021–22, Ismaheel signed for Lorient in the Ligue 1.[5] Before the 2022 season, he was sent on loan to Norwegian club Vålerenga.[6] On 2 April 2022, he debuted for Vålerenga in a 1–0 loss to Molde.[3]
On 10 August 2022, Ismaheel moved on loan to Beveren in the Belgian second tier.[7]
On 17 July 2024, Ismaheel moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.[8]
On 1 September 2025, Ismaheel joined fellow Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.[9] He scored four goals and made five assists in all competitions as Lech won the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa and reached the UEFA Conference League round of 16. He returned to Górnik after the season concluded.[10]
On 27 August 2026, Ismaheel moved to Azerbaijani club Qarabağ for a reported fee of €1 million.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skeid | 2019 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Second Division | 18 | 6 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| Fredrikstad | 2021 | First Division | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| Vålerenga (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Beveren (loan) | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 8 | ||||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10[f] | 3 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| Qarabağ | 2026–27 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 35 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, Belgian Cup, Polish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Second Division promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in First Division promotion play-offs
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Lech Poznań
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: September 2021[15]
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Year: 2021[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Taofeek Ismaheel" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Taofeek Ismaheel" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- 1 2 Taofeek Ismaheel at Soccerway
- ↑ "Taofeek Ismaheel (20) klar for FFK". Fredrikstad FK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Følelsesladet farvel for Ismaheel: – Tusen takk for meg!". f-b.no (Archived).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Qui est Taofeek Ismaheel, le jeune attaquant nigérian recruté par les Merlus?". ouest-france.fr.
- ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, TAOFEEK ISMAHEEL!" (in Dutch). Beveren. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ Pawlik, Luka (17 July 2024). "Górnik Zabrze oficjalnie pozyskał nowego skrzydłowego". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "Taofeek Ismaheel wypożyczony do Lecha Poznań" [Taofeek Ismaheel loaned to Lech Poznań]. naszglospoznanski.pl (in Polish). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Kaliszuk, Maciej (21 June 2026). "Lech żegna się z trzema zawodnikami. Zwłaszcza jednego może żałować". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ Michalak, Przemysław (27 August 2026). "Oficjalnie: Górnik Zabrze sprzedał Ismaheela". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ Taofeek Ismaheel at Soccerway
- ↑ Taofeek Ismaheel at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Dyśko, Maksymilian (16 May 2026). "Lech Poznań mistrzem Polski! Kolejorz odwrócił losy rywalizacji i pokonał Radomiaka Radom [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Forseth, Magnus (24 October 2021). "Månedens kåringer september" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Prisvinnere fotballfesten 2021" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Taofeek Ismaheel at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Taofeek Ismaheel at Soccerway
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