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Taiye Taiwo joins Swiss club Lausanne Sport
Former Nigeria international Taiye Taiwo has joined Swiss side Lausanne Sport on a six-month deal after leaving Finnish club HJK Helsinki.
The 31-year-old defender, who made 54 appearances with the Super Eagles and scored a total of 5 goals, have played for some of Europe’s top clubs like AC Millan, Dynamo Kyiv and Marseille.
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His new team Lausanne are currently on 7th place in Switzerland League table, with 18 points from 18 games – 29 points behind League leaders FC Basel, and just two points ahead of bottom team FC Vaduz.
Ultimately, Lausanne Sport will be Taiwo’s seventh club in Europe, having played for Marseille (from 2005 – 2011), Milan (from 2011 – 2013), QPR (on loan in 2012), Dynamo Kyiv (on loan in 2012/13), Bursaspor (in 2015) and HJK Helsinki (from 2015 – 2017).
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