Taiwo Atieno - Player Profile - 2004-2005

By TheSaddlersFC
July 16 2005

Taiwo Atieno is at the back of a long queue of strikers. One thing in his favour is that his rivals aren't all that experienced either.

NAME Taiwo Atieno
HEIGHT 6.2
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF BIRTH 08.08.85
SQUAD NO. 19
POSITIONS(S) Striker
DESCRIPTION Agile Target Man
FEE Trainee

Club Lg Gls FAC Gls Lg Cup Gls
Chester (L) 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0
Rochdale (L) 6(7) 2 1(1) 0 0 0
Walsall 04-05 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0

Taiwo Atieno is a name we have regularly heard over the last couple of seasons. Always scoring for the youth team and playing regularly for the reserve team we weren't surprised to see him get a deal in the summer of 2004. 

Merson only used him a handful of times and he spent most of the season on loan with Rochdale and Chester. The highlight of his loan spells was playing for Rochdale at the Valley against Premiership Charlton. 


Atieno is a strong target man who thrives on balls in to the box. He isn't the greatest with ball at his feet and can lack some composure in front of goal. Certainly a confidence player in the Andy Rammell  mould.

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