Taofeek Ismaheel
Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
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Taofeek Ajibade Ismaheel (born 16 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.
| 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 | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| 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– | Górnik Zabrze | 40 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:14, 28 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
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]
Career statistics
| 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 | |
| Career total | 185 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 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
Lech Poznań
Individual
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Month: September 2021[14]
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Year: 2021[15]
