ACSM Reșița have completed the loan signing of Nigerian centre-forward Quadri Taiwo from U Cluj, securing the 20-year-old until the end of his temporary spell on 30/06/2026, with the move officially starting on 09/02/2026. The deal is registered as a loan transfer and confirms that the striker will spend the remainder of the season in Romania’s Liga 2, before returning to his parent club when the agreement expires.
The switch keeps Taiwo in Romanian football but marks a change of environment from SuperLiga side U Cluj to second-tier ACSM Reșița, where he is expected to compete for a place in the attacking line. The transfer is classified purely as a loan, with no market value listed for the player and no permanent fee specified in the documentation. At the end of the loan, he is scheduled to go back to U Cluj, leaving open the longer-term question of his future and the possibility that he could move again or even approach free-agent status later in his career if no new deal is agreed.
Taiwo arrives in Reșița having already experienced a varied pathway for a player of his age. Born on 06 Jan 2006 and standing 1.87 m tall, he operates primarily as a centre-forward and is right-footed. Before joining U Cluj, he came through Jimmy Football Academy in Nigeria and had a loan stint with Ihud Bnei Sakhnin U19 in Israel, giving him early exposure to European-style football. He returned from that loan to Jimmy Football Academy before making the permanent move to Romania with U Cluj, and now embarks on another step in his development with this confirmed loan to ACSM Reșița.
The move means Taiwo continues his career abroad, representing Nigeria while playing his club football in Romania rather than his home country. He has already been part of different football cultures: youth football in Israel with Ihud Bnei Sakhnin U19, academy development in Nigeria, top-flight registration in Romania’s SuperLiga with U Cluj, and now competitive action in Liga 2 with Reșița. This trajectory underlines a profile of a young forward being tested across multiple environments, though no detailed statistics, appearances, or recent match performances are listed in the available data.
With no stated market value attached to his profile, Taiwo’s standing in the transfer market remains undefined in financial terms, adding an element of uncertainty to his next career steps once the current loan concludes. For ACSM Reșița, however, the situation is straightforward: they have secured a physically imposing, 20-year-old Nigerian centre-forward on a confirmed loan, and will aim to integrate him into their attack over the course of the agreement.
If Taiwo takes advantage of this spell in Liga 2, the loan could sharpen his reputation in Romania and broaden his options when he returns to U Cluj upon the loan’s end on 30/06/2026, potentially shaping the next phase of his professional career.
