“I will give everything to quickly pick up where I was before my injury.”
Spotted during the 2015 U20 Fifa World Cup in New Zealand, Awoniyi was signed by Liverpool the same year – paying Imperial Soccer Academy the sum of £400,000 ($550,000).
Due to his inability to secure a United Kingdom work permit, he spent the next six seasons out on a series of loans.
He represented FSV Frankfurt in the German second division, Mainz, Eredivisie outfit NEC Nijmegen and Belgium elite division sides Mouscron and Gent.
Union Berlin’s managing director of professional football Oliver Ruhnert stated why his team was interested in the African star.
Awoniyi: Why I left Liverpool for Union Berlin
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Max Kruse scored the match-winning goal for Union Berlin after Justin Kluivert s opener had been canceled out by Marvin Friedrich’s effort.
With the victory, the Iron Ones finished in seventh spot on the league table after accruing 50 points from 34 games.
Awoniyi is on a season-long loan from Premier League side Liverpool and recently secured a work permit to play in England.
The attacker will be expected to team up with the Reds when pre-season starts and will hope to break into Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
On the other hand, Togo international Ihlas Bebou provided an assist as Hoffenheim ended the 2020-21 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Hertha Berlin.
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