Hired in February 2022, Ade Taiwo currently serves in the role of Volunteer Assistant Coach at Wake Forest. From 2019-22, Taiwo was the Assistant Director of Challenge Select and Juniors for Wake Futbol Club in Holly Spring, N.C.
As a student-athlete at NC State from 2014-18, Taiwo appeared in 54 matches with 25 starts, collecting 19 points on seven goals and five assists. Playing a career-high 782 minutes, Taiwo in 2017 helped lead NC State to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009. A native of Raleigh, N.C., Taiwo graduated from NC State in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication.