Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)

Robert Taylor
Personal information
Full name Robert Taylor
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Playing position Midfielder, wing back
Club information
Current team
 Tromsø (on loan from AIK)
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2008 JJK
2008–2009 Nottingham Forest
2009–2011 JJK
2011–2013 Lincoln City
2013 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Huima 1 (0)
2011–2013 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2013 → Boston Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 JJK 50 (11)
2013 → Villiketut (reserves) 6 (3)
2016–2017 RoPS 41 (14)
2017– AIK 4 (0)
2018– → Tromsø (loan) 21 (3)
National team
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
2013 Finland U19 2 (0)
2014 Finland U20 2 (0)
2015–2016 Finland U21 10 (0)
2017– Finland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2018

Robert Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Tromsø on loan from AIK.

Club career

Taylor joined the youth team at JJK in 2004, and stayed with the club until senior level. During this time he had spells in the country of his father's birth, England, with Nottingham Forest and then Lincoln City, who he joined on a two-year scholarship in 2011. He was loaned out to Boston Town of the United Counties League in 2013, where he made one appearance.[1] Later in 2013 he joined Barnet, where he was due to sign a professional contract, but this fell through following their relegation from the English Football League.[2]

Taylor played for JJK in the Ykkönen until 2015, when he joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS.

In the summer of 2017, Taylor was sold to AIK for €100,000.[3] He joined Tromsø on loan for the 2018 season.

International career

Taylor has been capped by Finland at under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level. He made his debut for the senior side on 9 January 2017, as a substitute in a friendly win over Morocco.[4]

Personal life

Taylor's father Paul is an English former footballer who played for KuPS in the 1990s.

References

  1. ↑ Scholars Out For Experience
  2. ↑ Nuori lupaus palaa JJK:hon: "Todella hieno fiilis"
  3. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-aik-fotboll-signs-on-robert-taylor/brief-aik-fotboll-signs-on-robert-taylor-from-finnish-fotball-club-rops-idUSFWN1JV03F
  4. ↑ Morocco vs. Finland - 9 January 2017
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