Adam Taggart

Adam Jake Taggart (born 2 June 1993) is an Australian footballer who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea's K League 1. Taggart has also represented the Australia national U20 team, Australia national U23 team and Australia national team. Taggart is a striker and is a former holder of the Nike A-League Golden Boot award, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances for the Jets during the 2013–14 A-League season.[3]

Adam Taggart
Taggart with the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Adam Jake Taggart[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Number 18
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
2007–2008 WA NTC
2008–2009 Perth Glory
2009–2010 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Perth Glory 10 (1)
2012–2014 Newcastle Jets 44 (18)
2014–2016 Fulham 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Dundee United (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2018 Perth Glory 38 (20)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar 18 (11)
2019– Suwon Samsung Bluewings 39 (20)
National team‡
2011–2013 Australia U20 14 (7)
2011–2014 Australia U23 13 (2)
2012– Australia 11 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

Perth Glory

Taggart made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Heart in January 2011.[4] He scored his first goal in a loss to Gold Coast United, 75 minutes into the game.[5]

Newcastle Jets

On 2 March 2012, Taggart signed a two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets.[6] In November 2013, Taggart scored a hat trick against Melbourne Heart with all three goals scored from outside the 18 yard box. Newcastle would go on and win the match.[7] After a strong start to the season, Adam had a dry patch with a lack of goals around Christmas, before scoring a brace against the Wanderers to salvage a 2–2 draw.[8] He became a focal point of the Newcastle Jets attack, heading the lineup alongside Emile Heskey, Joel Griffiths and Michael Bridges.[9] In 2014, Taggart became the second Newcastle player to receive the golden boot of the A-League with 16 goals, after Joel Griffiths in 2008. He was also awarded the A-League Young Player of the Season Award at the same ceremony.[10]

Fulham

On 24 June 2014, Fulham signed Taggart from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract[11] but injury delayed his involvement with the first team by a number of months.

Loan to Dundee United

On 1 September 2015, Taggart signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on a loan deal until January 2016.[12]

Perth Glory

On 26 January 2016, Taggart signed for Perth Glory again on a permanent deal.[13] However, he was ineligible to play for Perth in the 2015–16 A-League under FIFA regulations preventing players from registering for more than two clubs in a single season.[14] In the first game of the 2016–17 season, Taggart started in the number 11 role, scoring twice in the first half. After leading at half time 3–0, the Glory squandered the lead and the final result was a 3–3 draw.[15]

Brisbane Roar

On 1 May 2018, Brisbane Roar announced the signing of Taggart as his contract at Perth Glory ended. He signed a contract with Brisbane contracting his services to them for the next two years.[16] On 14 February 2019, Brisbane Roar announced Taggart had come to terms with an Asian club for his transfer.[17]

Samsung Suwon Bluewings

On 18 February 2019, Taggart was sold to Suwon Samsung Bluewings for $150,000.[18] Taggart made his debut on 1 March 2019 in a 2–1 defeat against Ulsan Hyundai where he came on as a substitute at half time scoring in the 63' minute. On 14 August 2019, he was named K-League Player of the Month for July. Taggart was almost unplayable in July, scoring seven goals in just six league appearances to shoot to the top of the K-League scoring charts. On 17 August 2019, he scored his first K-League hat trick against Gangwon FC.

He would finish the 2019 K-League 1 season as top goal scorer in his debut season.

International career
Taggart playing for Australia in 2013.

Taggart made his debut for Australia in late 2012, in the second preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup against Hong Kong, coming off the bench in a narrow win.[19] He scored his first two international goals days later in a win over Chinese Taipei.[20]

In 2013, Taggart played in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, scoring a goal in a loss to China.[21]

Taggart was a part of the Socceroos squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in matches against Netherlands and Spain.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 December 2019[22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perth Glory 2010–11 A-League 6100000061
2011–12 4000000040
Total 101000000101
Newcastle Jets 2012–13 A-League 192000000192
2013–14 25160000002516
Total 44180000004418
Fulham 2014–15 Championship 0000000000
2015–16 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Dundee United (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 7000200090
Perth Glory 2016–17 A-League 24121000002512
2017–18 148100000158
Total 38202000004020
Brisbane Roar 2018–19 A-League 18111000001911
Suwon Bluewings 2019 K League 1 33207100004021
Career total 15070101200016271

International
As of 14 November 2019[22]
Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
201232
201311
201430
201943
Total116

International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.[22]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 December 2012Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei3–08–02013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification
2.4–0
3.28 July 2013Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea China PR2–43–42013 EAFF East Asian Cup
4.15 October 2019National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Chinese Taipei1–07–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.2–0
6.14 November 2019King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–01–0

Honours

Individual

Club
Suwon Samsung Bluewings

References
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  2. "Adam Taggart". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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  5. "Gold Coast dispenses of Glory". ABC. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. Cook, Jonathan (2 March 2012). "Glory lose Taggart to the Jets". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. Dillon, Robert (24 November 2013). "Taggart hat-trick as Jets sink Heart 3–1". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  8. "Newcastle hold Wanderers to 2–2 draw". The Australian. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  9. "Taggart relishing partnership with Heskey and Griffiths". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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  11. "Adam Taggart: Fulham sign Australia international striker". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  12. "Australia internationalist Adam Taggart joins Dundee United on loan". STV Sport. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2016/january/26/taggarts-perth-move
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  17. "Taggart departs BRFC". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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  20. "EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 Preliminary Competition (Round 2) Australia 8:0 Chinese Taipei". HKFA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  21. Strachan, Iain (28 July 2013). "China deny Socceroos in goal fest". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  22. Adam Taggart at Soccerway
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