Jake Taylor (footballer, born 1998)

Jake Jon Taylor (born 8 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest. He played on loan at Port Vale during the 2019–20 season.

Jake Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jake Jon Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position(s) Midfielder; left-back
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Youth career
20??–201? Manchester United
2015–2019 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Port Vale (loan) 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Taylor was a pupil at Moorside High School in Swinton, Greater Manchester and was associated with Manchester United as a schoolboy until he was not offered a scholarship at Old Trafford at the age of 16.[2] In July 2015 he began a two-year apprenticeship at Nottingham Forest's youth-team.[3] On 30 August 2019, he joined EFL League Two side Port Vale on loan after impressing manager John Askey in training games during a trial spell.[4] Taylor said that "Port Vale have strong links with Forest, as you have seen with Adam Crookes and also Toby Edser came in. Phil Sproson is good friends with the academy manager Gary Brazil so the link is there. They have shown an interest and I have jumped at it."[5] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Cristian Montaño in a 1–0 win over Cambridge United at Vale Park.[6] He later said that "I knew it would be physical but I think I have dealt with that quite well. Probably the speed of the game has surprised me."[2] On 24 September, he scored his first goal in senior football in a 3–2 victory at Macclesfield Town in the EFL Trophy.[7] He scored his first league goal four days later, bending the ball into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area in a 3–3 draw at Leyton Orient.[8] On 2 November, he scored the only goal of the game at local rivals Crewe Alexandra.[9] He picked up an injury early in January, but nevertheless had his loan spell extended until the end of the 2019–20 season.[10] The loan deal was extended after Forest rebuffed two transfer bids from the Vale.[11] However he was unable to add to his tally of seven goals in 25 appearances as the league was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[12]

Style of play

Taylor describes himself as a "ball-playing midfielder", though can also play at left-back.[13]

Statistics
As of match played 4 January 2020
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[14]EFL Championship0000000000
Port Vale (loan) 2019–20[14]EFL League Two18530004[lower-alpha 1]2257
Career total 185300042257
  1. Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Club List of Registered Players As At 18th May 2019" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. Baggaley, Michael (20 September 2019). ""That is why I'm here" - Nottingham Forest midfielder loving spell at Port Vale". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "Moorside High School - Jake Taylor Offered Apprenticeship In Sporting Excellence At Nottingham Forest". www.moorsidehigh.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Port Vale sign Shaun Brisley & add Nottingham Forest's Jake Taylor on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. Baggaley, Michael (2 September 2019). "'I have to earn trust at Port Vale' - Nottingham Forest midfielder". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "Port Vale v Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. Baggaley, Michael (24 September 2019). "Macclesfield 2, Port Vale 3 Trophy match report". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. Baggaley, Michael (30 September 2019). "Port Vale's Nottingham Forest midfielder Jake Taylor on lessons learned and goal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. Baggaley, Michael (3 November 2019). "Crewe Alex 0, Port Vale 1 recap - Jake Taylor fires Vale to victory". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. Baggaley, Michael (17 January 2020). "Port Vale and Nottingham Forest agree deal in principle for Jake Taylor". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  11. Baggaley, Michael (23 January 2020). "How Port Vale won the race to sign Nottingham Forest's Jake Taylor". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. Baggaley, Michael (17 May 2020). "Nottingham Forest midfielder says fond farewell to Port Vale after loan success". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. Smith, Peter (30 August 2019). "Nottingham Forest midfielder becomes Port Vale's second signing of the day". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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