Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)
Robert Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Brann.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder, wing back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2018 | AIK | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tromsø (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2019 | Tromsø | 27 | (4) |
| 2020– | SK Brann | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Finland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | Finland | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 | |||
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He joined Tromsø on loan for the 2018 season, and then permanently for the 2019 season.
On 20 January 2020, Robert Taylor signed a three-year deal with SK Brann,[5] in an exchange deal seeing Ruben Yttergård Jenssen going the other way.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JJK | 2011[6] | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||
| Huima | 2011[7] | Kolmonen Central and Eastern Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lincoln City | 2012–13[6] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boston Town (loan) | 2012–13[7] | United Counties League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | ||||
| JJK | 2013[6] | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2014[6] | Ykkönen | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2015[6] | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 21 | 7 | ||||
| JJK total | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | 53 | 11 | ||||
| RoPS | 2016[6] | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | ― | 44 | 15 | |
| 2017[6] | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ― | 54 | 18 | |||
| AIK | 2017[6] | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | ― | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2018[6] | Eliteserien | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 30 | 4 | |||
| Tromsø | 2019[6] | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Tromsø total | 54 | 8 | 5 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 59 | 8 | |||||
| Career total | 150 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 37 | ||
- Appearances in Europa League
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.[7]
Personal life
Taylor's father Paul is an English former footballer who played for KuPS in the 1990s.
References
- "altomfotball.no: Robert Taylor – Tromsø – Eliteserien, 2018". TV 2. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- "Scholars Out For Experience – News – Lincoln City". www.redimps.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Kaarkoski, Tuomas. "Robert Taylor tekee paluun JJK:hon". KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "BRIEF-AIK Fotboll signs on Robert Taylor from finnish fotball club..." Reuters. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- https://www.brann.no/nyheter/robert-taylor-har-signert-for-brann
- Robert Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Robert Taylor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
- Robert Taylor at Soccerway