Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Manchester City.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Personal information
Full name Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 78
Youth career
2008–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 England U17 12 (1)
2019– England U19 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:29, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:31, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

From Stockport, Harwood-Bellis started playing with Manchester City from the age of six.[2] He came through the same Stockport Metro Junior League that produced City team-mate Phil Foden.[3] Harwood-Bellis formed a centre-back partnership with Eric Garcia as part of the City youth side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final in 2019.[4]

On 24 September 2019, Harwood-Bellis made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie away against Preston North End.[5][6][7] He made his second appearance for City and his debut in European competitions with his 82nd-minute introduction during a 4–1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage on 11 December 2019.[8] On January 4, 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in the game against Port Vale in the FA Cup, ended up 4:1.[9]

International career

Harwood-Bellis captained the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[3] and scored in a group stage defeat against the Netherlands.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2019–20[11] Premier League 001120100041
Career total 001120100041
Notes

    References
    1. Flanagan, Aaron (3 September 2019). "Premier League 25-man squads for 2019/20 announced including Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd". Mirror. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
    2. City, Manchester. "Taylor Harwood-Bellis". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
    3. Brennan, Stuart (17 July 2019). "Taylor Harwood-Bellis makes first Man City start - an in-depth profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    4. Smith, Jonathan (24 September 2019). "Who is Taylor Harwood-Bellis? Man City's homegrown defensive star already wowing Pep Guardiola". Goal. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
    5. "Preston North End vs. Manchester City - 24 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
    6. Brennan, Stuart (24 September 2019). "Pep Guardiola gives his verdict on Man City youngsters Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Eric Garcia". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    7. Jolly, Richard (24 September 2019). "Manchester City look to young guns for defence as they start mission for third League Cup in a row". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    8. "Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019.
    9. Atherton, Matt (4 January 2020). "Man City player ratings vs Port Vale - Zinchenko and Foden star in FA Cup clash". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
    10. "European Under-17 Championship: England lose heavily against the Netherlands". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    11. "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2019.


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