Jake Taylor (footballer)

Jake Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jake William Trevor Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-01) 1 December 1991
Place of birth Ascot, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 38
Youth career
1999–2009 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Reading 31 (2)
2011 → Aldershot Town (loan) 3 (0)
2011–2012 → Exeter City (loan) 30 (3)
2012–2013 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (1)
2013 → Crawley Town (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Leyton Orient (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 → Motherwell (loan) 7 (0)
2016– Exeter City 16 (4)
National team‡
2007–2008 Wales U17 4 (1)
2008–2009 Wales U19 9 (3)
2010–2012 Wales U21 10 (0)
2014– Wales 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 1:14, 25 June 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 26 June 20166 (UTC)

Jake William Trevor Taylor (born 1 December 1991) is a Welsh international professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Exeter City in League Two.

Club career

Reading

Taylor joined Reading at the age of eight. Having scored 20 goals for the club's academy and under-18 sides during the 2009–10 season,[2] he was handed his debut for the Royals in a League Cup game against Northampton Town at the Madejski Stadium on 24 August 2010, which ended in a 3–3 draw, with Northampton winning on penalties. He came on as a second-half substitute for Julian Kelly.[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 May 2011 as a second-half substitute for Michail Antonio in the home game against Derby County.[4]

Aldershot Town

On 28 July 2011, it was agreed that Taylor would go on a one-month loan to Aldershot Town, to take effect from 1 August.[5]

Exeter City

On 21 September 2011 Taylor was loaned to Exeter City on a one-month loan which was subsequently renewed on a monthly basis until the end of the season.[6][7]

Cheltenham Town

On 22 November 2012 Taylor joined Reading team mate Lawson D'Ath on loan at Cheltenham Town until 2 January 2013.[8] He made his Cheltenham debut in a 1–0 win over Barnet on 24 November and scored his first goal for the club on 27 December in the win over Wycombe Wanderers.[9][10] Taylor appeared regularly on the left wing during his initial stay at the club and on 4 January 2013 his loan was extended for another month.[11]

He was recalled by Reading on 28 January,[12] having started just one of Cheltenham's four matches since his loan was extended.[13]

Crawley Town

The following month Taylor joined League One side Crawley Town on an initial one-month loan.[14] He made his debut in the 2–0 win over Bury on 2 March[15] playing in a central midfield role and made a further three appearances before returning to Reading at the end of March.[16]

Return to Reading

On 5 October 2013 Taylor made his first Reading appearance for nearly two-and-a-half years as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Burnley.[17] After his return to the side, Taylor was selected in several match day squads, including the defeats to Leicester City and Middlesbrough, though he remained an unused substitute in both games.[18][19]

In May 2014 Taylor signed a new two-year contract with the option of a third.[20] That season he scored his first goal for Reading in a 1–0 win over Ipswich. Taylor then went on to score the winner in the Carling cup in a 1–0 victory over Scunthorpe.

Leyton Orient

On 26 March 2015, Taylor joined League One side Leyton Orient on loan for the remainder of the 2014-15 season.[21]

Motherwell

On 11 August 2015, Taylor joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Taylor made 8 appearances for Motherwell before being recalled by Reading in January 2016.[22][23]

Exeter City

On 25 January 2016 Taylor joined League Two side Exeter City on a free transfer.[24][25]

International career

Although he was born in England, Taylor is eligible to play for Wales through his grandfather who was born in Barry.[2]

Taylor has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level. On 18 May 2010 Taylor made his debut for the Wales under-21 side in a 1–0 defeat to Austria.[26] In his last game for the under-21's, he captained the side against the Czech Republic in a 5–0 defeat.[27][28]

In September 2014 Taylor was called up to the senior Wales squad for a match against Andorra. Taylor made his senior debut as an 84th-minute substitute for match winner Hal Robson-Kanu in a 2–1 European qualification victory against Cyprus on 13 October 2014.[29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 May 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2010–11[30] Championship 100010—20
2011–12[31] Championship 000000—00
2012–13[32] Premier League 000000—00
2013–14[33] Championship 801000—90
2014–15[34] Championship 2220031—123
2015–16[35] Championship 000000—00
Total 312104100363
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12[31] League Two 3000100040
Exeter City (loan) 2011–12[31] League One 303000000303
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2012–13[32] League Two 81300000111
Crawley Town (loan) 2012–13[32] League One 4000000040
Leyton Orient (loan) 2014–15[34] League One 3000000030
Motherwell (loan) 2015–16[35] Scottish Premiership 700010—80
Exeter City 2015–16[35] League Two 164000000164
2016–17[36] League Two 0000000000
Total 164000000164
Career total 1021040610011211
  1. ↑ Includes Football League Cup & Scottish League Cup matches.

International

As of match played 13 October 2014[37]
Wales
YearAppsGoals
201410
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 31. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Teenager Taylor targets big season ahead". Reading Chronicle. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Reading 3–3 Northampton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Reading vs Derby County". Reading F.C. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Taylor in on loan". Aldershot Town F.C. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Exeter City sign Reading's Jake Taylor on a month's loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Exeter City extend Reading winger Jake Taylor's loan again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Reading duo sign". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Cheltenham 1–0 Barnet". Cheltenhan Town F.C. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Cheltenham 4–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Another month for Jake". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Recall for Jake". Cheltenham Town F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2012–13". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Reds sign Taylor". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Boss praises 'fantastic' Reds". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  16. ↑ "Shrewsbury match preview". Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "League leaders seal win". Reading F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Leicester City 1–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ten men beaten at Boro". Reading F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Taylor and Hector agree deals". Reading F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Taylor joins Leyton Orient on loan". Reading F.C. 26 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "Midfielder Jake Taylor signs on loan". Motherwell F.C. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Taylor loaned to the SPFL". Reading F.C. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Midfielder Jake Taylor joins Exeter City on free transfer from Reading". BBC Sport. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  25. ↑ "Jake Taylor joins Exeter City". Reading F.C. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  26. ↑ "Austria 1–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  27. ↑ "Taylor made". Reading F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  28. ↑ "Czech Republic 5–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  29. ↑ "Celtic defender Adam Matthews withdraws from Wales squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  31. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  32. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  35. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Taylor, Jake". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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