Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1998)

Jack Henry Philip Taylor (born 23 June 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United.

Jack Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jack Henry Philip Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 8
Youth career
2005–2012 Chelsea
2012–2016 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Barnet 106 (13)
2016 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 7 (0)
2020– Peterborough United 30 (5)
National team‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:31, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:23, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet in 2012. He signed a two-year professional contract in April 2016.[4] He made his debut for the first team on 4 October 2016 in an EFL Trophy match against Norwich City.[5]

Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for a month on 28 October 2016.[6] He was recalled from loan in December, and made his league debut against Yeovil Town on 10 December.[7]

After being a standout player for Barnet in the early stages of the 2019–20 season, he joined Peterborough United on 7 January 2020 for an initial fee of £500,000.[8]

International career

Taylor is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his father being from county Galway in Ireland and he's had Irish citizenship since birth.Taylor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament in June 2019.[9] Taylor scored a brace in a training match against the senior team on 30 May 2019.[10] He made his debut as a substitute against Bahrain U23 on 9 June.[11] He received his first senior call-up in November 2020 for a UEFA Nations League match against Bulgaria.[12]

Personal life

Taylor also holds Irish citizenship. His father is from County Galway in Ireland. Taylor's older brother Harry (born 1997) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and is now a professional at Barnet.[13]

Career statistics
As of 7 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2016–17[14] League Two 14000001[lower-alpha 1]0150
2017–18[15] League Two 38210102[lower-alpha 1]1423
2018–19[15][16] National League 30371003[lower-alpha 2]0404
2019–20[15] National League 24831001[lower-alpha 2]0289
Total 10613112107112516
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2016–17[15] National League South 6000000060
Peterborough United 2019–20[15] League One 112000000112
2020–21[15] League One 103111000124
Total 215111000236
Career total 13318123207115422
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. http://www.efl.com/news/article/2016/efl-club-retained-and-released-lists-published-3151313.aspx
  2. "Jack Taylor". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. Harry and Jack Taylor sign new deals with the Bees!
  5. Barnet vs. Norwich City U23 0 - 5
  6. Jack Taylor seals loan move
  7. Yeovil Town v Barnet
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51018578
  9. Ireland U21: Kenny names Toulon tournament squad
  10. REPORT: Jack Taylor brace secures U-21 victory
  11. Ireland Under-21s into Toulon semis after Bahrain win
  12. "Squad Update | Four players called into squad for Bulgaria". Football Association of Ireland. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. Football - Harry Taylor
  14. "Games played by Jack Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  15. Jack Taylor - Soccerway
  16. Barnet 2—2 Havant & Waterlooville
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