Joel Taylor (footballer)

Joel Taylor (born 24 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for National League club Chesterfield.

Joel Taylor
Personal information
Full name Joel Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996
Place of birth West Bromwich, England
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2016 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Stoke City 0 (0)
2017 → Rochdale (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2019 Kidderminster Harriers 50 (2)
2018–2019 → Halesowen Town (loan) ? (?)
2019–2020 Chester 37 (0)
2020– Chesterfield 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 8 December 2020

Career

Stoke City

Taylor began his career at Stoke City where he progressed through their Academy and signed a professional contract in 2014.[2] Taylor joined League One side Rochdale on loan in January 2017.[3] He made his Football League debut on 4 February 2017 against Bristol Rovers.[4] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season.[5]

Kidderminster

Taylor joined Kidderminster Harriers in June 2017. On 4 December 2018, Taylor was loaned out to Halesowen Town until 5 January 2019.[6] The deal was later extended for one month further.[7] He returned to Kidderminster on 8 February 2019.[8]

Chester

On 21 May 2019, Chester confirmed the signing of Taylor on a one-year deal.[9]

Chesterfield

On 8 December 2020, Taylor joined Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his debut later that day, in a 1–0 victory over Sutton United.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 December 2020 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City U23 2016–17[13] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Stoke City 2016–17[13] Premier League 000000—00
Stoke total 0000003030
Rochdale (loan) 2016–17[13] League One 1000000010
Kidderminster Harriers 2017–18[14] National League North 25021—1[lower-alpha 2]0281
Kidderminster Harriers 2018–19[15] National League North 25200—00272
Kidderminster total 502210010533
Chester 2019–20 National League North 30010—5[lower-alpha 3]0360
2020–21 National League North 7030—00100
Total 37040—50460
Chesterfield 2020–21[16] National League 11——0011
Career total 8936100901044
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. 4 appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League North Play Offs

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. "Joel Taylor 'has all the attributes' to break into Premier League first team". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. "Joel Taylor: Stoke City full-back joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. "Rochdale v Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. "Potters Submit Retained List". Stoke City Official Site. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. Taylor to join Yeltz, harriers.co.uk, 4 December 2018
  7. Heaton added to squad, harriers.co.uk, 4 January 2019
  8. Taylor back with Harriers, harriers.co.uk, 8 February 2019
  9. "Chester Football Club – Official Website » BREAKING | Joel Taylor signs up for the Blues!". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. "Spireites sign defender". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 8 December 2020.
  11. "Sutton United 0–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020.
  12. Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  13. "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  14. Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  15. Joel Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. "Games played by Joel Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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