Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)

Robert Thomas Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Eliteserien club Brann and the Finland national team.

Robert Taylor
Taylor playing for JJK in 2015
Personal information
Full name Robert Thomas Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
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 28 (4)
2020– Brann 26 (5)
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 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 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. Taylor 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 July 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, Taylor penned a three-year deal with Brann,[5] which saw Ruben Yttergård Jenssen go the other way.

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 1–0 friendly win over Morocco.[6]

On 11 October 2020, Taylor scored his first goal in a 2–0 UEFA Nations League victory over Bulgaria.[7]

Personal life

Taylor's father, Paul is an English former footballer who played for KuPS in the 1990s.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JJK 2011[8] Veikkausliiga 000010—―10
Huima 2011[6] Kolmonen Central and Eastern Finland 1000――—10
Lincoln City 2012–13[8] Conference Premier 0000―—0000
Boston Town (loan) 2012–13[6] United Counties League Premier Division 10―――—10
JJK 2013[8] Veikkausliiga 1111000――121
2014[8] Ykkönen 1831000――193
2015[8] Ykkönen 2170000――217
Total 50112010――5311
RoPS 2016[8] Veikkausliiga 311143504[lower-alpha 1]0―4414
2017[8] Veikkausliiga 1030000――103
Total4114435040―5417
AIK 2017[8] Allsvenskan 4020―00―60
Tromsø (loan) 2018[8] Eliteserien 27430―――304
Tromsø 2019[8] Eliteserien 28430―――314
Total55860―――618
Brann 2020[8] Eliteserien 265—―――265
Career total 1783814360400020241
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 11 November 2020[9][10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201720
201850
201930
202051
Total151

International goals
As of match played 11 November 2020. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Taylor goal.[9][10]
List of international goals scored by Robert Taylor
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2020Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland13 Bulgaria1–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References
  1. "altomfotball.no: Robert Taylor – Tromsø – Eliteserien, 2018". TV 2. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Scholars Out For Experience – News – Lincoln City". www.redimps.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. Kaarkoski, Tuomas. "Robert Taylor tekee paluun JJK:hon". KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. "BRIEF-AIK Fotboll signs on Robert Taylor from finnish fotball club..." Reuters. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. https://www.brann.no/nyheter/robert-taylor-har-signert-for-brann
  6. "Robert Taylor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. Hirvonen, Hinni (11 October 2020). "Huuhkajat kukisti kotiyleisön edessä Bulgarian – Robert Taylorille maajoukkueuran avausmaali". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. Robert Taylor at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. "Robert Taylor". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. "Robert Taylor". European Football. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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