Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan from 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 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 0 (0)
2021– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 England U17 12 (1)
2019– England U19 5 (2)
2020– England U20 1 (0)
* 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 20:01, 13 October 2020 (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 4 January 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win against Port Vale in the FA Cup.[9] On 7 December 2020, Harwood-Bellis signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024.[10]

On 1 February 2021, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11]

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.[12]

Harwood-Bellis made his U20 debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2019–20[14] Premier League 001120100041
2020–21[15] 00202000—40
Career total 003140100081

    References
    1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    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. "Harwood-Bellis signs new City deal". Manchester City Football Club. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
    11. "Rovers complete second deadline day deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    12. "European Under-17 Championship: England lose heavily against the Netherlands". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    13. Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
    14. "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
    15. "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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