Jake Taylor (footballer)

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Jake Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jake William Trevor Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-01) 1 December 1991 (age 21)
Place of birth Ascot, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger, Midfielder, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 25
Youth career
1999–2009 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009– Reading 1 (0)
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)
National team‡
2007–2008 Wales U17 4 (1)
2008– Wales U19 9 (3)
2010– Wales U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:57, 17 March 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:51, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Jake William Trevor Taylor (born 1 December 1991 in Ascot, Berkshire) is a Wales under-21 international footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Reading. Taylor attended St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School, in Slough, until the age of 16[citation needed].

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Club career [edit]

Taylor joined Reading at the age of eight. Having scored 20 goals for the clubs academy and under-18 sides during the 2009–10 season,[2] he was handed his debut for the Royals in a Football 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 match against Derby County.[4]

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] 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]

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]

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]

International career [edit]

Born in England, Taylor instead chose to play for Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who was born in Cardiff.[2] He made his debut for the Wales under-21 side on 18 May 2010 in a 1–0 defeat to Austria.[17] In his last game for the under-21's, he captained the side against the Czech Republic though he could not prevent a 5–0 defeat.[18][19]

Career statistics [edit]

As of match played 16 March 2013[20]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2010–11 Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12 League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Exeter City (loan) 2011–12 League One 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 3
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2012–13 League Two 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Crawley Town (loan) 2012–13 League One 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 46 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 51 4

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ a b "Teenager Taylor targets big season ahead". The Reading Chronicle. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  3. ^ "Reading 3–3 Northampton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  4. ^ "Reading vs Derby County". Reading F.C. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-09. 
  5. ^ "Taylor in on Loan". Aldershot Town official website. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  6. ^ "Exeter City sign Reading's Jake Taylor on a month's loan". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2012. 
  7. ^ "Exeter City extend Reading winger Jake Taylor's loan again". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2012. 
  8. ^ "Reading duo sign". Cheltenham Town FC. Retrieved 22 November 2012. 
  9. ^ "Cheltenham 1–0 Barnet". Cheltenhan Town FC. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  10. ^ "Cheltenham 4 – 0 Wycombe". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2012. 
  11. ^ "Another Month For Jake". CHELTENHAM TOWN FC. Retrieved 4 January 2013. 
  12. ^ "Recall for Jake". Cheltenham Town FC. Retrieved 28 January 2013. 
  13. ^ "Games played by Jake Taylor in 2012/13". Soccerbase. 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. ^ "Austria 1–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  18. ^ "Taylor made". Reading F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2013. 
  19. ^ "Czech Republic 5–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2013. 
  20. ^ "Jake Taylor". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 November 2012. 

External links [edit]

Reading F.C. – current squad
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