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Taylor was called up to the [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21]] squad at the age of 17 in 2008. |
Taylor was called up to the [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales under-21]] squad at the age of 17 in 2008. He has subsequently been identified by manager [[Bryan Flynn]] to be one of the country's most promising future talents. Flynn considers him to have a big future for the [[Wales national football team]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/7963039.stm|title=Flynn's fledgling factory|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=26 March 2009|accessdate=19 July 2010|author=Peter Shuttleworth}}</ref> |
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==Style of play== |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys Francis Taylor[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Crewe Alexandra (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U17 | 9 | (0) | |
| Wales U19 | 3 | (0) | |
| Wales U21 | 1 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 4 July 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:53, 4 July 2010 (UTC) | |||
Rhys Francis Taylor (born 7 April 1990) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a goalkeeper, on loan from Chelsea.
Club career
Born in Neath, West Glamorgan, Taylor plays mainly in the Chelsea Reserves and the Youth Team but occasionally gets called to sit on the bench when another goalkeeper get injured. He joined Queens Park Rangers on loan in November 2009 until 4 January 2010.[2] During the 2009–10 season, he made eight appearances for Chelsea's reserve team as their first choice goalkeeper.[3]
He joined League Two team Crewe Alexandra for pre-season training in June 2010 and an agreement was made for him to join the club on loan.[4][5] The loan is initially set to last for two months, with Taylor expected to gain first team experience as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Steve Phillips.[6] The loan was completed on 6 July.[7] On 12 July he appeared for Crewe's first team in a friendly match against Quorn,[8] earning a clean sheet in Crewe's 4-0 win.[9]
International career
Taylor was called up to the Wales under-21 squad at the age of 17 in 2008. He has subsequently been identified by manager Bryan Flynn to be one of the country's most promising future talents. Flynn considers him to have a big future for the Wales national football team.[10]
Style of play
He has been noted to be a brave goalkeeper, not afraid to put his body on the line and he is good with the ball at his feet.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "QPR swoop for Chelsea goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Rhys Taylor". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Gradi awaiting Taylor arrival". Sky Sports. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ "Crewe overcome hitch to sign goalkeeper Rhys Taylor". BBC Sport. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "Taylor deal nears completion". Yahoo! Sports. 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- ^ "Chelsea goalkeeper Rhys Taylor joins Crewe on loan". BBC Sport. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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- ^ [2]
- ^ Peter Shuttleworth (26 March 2009). "Flynn's fledgling factory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
External links
- Rhys Taylor profile at the Football Association of Wales website
- Rhys Taylor at Soccerbase
- Sky Sports profile
- ESPN SoccerNet profile