Corey Blackett-Taylor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Erdington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2019 | → Walsall (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:37, 17 March 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers. He has represented England at Under-17 level.
Life and career
Blackett-Taylor joined Aston Villa at the age of 11 and worked his way up through the team's academy age groups.[3] Blackett-Taylor attended Handsworth Grammar School and donated both an England and Aston Villa shirt to the school having signed his first professional contract with Villa in 2016.[4] He has one child and is younger brother of Semi -Profootballer Daryl Tyalor . Blackett -Taylor stated his Football Idol are Kylain Mbappe and Raheem Sterling, Blackett-Taylor In the 2015–16 season he scored five goals in his opening nine matches for the Villa Under-18s side and was later selected for the annual international seven-a-side tournament, the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens, which Villa won for the record sixth time.[3] He was named on the first team bench for a Football League Cup match against Notts County by Tim Sherwood in August 2015 but did not take part, Villa won 5–3 in extra time.[5]
Blackett-Taylor was named on the bench for a league match the first time on 7 March 2017 and replaced Neil Taylor to make his debut in the 87th minute in a 1–0 loss to Huddersfield.[6]
On 26 June 2019, Blackett-Taylor signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League One side Tranmere Rovers.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2016–17[8] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2018–19[10] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2019–20[11] | League One | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5 |
| Career total | 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Walsall Fc" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Corey Taylor - Midfielder - First Team - Tranmere Rovers Football Club". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Who is Corey Blackett-Taylor? A quick lowdown on Aston Villa's substitute winger at Huddersfield". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "England Team Shirt". Handsworth Grammar School. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Aston Villa vs. Notts County". ESPN. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Corey: Tranmere is a place where you want to be". Tranmere Rovers. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Corey Blackett-Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
- Corey Blackett-Taylor at Soccerbase
