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Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. He has represented England at Under-19 level.

Corey Blackett-Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Corey Josiah Paul Blackett-Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Erdington, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	23
Youth career
2007–2016	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Aston Villa	1	(0)
2019	→ Walsall (loan)	10	(0)
2019–2021	Tranmere Rovers	44	(3)
2021–	Charlton Athletic	40	(5)
National team‡
2013	England U19	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:00, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Career

Aston Villa

Blackett-Taylor joined Aston Villa and worked his way up through the team's academy age groups.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

Tranmere Rovers

On 26 June 2019, Blackett-Taylor signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League One side Tranmere Rovers.[6] He made his debut on 17 September 2019, in a 2–2 home draw against Peterborough United.[7] Blackett-Taylor scored his first professional goal on 13 October 2019, a late winner in a 1–0 away victory over Coventry City.[8]

Blackett-Taylor left Tranmere at the end of his contract in July 2021.[9]

Charlton Athletic

On 20 August 2021, Blackett-Taylor joined Charlton Athletic on a short-term deal until January 2022.[10] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 6–1 EFL Trophy tie victory against Crawley Town on 31 August 2021.[11]

On 18 November 2021, it was announced that Blackett-Taylor had signed an extension to his contract at Charlton Athletic until at least 2023.[12]

Personal life

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.[13] His older brother, Daryl Taylor, is a former professional footballer and strength coach.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2016–17[15]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2017–18[16]		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Aston Villa total		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Walsall (loan)	2018–19[17]	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Tranmere Rovers	2019–20[18]		24	2	6	2	1	0	3	1	34	5
	2020–21[19]	League Two	20	1	3	1	1	0	4	1	28	3
	Tranmere Rovers total		44	3	9	3	2	0	7	2	62	8
Charlton Athletic	2021–22[20]	League One	27	2	2	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	34	3
	2022–23[21]		13	3	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	3
	Charlton Athletic total		40	5	2	0	1	0	6	1	49	6
Career total			95	8	11	3	4	0	13	3	123	14

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2020–21[22]

References

External links

• Corey Blackett-Taylor at Soccerbase

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