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Jack Henry Philip Taylor (born 23 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United. Born in England, he has represented Ireland at youth level.

Jack Taylor

Personal information
Full name	Jack Henry Philip Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Peterborough United
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2012	Chelsea
2012–2016	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Barnet	106	(13)
2016	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	6	(0)
2020–	Peterborough United	97	(11)
National team‡
2019–2020	Republic of Ireland U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:23, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet in 2012. He made his senior debut as a 15 year old when he came on as substitute in a 3–1 Herts Senior Cup win over Hatfield Town on 3 December 2013.[4] He signed a two-year professional contract in April 2016,[5] making his professional debut for the first team on 4 October 2016 in an EFL Trophy match against Norwich City.[6]

Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for a month on 28 October 2016.[7] He was recalled from loan in December, and made his league debut against Yeovil Town on 10 December.[8]

After being a standout player for Barnet in the early stages of the 2019–20 season, he joined Peterborough United on 7 January 2020 for an initial fee of £500,000.[9]

International career

Taylor is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his grandfather being from county Longford in Ireland and he's had Irish citizenship since birth. Taylor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament in June 2019.[10] Taylor scored a brace in a training match against the senior team on 30 May 2019.[11] He made his debut as a substitute against Bahrain U23 on 9 June.[12] He received his first senior call-up in November 2020 for a UEFA Nations League match against Bulgaria.[13] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2020.[14]

Personal life

Taylor also holds Irish citizenship. His grandfather is from County Longford in Ireland. Taylor's older brother Harry (born 1997) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and is now a professional at Southend United.[15]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnet	2013–14[4][16]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	―		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2014–15[17]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	―		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2015–16[18]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[19]	League Two	14	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
	2017–18[20][21]	League Two	38	2	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	1	43	3
	2018–19[20][22]	National League	30	3	7	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	40	4
	2019–20[20]	National League	24	8	3	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	28	9
	Total		106	13	11	2	1	0	11	1	129	16
Hampton & Richmond (loan)	2016–17[20]	National League South	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Peterborough United	2019–20[20]	League One	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
	2020–21[20]	League One	36	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	40	7
	2021–22[20]	Championship	34	3	1	0	0	0	―		35	3
	2022–23[20]	League One	15	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	18	2
	Total		102	11	3	2	3	0	2	1	110	14
Career total			208	24	14	4	4	0	13	2	239	30

Honours

Individual

• FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year: 2020[14]

References

External links

• Jack Taylor at Soccerway

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