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Robert Thomas Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Finland national team.

Robert Taylor

Taylor playing for JJK in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Robert Thomas Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kuopio, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, wing-back
Club information
Current team	Inter Miami
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2008	JJK
2008–2009	Nottingham Forest
2009–2011	JJK
2011–2013	Lincoln City
2013	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Huima	1	(0)
2011–2013	Lincoln City	0	(0)
2013	→ Boston Town (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2015	JJK	50	(11)
2013	→ Villiketut (reserves)	6	(3)
2016–2017	RoPS	41	(14)
2017–2018	AIK	4	(0)
2018	→ Tromsø (loan)	27	(4)
2019	Tromsø	28	(4)
2020–2022	Brann	57	(12)
2022–	Inter Miami	33	(3)
National team‡
2011	Finland U17	2	(0)
2013	Finland U19	2	(0)
2011	Finland U20	2	(0)
2015–2016	Finland U21	10	(0)
2017–	Finland	20	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 11 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:11, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Taylor joined the youth team at JJK in 2004, and stayed with the club until senior level. During this time, he had spells in the country of his father's birth, England, with Nottingham Forest and then Lincoln City, who he joined on a two-year scholarship in 2011. Taylor was loaned out to Boston Town of the United Counties League in 2013, where he made one appearance.[2] Later in 2013, he joined Barnet, where he was due to sign a professional contract, but this fell through following their relegation from the English Football League.[3]

Taylor played for JJK in the Ykkönen until 2015, when he joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS.

In July 2017, Taylor was sold to AIK for €100,000.[4] He joined Tromsø on loan for the 2018 season, and then permanently for the 2019 season.

On 20 January 2020, Taylor penned a three-year deal with Brann,[5] which saw Ruben Yttergård Jenssen go the other way.

On 11 February 2022, Taylor moved to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami on a two-year deal.[6]

International career

Taylor has been capped by Finland at under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level. He made his debut for the senior side on 9 January 2017 as a substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Morocco.[7]

On 11 October 2020, Taylor scored his first goal in a 2–0 UEFA Nations League victory over Bulgaria.[8]

Personal life

Taylor's father Paul is an English former footballer who played for KuPS in the 1990s.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 6 November 2021.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
JJK	2011[9]	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		―		1	0
Huima	2011[7]	Kolmonen Central and Eastern Finland	1	0	0	0	―		―		—		1	0
Lincoln City	2012–13[9]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	―		—		0	0	0	0
Boston Town (loan)	2012–13[7]	United Counties League Premier Division	1	0	―		―		―		—		1	0
JJK	2013[9]	Veikkausliiga	11	1	1	0	0	0	―		―		12	1
	2014[9]	Ykkönen	18	3	1	0	0	0	―		―		19	3
	2015[9]		21	7	0	0	0	0	―		―		21	7
	Total		50	11	2	0	1	0	―		―		53	11
RoPS	2016[9]	Veikkausliiga	31	11	4	3	5	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	―		44	14
	2017[9]		10	3	0	0	0	0	―		―		10	3
	Total		41	14	4	3	5	0	4	0	―		54	17
AIK	2017[9]	Allsvenskan	4	0	2	0	―		0	0	―		6	0
Tromsø (loan)	2018[9]	Eliteserien	27	4	3	0	―		―		―		30	4
Tromsø	2019[9]		28	4	3	0	―		―		―		31	4
	Total		55	8	6	0	―		―		―		61	8
Brann	2020[9]	Eliteserien	30	6	—		―		―		―		30	6
	2021[9]		27	6	2	2	―		―		―		29	8
	Total		57	12	2	2	―		―		―		59	14
Career total			209	45	16	5	6	0	4	0	0	0	235	48

International

As of match played on 4 June 2021.[10][11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2017	2	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	7	1
	2021	3	0
Total		20	1

International goals

As of match played on 4 June 2021. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Taylor goal.[10][11]

List of international goals scored by Robert Taylor

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2020	Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	13	Bulgaria	1–0	2–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References

External links

• Robert Taylor at the Brann website (in Norwegian)

На других языках

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[de] Robert Taylor (Fußballspieler, 1994)

Robert Thomas Taylor (* 21. Oktober 1994 in Helsinki) ist ein finnischer Fußballnationalspieler.

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- [en] Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)

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[es] Robert Taylor (futbolista)

Robert Taylor (Kuopio , Finlandia, 21 de octubre de 1994) es un futbolista finlandés. Juega como mediocampista en el Inter de Miami de la Major League Soccer.[1]

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[fr] Robert Taylor (football, 1994)

Robert Taylor né le 21 octobre 1994 à Kuopio en Finlande, est un footballeur international finlandais. Il joue au poste d'ailier gauche ou de milieu offensif à l'Inter Miami en MLS.

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[it] Robert Taylor (calciatore 1994)

Robert Thomas Taylor (Kuopio, 21 ottobre 1994) è un calciatore finlandese con cittadinanza inglese, centrocampista dell'Inter Miami e della nazionale finlandese.

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[ru] Тейлор, Роберт (футболист)

Роберт Томас Тейлор (фин. Robert Thomas Taylor; род. 21 октября 1994, Куопио, Финляндия) — финский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Интер Майами» и сборной Финляндии.

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