Taylor Saghabi (born 25 December 1990) is an Australian-born Cook Islands professional footballer with heritage from Lebanon and Cook Islands, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cook Islands national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taylor Andrew Marsters Saghabi | ||
Date of birth | (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003 | Parramatta FC | ||
2004 | Hills United FC | ||
2005–2006 | Parramatta Eagles | ||
2007 | Manly United FC | ||
2008–2009 | Blacktown City Demons | ||
2009 | Sydney Olympic FC | ||
2010 | Dulwich Hill FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Titikaveka | ||
2011–2014 | West Ryde Rovers | ||
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Cook Islands | 10 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2015 |
The attacking midfielder played for Parramatta FC, Hills United FC, Parramatta Eagles, Manly United FC, Blacktown City Demons, Sydney Olympic FC and Dulwich Hill FC in the youth,[2] as well on senior side for Titikaveka F.C., Puaikura F.C., West Ryde Rovers.[3][4]
Saghabi made his debut for the national team on 27 August 2011 in a 4–0 loss against Papua New Guinea. He played in 10 games and scored 6 goals for the Cook Islands national football team.[5]
Cook Islands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 7 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 3 | 4 |
Total | 10 | 6 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[6]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 1 September 2011 | Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay, New Caledonia[note 1] | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2011 Pacific Games | [7] |
2. | 2–0 | ||||||
3. | 31 August 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
4. | 2–0 | ||||||
5. | 3–0 | ||||||
6. | 2 September 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | [9] | |
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