| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caleb Joaquin Taylor [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 45 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2025– | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:41, 24 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Caleb Joaquin Taylor (born 14 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Millwall. [3]
Born in Burnley, [4] Taylor is the son of former Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers centre-back Martin Taylor. [5] [6]
Taylor joined West Bromwich Albion's academy at under-10 level. [7] Taylor was named in their matchday squad for the first time on 9 May 2021 for a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal. [8] On 25 August 2021, Taylor made his debut, starting in a 6–0 defeat against Arsenal. After Robert Snodgrass' substitution in the 74th minute, Taylor was given the captains armband, captaining the side until his substitution in the 82nd minute. [9] [10] On 13 August 2024, Taylor started as the team's captain for the first time in a 2-1 away defeat against Fleetwood Town in the Carabao cup first round. [11] After being recalled from his loan at Wycombe, Taylor scored his first goal for West Brom in a defeat against Bournemouth in the F.A. Cup 3rd Round on 11 January 2025.
On 22 July 2022, Taylor joined EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal. [12] Taylor made his debut for the Robins on 30 July 2022 coming on as a sub in the 75th minute against Peterborough United in a 3–2 defeat. [13] Taylor scored his first goal for the Robins in a 3–2 defeat to Derby County on 14 January 2023, also grabbing an assist. It was also on the same day as his 20th birthday. [14]
On 1 February 2024, he joined Bolton Wanderers on loan, [15] making his debut for the Trotters two days later in a 1-1 draw with Barnsley at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. [16]
Taylor signed a new four-year deal with West Brom in July 2024. [17] He joined League One club Wycombe Wanderers on a season long loan on 30 August 2024. [18] Having impressed over the first half of the season, Taylor was recalled from his loan spell on 2 January 2025 with Wycombe sitting top of the league. [19] Having made one appearance for West Bromwich Albion, scoring a consolation in a 5–1 FA Cup defeat to AFC Bournemouth, [20] he returned to Wycombe Wanderers for the remainder of the season on 29 January 2025. [21]
On 29 August 2025, Taylor joined Millwall on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. [22] [23]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion U23 | 2020–21 [24] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 [25] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [27] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 [29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 [26] | League One | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 [27] | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2024–25 [28] | League One | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Millwall | 2025–26 [29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 92 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 6 | ||
West Bromwich Albion U23