Personal information | |||
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Full name | Caleb Joaquin Taylor [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wycombe Wanderers (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 45 | (2) |
2024 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2024– | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 14 September 2024 (UTC) |
Caleb Joaquin Taylor (born 14 January 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. [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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2022–23 [20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [21] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2024–25 [22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23 [20] | League One | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 2 |
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 [21] | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
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