Dale Taylor

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Dale Taylor
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wycombe Wanderers
(on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2020 Linfield
2020–2022 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2023Burton Albion (loan) 20 (5)
2023–Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 34 (5)
International career
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 Northern Ireland U17 11 (1)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 2 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 8 (2)
2021– Northern Ireland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Dale Taylor (born 12 December 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from Nottingham Forest, and the Northern Ireland national team. [2]

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Club career

Taylor is a former youth academy player of Linfield. He joined English club Nottingham Forest in July 2020. [3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2020. [4] On 4 July 2022, Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Forest. [5]

On 23 August 2022, Taylor made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup. [6] On 20 January 2023, Taylor signed on loan with EFL League One side Burton Albion for the remainder of the season. [7] [8] Taylor scored his first senior league goal in a 2–0 victory over Oxford United on 28 January 2023. [9]

On 23 July 2023, Taylor signed with League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan. [10] In the 2024 EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, Taylor scored an 89th-minute equaliser against Peterborough United, but Wycombe went on to lose the match 2–1. [11]

International career

Taylor is a Northern Irish youth international. [12] In November 2021, he received his first call-up to senior team. [13] He made his senior team debut on 12 November 2021 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifier win against Lithuania. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 00001010
2023–24 Premier League00000000
Total0000100010
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23 League One 2050000205
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2023–24 League One264201043337
Career total4692020435412

International

As of match played 20 November 2023 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 202110
202350
Total60

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

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  13. "World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland call-up for Nottingham Forest teenager Dale Taylor". 4 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. "Dale Taylor reacts to Northern Ireland debut in win over Lithuania". 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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