Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph William John Taylor [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 November 2002||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Norwich City | |||
Swaffham Town | |||
King's Lynn Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | King's Lynn Town | 1 | (0) |
2021 | → Wroxham (loan) | 11 | (20) |
2021–2023 | Peterborough United | 12 | (0) |
2023– | Luton Town | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Colchester United (loan) | 25 | (11) |
2024 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 19 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:22, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
Joseph William John Taylor (born 18 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Luton Town, and the Wales under-21 national team.
Taylor began his career in the academy at Norwich City, before being released at the age of 15. After a period at Swaffham Town, Taylor signed for King's Lynn Town at the age of 16. [4]
Taylor signed a one-year contract extension King's Lynn in December 2020. [5] Taylor joined Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Wroxham on loan ahead of the 2021–22 season, making his debut on the opening day against Walsham-le-Willows. [6] In his first home match, Taylor scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed Thetford Town 7–2. [7] In October 2021, Taylor was recalled by King's Lynn after scoring 21 goals in just thirteen appearances [8] and made his National League debut off of the bench in a 1–0 home defeat to Solihull Moors. [9]
On 15 November 2021, Taylor joined Championship club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal, initially joining up with the club's under-23 squad. [10] In December 2021, it was reported that Taylor had been impressing in the under-23 squad and would begin training with the first-team. [11] After scoring a hat-trick in a Premier League Cup quarter-final victory against Charlton Athletic, [12] Taylor made his first-team debut four days later on 8 March 2022 in a 1–1 draw with second-placed AFC Bournemouth. [13]
He scored his first goal for Peterborough in an EFL Cup win over Plymouth Argyle on 10 August 2022. [14]
On 31 January 2023, Taylor signed for Championship club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. [15]
On 5 August 2023, Taylor signed for League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan. [16] He was recalled from his loan on 8 January 2024. [17]
On 9 January 2024, Taylor signed for League One club Lincoln City for the remainder of the season. [18] He made his debut the following weekend in the 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers. [19] He scored his first goal against Exeter City on 17 February 2024 to secure a 1–0 win. [20] He won the EFL League One Player of the Month and the EFL Young Player of the Month for March 2024, following 6 goals and an assist which included his first professional hat-trick in the 5–0 win over Bristol Rovers. [21] [22] [23]
In September 2022 Taylor made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the starting line-up for the 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21. [24] [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
King's Lynn Town | 2021–22 [26] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wroxham (loan) | 2021–22 | Eastern Counties Premier Division | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 13 | 21 | |
Peterborough United | 2021–22 [26] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2022–23 [27] | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Luton Town | 2022–23 [27] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2023–24 [28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 [28] | League Two | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
Lincoln City (loan) | 2023–24 [28] | League One | 19 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | ||
Career total | 73 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 44 |
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