| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Paul Antonio Taylor [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1996 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hednesford Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Rochdale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | 56 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Chester | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Chesterfield | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Notts County | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Wealdstone | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chester | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hednesford Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:18, 29 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joel Paul Antonio Taylor (born 24 March 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hednesford Town.
Taylor began his career at Stoke City where he progressed through their Academy and signed a professional contract in 2014. [3] Taylor joined League One side Rochdale on loan in January 2017. [4] He made his Football League debut on 4 February 2017 against Bristol Rovers. [5] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2016–17 season. [6]
Taylor joined Kidderminster Harriers in June 2017. On 4 December 2018, Taylor was loaned out to Halesowen Town until 5 January 2019. [7] The deal was later extended for one month further. [8] He returned to Kidderminster on 8 February 2019. [9]
On 21 May 2019, Chester confirmed the signing of Taylor on a one-year deal. [10]
On 8 December 2020, Taylor joined Chesterfield for an undisclosed fee. [11] He made his debut later that day, in a 1–0 victory over Sutton United. [12]
On 13 July 2021, Taylor joined Chesterfield's rivals Notts County on a two-year deal, signing for an undisclosed fee. [13]
On 12 November 2022, Taylor joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a two-month loan deal. [14]
On 13 March 2023, Taylor departed Notts County after his contract was terminated by mutual consent. [15]
The day after his release from Notts County, Taylor joined National League play-off hopefuls Wealdstone. [16] Taylor was released by Wealdstone at the end of the 2022-2023 season. [17]
On 30 May 2023, it was announced that Taylor would be rejoining Chester on a one-year deal. [18]
On 27 May 2024, Taylor joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town. [19]
Hednesford Town
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17 [21] | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City | 2016–17 [21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2016–17 [21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2017–18 [22] [23] | National League North | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 [24] | National League North | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |||
| Halesowen Town (loan) | 2018–19 [25] | SFL Premier Division Central | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chester | 2019–20 [2] [26] [27] | National League North | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [c] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [2] [28] | National League North | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2020–21 [29] | National League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Notts County | 2021–22 [30] | National League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [31] | National League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2022–23 [31] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2022–23 [2] | National League South | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chester | 2023–24 [32] | National League North | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 177 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 214 | 4 | ||