Lionel Taylor (footballer)

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Lionel Taylor
Personal information
Full name Joseph Lionel Taylor
Date of birth (1984-01-22) 22 January 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Samoa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vailima Kiwi FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004– Vailima Kiwi FC 410
International career
2007– Samoa 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2016

Joseph Lionel Taylor (born 22 January 1984) is a Samoan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vailima Kiwi FC in the Samoa National League. [1] [2]

He played for Lupe o le Soaga in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League. [3]

In the 2016 OFC Champions League, he was one of six players red-carded during Vailima Kiwi's match with Nadi F.C.. [4] [5] He was selected for the Samoan team for the 2016 OFC nations cup. [6]

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References

  1. "Lionel Taylor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. "Samoa - L. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "Samoans Make Their Debut At Govind Park". Fiji Sun. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  4. "Six players red-carded in fiery OFC Champions League match in Auckland". Stuff. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. "Sport: Kiwi FC warned about discipline after card-fest". RNZ. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. Mathias Huckert (24 May 2016). "Prepared for P.N.G." Samoa Observer. Retrieved 5 May 2023.