Marcus Tavernier

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Marcus Tavernier
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Tavernier in 2022
Personal information
Full name Marcus Joseph Tavernier [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger [4]
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 16
Youth career
Newcastle United
2013–2017 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Middlesbrough 135 (18)
2018 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 7 (0)
2022– AFC Bournemouth 53 (8)
International career
2017–2018 England U19 8 (1)
2018–2019 England U20 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Marcus Joseph Tavernier (born 22 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. Tavernier has also represented England at U19 and U20 level. [5]

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Club career

Middlesbrough

Tavernier was born in Leeds. Having previously played for Newcastle United, he joined the academy of Middlesbrough at under-14 level and became a regular for the side in the Premier League 2. He also played in two games for his club in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League. [6]

Tavernier made his professional debut for the club in the second round of the EFL Cup, starting in a 3–0 win against Scunthorpe United at the Riverside Stadium on 22 August 2017. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in the EFL Cup, during a 3–1 loss to Bournemouth at Dean Court, [8] and his first league goal in the Championship in a 1–0 win over rivals Sunderland at the Riverside Stadium on 5 November. [9]

On 17 January 2018, Tavernier joined relegation-threatened EFL League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. [10] He made his debut for the club three days later in a 2–1 defeat to relegation rivals Northampton Town. [11] The club were subsequently relegated to the fourth tier of English football at the end of their unsuccessful campaign, [12] with Tavernier failing to score in any of his eight total appearances. [13]

In December 2017, Tavernier signed a new contract for 31⁄2 years. [14] In January 2020, this was extended until summer 2023. [15]

AFC Bournemouth

On 29 July 2022, Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder confirmed that the club had accepted a bid for Tavernier from an unnamed Premier League club. [16] On 1 August 2022, Tavernier joined Bournemouth on a five-year deal. [17] Tavernier made his debut for the club on 6 August in a 2–0 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League. He was praised by manager Scott Parker for his performance in the match. [18]

On 16 June 2023, he signed a new deal until 2028.

International career

Tavernier made his international debut at U19 level, starting in a 2–2 draw against Slovakia U19s at the NTC Senec stadium on 9 October 2017. [19] In July 2018, he was included in the squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [20] He scored in a group stage draw against Ukraine. [21]

In May 2019, he was included in the England U20 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament. [22]

Personal life

Tavernier was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. [23] His older brother, James Tavernier, is a footballer who plays for and is captain of Rangers. [24]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough U23 2016–17 [25] ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
Middlesbrough 2017–18 [13] Championship 51—31—82
2018–19 [26] Championship2032051—274
2019–20 [27] Championship3732010—403
2020–21 [28] Championship2931021—324
2021–22 [29] Championship4454000—485
Total13515901130015518
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2017–18 [13] League One 7010——80
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 [30] Premier League 2350000—235
2023-24 [31] Premier League3033120—354
Total538312000589
Career total195231311332122328
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

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  6. ↑ "Marcus Tavernier UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Middlesbrough 3–0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bournemouth 3–1 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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  11. ↑ "Northampton Town 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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  13. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marcus Tavernier in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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