Samuel Taylor (footballer, born 2003)

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Samuel Taylor
Personal information
Full name Samuel David Taylor [1]
Date of birth (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 21) [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tranmere Rovers
Number 20
Youth career
–2022 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Tranmere Rovers 7 (2)
2023Bootle (loan) 9 (1)
2024–2025Oldham Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:27, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

Samuel David Taylor (born 23 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tranmere Rovers.

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Career

Taylor signed his first professional contract with Tranmere Rovers in January 2022, having scored eleven goals in half-a-season for the under-18 team. [4] He made his first-team debut at Prenton Park on 4 October, in a 5–3 defeat to Leeds United U23 in the EFL Trophy. [5]

In February 2023, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West side Bootle on loan. [6]

On 30 December 2024, he signed a one month loan deal with National League club Oldham Athletic. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2022–23 [8] EFL League Two 3110002 [a] 061
Career total3110002061
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Tranmere Rovers – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 141. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. "Sam Taylor - U18s - Tranmere Rovers Football Club". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. "S. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  4. "Sam Taylor signs first professional contract". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. "Tranmere Rovers 3-5 Leeds United U21s". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. Gordon, James (3 February 2023). "Bootle Snap Up Young Forward". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. "Taylor joins on loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. "Games played by Samuel Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.