| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Gardner-Hickman [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Telford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City (on loan from Bristol City) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bristol City (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bristol City | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 20 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Taylor Gardner-Hickman (born 30 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City, on loan from EFL Championship club Bristol City. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion and has represented England at under-20 level.
Gardner-Hickman was born in Telford. [3] He is of Irish descent through his great-grandparents. [4]
Having joined West Bromwich Albion's academy aged 7, Gardner-Hickman progressed through the club's youth academy. [5] Gardner-Hickman made three appearances for the club's under-21 side in the 2020–21 EFL Trophy, scoring one goal. [6] He was named in a West Bromwich Albion matchday squad for the first time on 9 May 2021 for a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal. [7] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal. [8] He made his league debut for the club on 3 November 2021, starting at right wing-back as a replacement for the suspended Darnell Furlong in a 1–0 win over Hull City. [9] On 30 December 2021, Gardner-Hickman signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2026. [10] Gardner-Hickman scored his first senior goal on 15 October 2022 in a 2-0 win at Reading. [11]
On 22 August 2023, Hickman joined Bristol City on a season long loan with an option to buy. [12]
In December 2023, Gardner-Hickman was voted Bristol City's November Player of the Month, receiving 49% of the votes. [13]
On 15 January 2024, the club announced that they had exercised their option to buy and Gardner-Hickman had joined the club on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [14]
Gardner-Hickman joined recently relegated League One club Birmingham City on 23 August 2024 on loan for the rest of the season. [15] The deal included an option to buy the player at the end of the season, which Birmingham confirmed on 3 February 2025 that they would be taking up. [16]
On 25 March 2022, Gardner-Hickman made his England U20 debut in a 2–0 defeat to Poland in Bielsko-Biała. [17] and a 3–1 win over Germany in Colchester.
Gardner-Hickman is primarily a right-sided player and is capable of playing at full-back, as a wide midfielder or in central midfield. [5] In March 2022, manager Steve Bruce stated that he "believes his best position is right-back". [18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion U21 | 2020–21 [6] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [20] | Championship | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 [21] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 60 | 2 | |||
| Bristol City (loan) | 2023–24 [21] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Bristol City | 2023–24 [21] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Birmingham City (loan) | 2024–25 [22] | League One | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 109 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 4 | ||