Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Harwood-Bellis with Anderlecht in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis [1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Southampton
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2019	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Manchester City	0	(0)
2021	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	19	(0)
2021–2022	→ Anderlecht (loan)	16	(0)
2022	→ Stoke City (loan)	22	(0)
2022–2023	→ Burnley (loan)	32	(1)
2023–2024	→ Southampton (loan)	40	(2)
2024–	Southampton	23	(1)
International career‡
2017–2018	England U16	10	(1)
2018–2019	England U17	12	(2)
2019	England U19	5	(2)
2020	England U20	1	(0)
2021–2024	England U21	26	(0)
2024–	England	1	(1)
Medal record Representing   England UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Southampton and the England national team.

Coming through the youth academy at Manchester City, he made his first team debut in 2019, scoring his first goal the following year. He has since spent time on loan with Blackburn Rovers, Anderlecht, Stoke City, Burnley and Southampton, before joining the latter club at the end of the 2023–24 season.

Harwood-Bellis has represented his country at U16, U17, U19, U20, U21 and full international level. In November 2024, he received his first call-up for the England senior team and scored on his debut against the Republic of Ireland.

Club career

Manchester City

2018–2020

From Stockport, Harwood-Bellis started playing with Manchester City from the age of six. ^[3] He came through the same Stockport Metro Junior League that produced City team-mate Phil Foden. ^[4] Harwood-Bellis formed a centre-back partnership with Eric Garcia as part of the City youth side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final in 2019. ^[5]

On 24 September 2019, Harwood-Bellis made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie away against Preston North End. ^{[6] [7]} He made his second appearance for City and his debut in European competitions with his 82nd-minute introduction during a 4–1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage on 11 December 2019. ^[8]

On 4 January 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win against Port Vale in the FA Cup. ^[9] On 7 December 2020, Harwood-Bellis signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024. ^[10]

Blackburn Rovers and Anderlecht loans

On 1 February 2021, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[11] Five days later, he made his debut for Blackburn as a substitute for Ryan Nyambe in a 1–0 away league defeat by Queens Park Rangers. ^[12]

On 27 June, Harwood-Bellis joined Belgian First Division A side Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal. ^[13]

Stoke City (loan)

On 11 January 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[14] Harwood-Bellis was a regular in the side for the remainder of the season, playing 24 times as Stoke finished in 14th position. ^[15]

Burnley (loan)

On 1 July 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Burnley on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^[16] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 1–1 draw against Preston North End. ^[17] On 31 May 2023, he returned to his parent club, Manchester City, upon expiration of his loan.

Southampton

On 1 September 2023, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan ^[18] with an obligation to buy for £20 million, if the club are promoted to the Premier League. ^[19] He made his debut on 15 September 2023 in a 4–1 defeat to Leicester City. ^[20] On 28 October 2023, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Birmingham City. ^[21] He started for Southampton in their Championship play-off final win against Leeds United. ^[22] After the club had won promotion, he joined the club permanently, ^[23] with the move effective from 1 July when he signed a four-year contract. ^[24]

On 17 August 2024, Harwood-Bellis made his first Premier League appearance in a 1–0 away defeat against Newcastle United. ^{[25] [26]} He scored his first Premier League goal on 30 September 2024 in a 3–1 defeat against AFC Bournemouth. ^[27]

International career

Harwood-Bellis captained the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship ^[4] and scored in a group stage defeat against the Netherlands. ^[28]

Harwood-Bellis made his U20 debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020. ^[29]

On 27 August 2021, Harwood-Bellis received his first call up for the England U21s. ^[30] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0 European Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. ^[31] On 25 March 2022, Harwood-Bellis captained the U21s for the first time during a 4–1 win over Armenia at Dean Court in Bournemouth. ^[32]

On 14 June 2023, Harwood-Bellis was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, ^[33] and won the tournament beating Spain 1–0 in the final. ^[34]

On 7 November 2024, Harwood-Bellis was named by interim manager Lee Carsley in the England senior squad to face Greece and the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League. ^[35] He scored on his debut in a 5–0 victory against the Republic of Ireland on 17 November 2024. ^[36]

Personal life

His uncle, Steve Bellis, is the club president of Stockport County. ^{[37] [38]} His twin sister Becky is a basketball player and has represented Great Britain at youth level. ^{[38] [39]} As of November 2024, he is engaged to Leah Keane, the daughter of former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland football player Roy Keane. ^[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City U21	2018–19 [40]	—			—		—		—		3 [b]	0	3	0
	2019–20 [41]	—			—		—		—		4 [b]	0	4	0
	2020–21 [42]	—			—		—		—		1 [b]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		—		8	0	8	0
Manchester City	2019–20 [41]	Premier League	0	0	1	1	2	0	1 [c]	0	0	0	4	1
	2020–21 [42]	Premier League	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2021–22 [15]	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [43]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [44]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	3	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
Blackburn Rovers (loan)	2020–21 [42]	Championship	19	0	—		—		—		—		19	0
Anderlecht (loan)	2021–22 [15]	Belgian Pro League	16	0	0	0	—		3 [d]	0	—		19	0
Stoke City (loan)	2021–22 [15]	Championship	22	0	2	0	—		—		—		24	0
Burnley (loan)	2022–23 [43]	Championship	32	1	1	0	2	0	—		—		35	1
Southampton (loan)	2023–24 [44]	Championship	40	2	3	0	—		—		3 [e]	0	46	2
Southampton	2024–25 [45]	Premier League	23	1	1	0	3	2	—		—		27	3
Career total			152	4	10	1	9	2	4	0	11	0	186	7

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 ^[46]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2024	1	1
Total		1	1

As of match played 17 November 2024

England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Harwood-Bellis goal

List of international goals scored by Taylor Harwood-Bellis ^[46]

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2024	Wembley Stadium, London, England	1	Republic of Ireland	5–0	5–0	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Burnley

• EFL Championship: 2022–23 ^[47]

Southampton

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2024 ^[22]

England U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2023 ^[48]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023 ^[49]

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External links

• Profile at the Southampton F.C. website
• Taylor Harwood-Bellis – UEFA competition record ( archive )