Taylor Moore (footballer)

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Taylor Moore

Taylor Moore playing for Bristol City in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Taylor David Moore [1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Walthamstow, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [3]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Bristol Rovers
Number	4
Youth career
2001–2003	Debden Sports
2003–2004	West Ham United
2004–2008	Étaples
2009–2015	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Lens B	35	(0)
2015–2016	Lens	9	(0)
2016–2023	Bristol City	48	(1)
2017	→ Bury (loan)	19	(0)
2017–2018	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	36	(0)
2018–2019	→ Southend United (loan)	34	(1)
2020	→ Blackpool (loan)	8	(0)
2021–2022	→ Heart of Midlothian (loan)	22	(0)
2022–2023	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	42	(0)
2023–2024	Valenciennes	17	(0)
2024	Valenciennes B	1	(0)
2024–	Bristol Rovers	17	(0)
International career‡
2014	England U17	9	(0)
2014–2015	England U18	6	(1)
2015–2016	England U19	11	(0)
2016	England U20	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 27 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:07, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Taylor David Moore (born 12 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.

Club career

Early career

Moore playing for Lens B.

Moore was born in Walthamstow in East London, but moved to France as a seven-year-old. ^[4] Moore spent a year in the academy of his local side West Ham United before moving to France. ^[3] Upon arriving in France, he joined amateur club Etaples before joining the academy at Lens at the age of 12. ^[4]

Lens

Having made a progression through the Lens academy, Moore signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 December 2014. ^[5]

On 3 May 2015, with Antoine Kombouaré as coach, he made his first-team debut for Lens, starting in an away derby match against Lille playing out of position at right back and producing an assist for his team's only goal in a 3–1 loss. ^{[6] [7]} Moore went on to make four appearances in the 2014–15 season.

In the 2015–16 season, Moore made five appearances for the club. ^[8] However, his first team opportunities were limited after he fell out of favour with manager Kombouaré and was sent to play in the reserves. ^[9] Despite this, Moore was the subject of a €10 million transfer bid from Lyon in the January transfer window. Lens rejected the bid, demanding €15 million instead. ^[10] Moore was expected to leave the club by the end of the January transfer window, but no club made an offer and he stayed at the club for the rest of the season. ^[11]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Moore's future at Lens became uncertain ^[12] and he found himself linked with a move back to England, with Bristol City, ^[13] Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, West Ham United and Crystal Palace also showed an interest in signing him. ^[14] Amid the transfer speculation, Moore was expected to fight for a first team place under the new management of Alain Casanova. ^[15]

Bristol City

On 25 August 2016, Moore signed for Championship club Bristol City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1.5m. ^[16] Upon joining the club, Moore revealed that then-teammate Tammy Abraham played a role in convincing him to join Bristol City. ^[17] He made his debut in an EFL Cup match away to Fulham, in which Bristol City won 2–1. ^[18]

Less than a week after the January transfer window opened in 2017, Moore was loaned out to struggling League One side Bury to gain further experience. ^[19]

On 30 August 2017, Moore signed for Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2018. ^[20]

Moore was loaned to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian in August 2021. ^[21]

Moore signed on loan for Shrewsbury Town in July 2022.

In May 2023, Moore was released from Bristol City. ^[22]

Valenciennes

On 23 July 2023, Moore signed for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on a three-year contract. ^[23]

In April 2024, it was reported that Valenciennes were in the process of dismissing Moore after he had hit a supporter following a reserves match against Lille in February. ^[24]

Bristol Rovers

On 30 June 2024, Moore joined League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal with the option for a further season. ^[25] Having made his debut in the opening day victory over Northampton Town, ^[26] he continued to impress in the first month of the season, talking of how he was falling back in love with football following a difficult six months. ^[27]

International career

Moore represented England at England U17 and England U18 levels, and captained the England U19s. ^[28] He was a part of the U17 team that won the European Championships in 2014. ^[29] He has six caps for the England U20s.

Personal life

Moore has three brothers, Aston, Jaxon and Keaton. ^[30] He attended Staples Road Primary School in Loughton, Essex, before he moved to France aged 7. Moore is fluent in French.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens B	2014–15 [31]	CFA	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2015–16 [31]	CFA	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	Total		35	0	—		—		—		35	0
Lens	2014–15 [32]	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2015–16 [31]	Ligue 2	5	0	0	0	1	0	—		6	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	1	0	—		10	0
Bristol City	2016–17 [33]	Championship	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		7	0
	2017–18 [34]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19 [35]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20 [36]	Championship	21	1	2	0	1	0	—		24	1
	2020–21 [37]	Championship	22	0	3	0	3	0	—		28	0
	2021–22 [38]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2022–23 [39]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		48	1	5	0	7	0	—		60	1
Bury (loan)	2016–17 [33]	League One	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2017–18 [34]	League Two	36	0	1	0	—		2 [c]	0	39	0
Southend United (loan)	2018–19 [35]	League One	34	1	1	0	0	0	5 [c]	0	40	1
Blackpool (loan)	2019–20 [36]	League One	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Heart of Midlothian (loan)	2021–22 [38]	Scottish Premiership	22	0	1	0	0	0	—		23	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2022–23 [39]	League One	42	0	3	0	2	0	1 [c]	0	48	0
Valenciennes	2023–24 [31]	Ligue 2	17	0	4	0	—		—		21	0
Valenciennes B	2023–24 [31]	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Bristol Rovers	2024–25 [40]	League One	17	0	2	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	21	0
Career total			288	2	17	0	10	0	10	0	325	2

1. Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

• UEFA European U-17 Championship: 2014

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
2. "Taylor Moore". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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4. "England U17s add the French connection to squad". The FA.
5. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Taylor Moore !". RC Lens Official Website. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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14. "Lens' Taylor Moore tracked by Tottenham, West Ham - source". ESPN. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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24. "Football : Valenciennes va licencier l'un de ses joueurs ayant frappé un supporter" [Football: Valenciennes will dismiss one of its players after hitting a supporter] (in French). Le Figaro. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
25. "Bristol Rovers sign defender Taylor Moore". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
26. "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
27. Hargraves, Daniel (2 September 2024). "Taylor Moore on strong Bristol Rovers start, falling back in love with football and senior role". Bristol Post. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
28. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-sign-england-under-19-skipper-moore-3270475.aspx ^{[ bare URL ]}
29. "Un Lensois champion d'Europe !" (in French). L'Equipe. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
30. "Saint-Aubin : chez les Moore, la famille, c'est complètement foot !" (in French). La Voix Dunord. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
31. Taylor Moore at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
32. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
33. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
34. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
35. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
36. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
37. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
38. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
39. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
40. "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

External links

• National team stats at TheFA.com
• Taylor Moore at Soccerbase