Jodie Taylor
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Taylor with England in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jodie Lee Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Arsenal L.F.C. | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Oregon State Beavers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 2006 | Boston Renegades | 8 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Ottawa Fury Women | 16 | (17) |
| 2009 | Pali Blues | 3 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | (12) |
| 2011–2013 | Birmingham City | 11 | (8) |
| 2011 | → Lincoln Ladies (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Göteborg (loan) | 10 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Sydney FC | 12 | (11) |
| 2014 | Washington Spirit | 21 | (11) |
| 2015 | Portland Thorns FC | 7 | (3) |
| 2016 | Arsenal L.F.C. | 1 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | England | 16 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Fresno State Bulldogs (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:33, 31 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Jodie Lee Taylor (born 17 May 1986) is an English footballer striker who currently plays for Arsenal in the English FA WSL. She began her club career with local team Tranmere Rovers and had brief spells in her home country with Birmingham City and Lincoln Ladies. She has also played in Australia for Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC as well for as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Taylor represented England at youth level before making her senior international debut in 2014. She scored the opening goal in the 2–1 quarter-final win over hosts Canada at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. England went on to win bronze at the tournament.
Born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom, Taylor made her first team debut for Tranmere Rovers in February 2002, at the age of 15, during a prolific season in youth football. She grew up in England. That term she scored 109 goals across 125 games for Oldershaw School, Merseyside Under–16s and Tranmere's reserve team. She then scored on her first team debut in Tranmere's 5–1 win over Wolves in the FA Women's Cup fifth round.
When Tranmere were relegated in 2004 Taylor accepted a four-year scholarship to Oregon State University. She had scored 29 goals in 38 first team appearances for Tranmere, despite missing six months of action with a broken leg.
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