Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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RoPS | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | JJK | ||
| 2008–2009 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 2009–2011 | JJK | ||
| 2011–2013 | Lincoln City | ||
| 2013 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Huima | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Boston Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | JJK | 50 | (11) |
| 2013 | → Villiketut (reserves) | 6 | (3) |
| 2016– | RoPS | 31 | (11) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Finland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | Finland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Robert Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for RoPS.
Taylor joined the youth team at JJK in 2004, and stayed with the club until senior level. During this time he had spells in the country of his father's birth, England, with Nottingham Forest and then Lincoln City, who he joined on a two-year scholarship in 2011. He was loaned out to Boston Town of the United Counties League in 2013, where he made one appearance. Later in 2013 he joined Barnet, where he was due to sign a professional contract, but this fell through following their relegation from the English Football League.
Taylor played for JJK in the Ykkönen until 2015, when he joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS.
Taylor has been capped by Finland at under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 level. He made his debut for the senior side on 9 January 2017, as a substitute in a friendly win over Morocco.
Taylor's father, Paul, is English, and was also a footballer, playing for KuPS in 1994.
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