Steven Taylor (footballer)
Taylor training with Newcastle United in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Steven Vincent Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | – | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| 1995–2003 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2016 | Newcastle United | 215 | (13) |
| 2003–2004 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portland Timbers | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017– | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | England U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | England U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | England U21 | 29 | (4) |
| 2007 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2009 |
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Steven Vincent Taylor (born 23 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ipswich Town. Predominantly a central defender, he can also play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back. He is best known for his longtime association with Newcastle United.
Taylor was born in Greenwich, London to a family from Newcastle upon Tyne and moved back to the North East weeks later. He was raised in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside and attended Valley Gardens Middle School with future teammate Peter Ramage. Despite being based in the North-East, Taylor traveled south to the Midlands twice a week, to train on a wednesday and play for Leicestershire based junior side Anstey Nomads, until leaving the side at the age of fourteen under strict orders from members of Newcastle's youth staff.
Taylor, then a striker, joined the Newcastle United youth academy after being scouted at Cramlington Juniors, where he played alongside Peter Ramage, and Wallsend Boys Club. At age thirteen, he was switched to defence. He played a key part in helping the U-17's win the old Premier Academy League U-17 title for the 2001–02 season. After finishing his GCSEs at Monkseaton High School, Taylor capped a fine season by joining the academy on a first-year scholarship and signed professional terms when he turned seventeen. The following season, he was sent on a month-long loan to Wycombe Wanderers where he played under his childhood hero Tony Adams and made his league debut in the old Second Division against Notts County in December 2003.
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