Jack Taylor (footballer, born 1998)

Jack Taylor
Taylor celebrating Ipswich Town's promotion to the Premier League in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jack Henry Philip Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2012 Chelsea
2012–2016 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Barnet 106 (13)
2016 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2023 Peterborough United 125 (17)
2023– Ipswich Town 39 (2)
International career‡
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (0)
2024– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Jack Henry Philip Taylor (born 23 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team.

Club career

Taylor was in the youth team at Chelsea for seven years,[3] before joining Barnet in 2012. He made his senior debut as a 15 year old when he came on as substitute in a 3–1 Herts Senior Cup win over Hatfield Town on 3 December 2013.[4] He signed a two-year professional contract in April 2016,[5] making his professional debut for the first team on 4 October 2016 in an EFL Trophy match against Norwich City.[6]

Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for a month on 28 October 2016.[7] He was recalled from loan in December, and made his league debut against Yeovil Town on 10 December.[8]

After being a standout player for Barnet in the early stages of the 2019–20 season, he joined Peterborough United on 7 January 2020 for an initial fee of £500,000.[9] He scored 22 goals in 138 games for Posh.

Taylor signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal in June 2023.[10] He scored on his debut for Ipswich in a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup on 9 August 2023.[11]

International career

Taylor is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his grandfather being from county Longford in Ireland and he's had Irish citizenship since birth. Taylor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament in June 2019.[12] Taylor scored a brace in a training match against the senior team on 30 May 2019.[13] He made his debut as a substitute against Bahrain U23 on 9 June.[14] He received his first senior call-up in November 2020 for a UEFA Nations League match against Bulgaria.[15] On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2020.[16]

Taylor made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national team on 13 October 2024 in a Nations League game against Greece at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Evan Ferguson in the 57th minute, as Greece won 2–0.[17]

Personal life

Taylor also holds Irish citizenship. His grandfather is from County Longford in Ireland. Taylor's older brother Harry (born 1997) was also in the youth team at Chelsea and is now a professional at Southend United.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnet 2013–14[4][19] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 ― 2[a] 0 2 0
2014–15[20] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 ― 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[21] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[22] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 15 0
2017–18[23][24] League Two 38 2 1 0 1 0 3[c] 1 43 3
2018–19[23][25] National League 30 3 7 1 ― 3[d] 0 40 4
2019–20[23] National League 24 8 3 1 ― 1[d] 0 28 9
Total 106 13 11 2 1 0 11 1 129 16
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2016–17[23] National League South 6 0 0 0 ― 0 0 6 0
Peterborough United 2019–20[23] League One 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
2020–21[23] League One 36 4 2 2 1 0 1[b] 1 40 7
2021–22[23] Championship 34 3 1 0 0 0 ― 35 3
2022–23[23] League One 44 8 2 0 2 0 4[e] 2 52 10
Total 125 17 5 2 3 0 4 3 138 22
Ipswich Town 2023–24[23] Championship 33 2 2 1 4 2 ― 39 5
2024–25[23] Premier League 6 0 0 0 1 0 ― 7 0
Total 39 2 2 1 5 0 4 3 46 5
Career total 270 32 18 5 9 2 15 4 312 43
  1. ^ a b Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League One playoffs

International

As of match played 13 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland
2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Peterborough United

Ipswich Town

Individual

References

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  5. ^ "Harry and Jack Taylor sign new deals with the Bees!". www.barnetfc.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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  10. ^ "Town sign Jack Taylor from Peterborough United". www.itfc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Ipswich 2-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Ireland U21: Kenny names Toulon tournament squad | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. ^ "REPORT: Jack Taylor brace secures U-21 victory | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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  15. ^ "Squad Update | Four players called into squad for Bulgaria". Football Association of Ireland. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Giles and Gorham recognised in FAI Awards | Football Association of Ireland".
  17. ^ "Greece v Ireland game report". ESPN. 13 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Football - Harry Taylor". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  22. ^ "Games played by Jack Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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