Dale Taylor (born 12 December 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Northern Ireland national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dale Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wigan Athletic (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greenisland | |||
| Linfield | |||
| 2020–2022 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 42 | (5) |
| 2024– | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editTaylor is a former youth academy player of Greenisland and Linfield.[4] He joined English club Nottingham Forest in July 2020.[5] He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2020.[6] On 4 July 2022, Taylor signed a new three-year deal with Forest.[7]
On 23 August 2022, Taylor made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup.[8] On 20 January 2023, Taylor signed on loan with EFL League One side Burton Albion for the remainder of the season.[9][10] Taylor scored his first senior league goal in a 2–0 victory over Oxford United on 28 January 2023.[11]
On 23 July 2023, Taylor signed with League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a season-long loan.[12] In the 2024 EFL Trophy final at Wembley Stadium, Taylor scored an 89th-minute equaliser against Peterborough United, but Wycombe went on to lose the match 2–1.[13]
On 28 August 2024, Taylor returned to League One, joining Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[14]
International career
editTaylor is a Northern Irish youth international.[15] In November 2021, he received his first call-up to senior team.[16] He made his senior team debut on 12 November 2021 in a 1–0 World Cup qualifier win against Lithuania.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2022–23[18] | League One | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24[19] | League One | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 4 | 52 | 9 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2024–25[20] | League One | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Career total | 82 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 95 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
edit- As of match played 11 June 2024[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
editWycombe Wanderers
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2023–24[13]
References
edit- ^ "Nottingham Forest Retained List 23/24". premierleague.com. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Dale Taylor". IFA.
- ^ a b Dale Taylor at Soccerway
- ^ "Dale Taylor's Northern Ireland debut is a moment that many can take pride in, says legend David Healy". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Who is Dale Taylor? Nottingham Forest beat Leeds United to sign teenage talent". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Dale Taylor: Former Linfield forward signs professional Forest deal". BBC Sport. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (4 July 2022). "Dale Taylor signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
- ^ "Forest progress with routine victory at Grimsby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL DALE TAYLOR ON LOAN FROM NOTTINGHAM FOREST". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Burton sign striker Taylor from Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Burton 2-0 Oxford: Brewers back to winning ways". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Wycombe sign Forest striker Taylor on loan". BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b Harby, Chris (7 April 2024). "Peterborough United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Latics sign Dale Taylor on loan!". wiganathletic.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Dale Taylor and Barry Baggley lead Northern Ireland Under-21s to victory". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "World Cup qualifiers: Northern Ireland call-up for Nottingham Forest teenager Dale Taylor". BBC Sport. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Dale Taylor reacts to Northern Ireland debut in win over Lithuania". 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dale Taylor in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
External links
edit- Dale Taylor at WorldFootball.net
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