Caleb Taylor
Personal information
Full name Caleb Joaquin Taylor[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003
Place of birth Burnley, Lancashire
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
West Bromwich Albion
Number 36
Youth career
2012–2021 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
2022–2023Cheltenham Town (loan) 36 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Caleb Joaquin Taylor (born 14 January 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for West Bromwich Albion.[3]

Career

Taylor joined West Bromwich Albion's academy at under-10 level.[4] Taylor was named in their matchday squad for the first time on 9 May 2021 for a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[5] On 25 August 2021, Taylor made his debut, starting in a 6–0 defeat against Arsenal. After Robert Snodgrass' substitution in the 74th minute, Taylor was given the captains armband, captaining the side until his substitution in the 82nd minute.[6][7]

On 22 July 2022, Taylor joined EFL League One club Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan deal.[8] Taylor made his debut for the Robins on 30 July 2022 coming on as a sub in the 75th minute against Peterborough United in a 3–2 defeat.[9] Taylor scored his first goal for the Robins in a 3–2 defeat to Derby County on 14 January 2023, also grabbing an assist. It was also on the same day as his 20th birthday.[10]

Personal life

He is the son of former Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion U21 2020–21[12] 2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 0000002020
West Bromwich Albion 2021–22[13] Championship 1010100030
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[14] League One 36210003[lower-alpha 2]0402
Career total 372201050452
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

West Bromwich Albion U23

References

  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Caleb Taylor". worldfootball.net.
  3. "England - C. Taylor - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "Caleb Taylor". West Bromwich Albion.
  5. Masi, Joseph. "Arsenal 3 West Brom 1 - Report". www.expressandstar.com.
  6. "West Bromwich Albion 0–6 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. Steve Madeley [@SteveMadeley78] (25 August 2021). "Snodgrass off after a handy 73 minutes on his comeback. Toby King on and Caleb Taylor now captaining Albion. #WBA" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "Promising defender Caleb Taylor joins on a season-long loan". www.ctfc.com. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. "Report: Robins 2-3 Peterborough United". Cheltenham Town. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. "Cheltenham Town 2–3 Derby County". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. Chapman, Joseph (14 May 2021). "Meet Albion's wonderkids ready to outshine Barry & Villa". BirminghamLive.
  12. "Games played by Caleb Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. "Games played by Caleb Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. "Games played by Caleb Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. Masi, Joseph (13 May 2022). "West Brom win Black Country derby PL Cup final in dramatic penalty shoot-out". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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