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)
2022–2023 → Cheltenham 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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