Kyle Taylor

Kyle Frazer Taylor (born 26 May 1999) is a Swiss-born English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Kyle Taylor
Personal information
Full name Kyle Frazer Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Richterswil, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.67 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2017 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 AFC Bournemouth 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Southend United (loan) 31 (1)
2021– Exeter City 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

AFC Bournemouth

After signing for Bournemouth as a schoolboy, Taylor signed a six-year youth contract with the club aged 12.[4] Taylor made his professional debut for Bournemouth on 17 January 2018, coming on in the 87th minute for Andrew Surman in a 3–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup.[5] In February 2018, Taylor signed a new deal at Bournemouth, which contracted him to the club until June 2020.[6] Taylor made his second appearance, and full debut, for Bournemouth on 5 January 2019, playing the first 45 minutes of a 1–3 FA Cup home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, before being replaced by David Brooks.[7]

Loan to Forest Green Rovers

On 30 August 2019, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan.[8] On 6 January 2020, Taylor was recalled from his loan spell with Forest Green Rovers, having made a total of 10 appearances across all competitions.[9]

Loan to Southend United

On 25 September 2020, Taylor joined League Two side Southend United on loan until January 2021.[10] On 12 January 2021, it was announced that Taylor’s loan with Southend United had been extended until the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Personal life

Taylor was born in Switzerland. He is the half-brother of the English/French comedian Paul Taylor.

Career statistics
As of match played 8 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2017–18[12] Premier League 001000—10
2018–19[13] Premier League 001000—10
2019–20[14] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[15] Championship 000000—00
AFC Bournemouth total 002000—20
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2019–20[14] EFL League Two 6020002[lower-alpha 1]0100
Southend United (loan) 2020–21[15] EFL League Two 311000000311
Exeter City 2021–22[16] EFL League Two 14120102[lower-alpha 2]0191
2022–23[17] EFL League One 0000000000
2023–24[18] 1000110021
Career total 522602140643
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "Kyle Taylor". 11v11. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Kyle Taylor". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. "Kyle Taylor Player Profile". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Wigan Athletic 3–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. "Kyle Taylor signs new contract". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. "Taylor joins Forest Green on loan". AFC Bournemouth. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  9. "Taylor recalled from Forest Green". AFC Bournemouth. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. "Kyle Taylor joins on loan". Southend United FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. "Taylor stays!". Southend United FC. 12 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  14. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  16. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  17. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  18. "Games played by Kyle Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  19. "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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