Joseph Taylor (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Taylor-Mountford | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AC Castellana | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Home United[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Tampines Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joseph Taylor-Mountford (born 22 July 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who played for S.League club Tampines Rovers as a forward during the 2014 FAS Season.
Taylor's father, Bill, works as an I.T. executive in Singapore. The family joined him two years after he came to Singapore. Taylor had a successful trial with Home United and was accepted into their academy team.<ref name=hufcinterview/
In 2013, he was invited by the professional lead coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers's academy, Mick Halsall, for trials with the League One club.[3]
On returning from the UK to continue his studies in Singapore, Taylor joined Tampines Rover's Prime League team in 2014. He was promoted to their S.League squad and made his league debut in a 1–1 draw away to Tanjong Pagar United on 25 April.[4][5]
On January 1st 2015, Taylor completed a transfer and signature to join AC Castellana, who play in Serie D, Girone B in the North of Italy. This was arranged by scouts for AC Milan and his agent Marco Ottollini. After a lengthy period of delays in work permit administration and an injury, Taylor was included in the first team Squad to play Atletico Montichiari and was an unused substitute in the 1-0 win on 22 Feb 2015. Taylor will make his full first team debut on Sunday 8th March away to Lecco.
References
- ↑ "Joseph Taylor player profile". S.League. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "An interview with Joseph Mountford Taylor". Home United. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Mumblings". mwfa.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ Mohamad, Haikel. "Alam Shah scores to take a point for Stags". Tampines Rovers. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ↑ "Tanjong Pagar United FC 1–1 Tampines Rovers FC". sleague.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
External links
- "Joseph Taylor - Tampines Rovers FC". Tampines Rovers.
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