Rhys Taylor

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Rhys Taylor
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Taylor while at Crewe Alexandra in 2011
Personal information
Full name Rhys Francis Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Port Talbot, Wales
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2007 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Chelsea 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 44 (0)
2012 → Rotherham United (loan) 20 (0)
2012–2013 Southend United 0 (0)
2013 Preston North End 0 (0)
2013–2015 Macclesfield Town 109 (0)
2015–2016 Newport County 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Wrexham (loan) 27 (0)
International career
2004–2006 Wales U17 9 (0)
2006–2009 Wales U19 3 (0)
2008– Wales U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

Rhys Francis Taylor (born 7 April 1990) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Wales up to under-21 level.

Early life

He attended Glan Afan Comprehensive School, Port Talbot, and later moved to the Richard Challoner School, New Malden.[citation needed]

Club career

Born in Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot,[1] Taylor played mainly in the Chelsea Reserves and the Youth Team but occasionally got called to sit on the bench when another goalkeeper got injured. He joined Queens Park Rangers on loan in November 2009 until 4 January 2010.[2] During the 2009–10 season, he made eight appearances for Chelsea's reserve team as their first choice goalkeeper.[1]

He joined League Two team Crewe Alexandra for pre-season training in June 2010 and an agreement was made for him to join the club on loan.[3][4] The loan was initially set to last for two months, with Taylor expected to gain first team experience as a replacement for injured goalkeeper Steve Phillips.[5] The loan was completed on 6 July.[6] On 12 July he appeared for Crewe's first team in a friendly match against Quorn,[7] earning a clean sheet in Crewe's 4–0 win.[8] The loan period was subsequently converted into a season-long arrangement,[9] with Taylor soon establishing himself as first-choice goalkeeper.

On 2 January 2012, Taylor moved to Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal.[10] He made his debut the same day in a 3–0 win over Bradford City, despite not even training with the squad prior the match. On 31 January 2012, Rotherham extended Taylor's loan deal until the end of the season.[11]

Taylor returned to Chelsea at the end of League Two season after a successful spell at the club, playing 20 games. On 1 June 2012, he was released with Salomon Kalou, José Bosingwa and Marko Mitrović. He never made a professional appearance for the Premier League side.[12]

Following his release from Chelsea, Taylor joined Southend United on a free transfer[13] before joining Preston North End on non-contract terms.[14] But after twice on the bench as an unused substitute, Taylor left Preston to join Lower League side Macclesfield Town as cover for the injured Lance Cronin and was given number 40 shirt.[15] Days after signing for the club, on 1 February 2013, Taylor made his debut for the club, in a 4–0 win over Ebbsfleet United, also keeping a clean sheet on his debut.[16] Since his debut, Taylor established himself in the first team as the club's first choice goalkeeper and remained there for the reminder of the season. Ahead of a new season, Taylor signed a new contract with the club.[17]

In May 2015 Taylor signed for League Two club Newport County.[18] He made his debut for Newport on 1 September 2015 in the Football League Trophy first round match versus Swindon Town. On 29 October 2015 Taylor joined Conference national team Wrexham on loan until January 2016, subsequently extended to the end of the 2015-16 season. Taylor finally made his league debut for Newport County on 7 May 2016 versus A.F.C Wimbledon in the final match of the 2015-16 season. He was released by Newport on 10 May 2016 at the end of his contract.[19]

International career

Taylor was called up to the Wales under-21 squad at the age of 17 in 2008. He was subsequently identified by manager Brian Flynn to be one of the country's most promising future prospects.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2007–08[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2009–10[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2010–11[25] League Two 44 0 1 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 49 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2011–12[26] League Two 20 0 — — — 20 0
Preston North End 2012–13[27] League One 0 0 — — — 0 0
Macclesfield Town 2012–13[28] Conference Premier 18 0 — — — 18 0
2013–14[28] Conference Premier 45 0 4 0 — 0 0 49 0
2014–15[28] Conference Premier 46 0 2 0 — 0 0 48 0
Total 109 0 6 0 — 0 0 115 0
Newport County 2015–16[29] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[29] National League 4 0 — — 0 0 4 0
Career total 177 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 188 0
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

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  18. ↑ Taylor joins Newport
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