Aaron Taylor-Sinclair

Aaron Taylor-Sinclair

Personal information
Full name	Aaron Taylor-Sinclair[1]
Date of birth	8 April 1991
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Doncaster Rovers
Number	20
Youth career
2001–2006	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	Montrose	70	(5)
2011–2014	Partick Thistle	108	(5)
2014–2015	Wigan Athletic	1	(0)
2015–	Doncaster Rovers	42	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (born Aaron Sinclair, 8 April 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back for English club Doncaster Rovers. He started his career at Aberdeen as a youth player, having been scouted by the club at age ten. He then joined Scottish Third Division club Montrose, where he played for three years and scored five goals. His talents were then spotted by First Division side Partick Thistle in 2011. After a successful spell at Thistle (including promotion to the Scottish Premiership), Taylor-Sinclair signed for English Championship side Wigan Athletic in Summer 2014. Sinclair then signed for Doncaster rovers in the summer of 2015

Club career

Montrose

Taylor-Sinclair began his career with Montrose as a youngster. He began playing football at the age of seven for Middlefield Wasps Boys Club. He then was scouted by Aberdeen Football Club at the age of 10 where he played for five years. He had one season at Albion Boys Club before moving to Montrose where he made his debut in the final day of the Scottish Third Division season against Albion Rovers. The following two seasons he became a first team regular at Links Park. His first goal came on 16 March 2010, against Forfar Athletic, with his second coming four days later. In his second season, Sinclair scored three goals within the opening two months and was awarded with the Irn-Bru Phenomenal Young Player of the Month award at the end of September.His form over the two seasons at Links Park, earned him the chance to train with SPL side St Johnstone.

Partick Thistle

Aaron Taylor-Sinclair in possession

Taylor-Sinclair signed for First Division side Partick Thistle on 5 July 2011, where he signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[3] He made his competitive debut during a 2–1 victory against Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Challenge Cup on 23 July 2011.^[4] Sinclair was awarded Irn-Bru Phenomenal Young Player of the Month award again for the month of October 2011. His impressive form at the start of the season, led to some attraction from English Championship clubs, such as Cardiff City and Southampton.^[5]

Taylor-Sinclair playing against St Mirren

Taylor-Sinclair played an instrumental part in season 2012–13 as Partick Thistle won the First Division Championship. His impressive form at Thistle sparked interest from Glasgow rivals Celtic and from English clubs including Cardiff City and Middlesbrough.

Wigan Athletic

He left Thistle for a move to English Championship club Wigan Athletic in June 2014.^[6] He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to Burton Albion in the Capital One Cup.^[7]

Doncaster Rovers

On 20 July 2015, Taylor-Sinclair joined fellow League One side Doncaster Rovers on a two-year deal.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 05:48, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Club	Season	Competition	League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montrose	2008–09	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10		30	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	34	3
	2010–11		35	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	41	4
	Total		66	5	8	2	2	0	0	0	76	7
Partick Thistle	2011–12	First Division	28	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	34	1
	2012–13		32	1	2	0	2	0	3	1	39	2
	2013–14	Premiership	32	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	36	1
	Total		92	3	6	0	7	0	4	1	109	4
Wigan Athletic	2014–15	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career Total			149	8	14	2	9	0	5	1	186	11

Totals include:

• 2 Scottish Cup appearances in 2009–10 & 3 appearances with 1 goal in 2010–11 that aren't recorded on Soccerbase.
• 2 Scottish First Division appearances for in 2011–12 & 1 in 2012–13 where Soccerbase have called him Aaron Sekhon.
• 1 Scottish Challenge Cup appearance in 2011–12 & 2 in 2012–13 that aren't recorded on Soccerbase

Honours

Club

Partick Thistle

• Scottish First Division: 2012–13

Individual

• Scottish Football League Young Player of the month: September 2010 & October 2011
• PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year: 2011–12 & 2012–13

References

1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 36. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. "BBC Radio Sheffield: Aaron Taylor-Sinclair speaking to Andy Giddings". www.audioboom.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
3. "Aaron joins jags". Partick Thistle. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
4. "Partick Thistle 2–1 Stenhousemuir". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
5. "Eyes on Thistle starlet". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27697491
7. http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Burton-Albion-dump-Wigan-Athletic-Capital-Cup/story-22711167-detail/story.html
8. "Aaron Taylor-Sinclair: Doncaster Rovers sign Wigan defender". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015.

External links

• Aaron Taylor-Sinclair career statistics at Soccerbase