Adam Taggart
 Taggart with the Young Socceroos in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Jake Taggart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[2][3] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | WA NTC | ||
| 2008–2009 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2009–2010 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Perth Glory | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 44 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Dundee United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | Perth Glory | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Australia U-20 | 14 | (7) |
| 2011– | Australia U-23 | 12 | (2) |
| 2012– | Australia | 7 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2016. | |||
Adam Jake Taggart (born 2 June 1993) is an Australian football (soccer) player who is currently signed to Perth Glory and who has played for the Australia national team. Taggart is a striker and is a former holder of the Nike A-League Golden Boot award, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances for the Jets during the 2013–14 A-League season.[4]
Playing career
Club
Perth Glory
Taggart made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Heart in January 2011.[5] He scored his first goal in a loss to Gold Coast United, 75 minutes into the game.[6]
Newcastle Jets
On 2 March 2012, Taggart signed two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets.[7] In November 2013, Taggart scored a hat trick against Melbourne Heart with all three goals scored from outside the 18 yard box. Newcastle would go on and win the match.[8] After a strong start to the season, Adam had a dry patch with a lack of goals around Christmas, before scoring a brace against the Wanderers to salvage a 2–2 draw.[9] He became a focal point of the Newcastle Jets attack, heading the lineup alongside Emile Heskey, Joel Griffiths and Michael Bridges.[10] In 2014, Taggart became the second Newcastle player to receive the golden boot of the A-League with 16 goals, after Joel Griffiths in 2008. He was also awarded the A-League Young Player of the Season Award at the same ceremony.[11]
Fulham
On 24 June 2014, Fulham signed Taggart from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract[12] but injury delayed his involvement with the first team by a number of months. Taggart left Fulham to join his previous club Perth Glory on 26 January 2016.[13] However, he is ineligible to play for Glory until next season due to FIFA regulations which restrict the number of clubs that a person may play for in any one season to two.
Dundee United
On 1 September 2015, Taggart signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on a loan deal until January 2016.[14]
Perth Glory
On 26 January 2016, Taggart signed for Perth Glory again on a permanent deal.[15] However, he was ineligible to play for Perth in the 2015–16 A-League under FIFA regulations preventing players from registering for more than two clubs in a single season.[16]
International
Taggart made his debut for Australia in late 2012, in the second preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup against Hong Kong, coming off the bench in a narrow win.[17] He scored his first two international goals days later in a win over Chinese Taipei.[18]
In 2013, Taggart played in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, scoring a goal in a loss to China.[19]
Taggart was a part of the Socceroos squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in matches against Netherlands and Spain.[12]
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 5 January 2016[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory | 2010–11 | A-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | A-League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | ||
| Total | 44 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | ||
| Fulham | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 19 | ||
International
Goals
- As of 28 July 2013[20]
- Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Round 2 |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 28 July 2013 | Olympic Stadium, Songpa-gu, South Korea |  China PR | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
Summary
- As of 1 July 2014[20]
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 3 |
Honours
Individual
- A-League Golden Boot: 2013–14[11]
- A-League Young Player of the Year: 2013–14[11]
- PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2013–14[21]
References
- ↑ "List of Players — 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=368902/index.html
- ↑ http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf
- ↑ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/taggart-collects-double-at-awards-night/90180
- ↑ "Alex Terra stunner gives Melbourne Heart draw with Perth Glory". Yahoo! Sports. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "Gold Coast dispenses of Glory". ABC. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Jonathan (2 March 2012). "Glory lose Taggart to the Jets". The West Australian. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ Dillon, Robert (24 November 2013). "Taggart hat-trick as Jets sink Heart 3–1". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Newcastle hold Wanderers to 2–2 draw". The Australian. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ "Taggart relishing partnership with Heskey and Griffiths". Football Federation Australia. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 Gardiner, James (28 April 2014). "Adam Taggart wins 2014 Young Player of the Year, Golden Boot award: photos". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- 1 2 "Adam Taggart: Fulham sign Australia international striker". BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "Taggart's Perth Move". Fulham F.C. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Australia internationalist Adam Taggart joins Dundee United on loan". STV Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2016/january/26/taggarts-perth-move
- ↑ "Glory recruit Adam Taggart wants to become the new Bobby Despotovski of Perth". Fox Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tough slog for victorious Socceroos". SBS. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 Preliminary Competition (Round 2) Australia 8:0 Chinese Taipei". HKFA. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ Strachan, Iain (28 July 2013). "China deny Socceroos in goal fest". Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 Adam Taggart profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Schwarzer Honoured with Tobin Medal". FIFPro. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
External links
- Adam Taggart profile at Soccerway
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