Jodie Taylor

Jodie Taylor

Taylor with England in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jodie Lee Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
College career
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2008 Oregon State Beavers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2004 Tranmere Rovers
2006 Boston Renegades 8 (4)
2007–2008 Ottawa Fury Women 16 (17)
2009 Pali Blues 3 (3)
2010–2012 Melbourne Victory 21 (12)
2011–2013 Birmingham City 11 (8)
2013 Göteborg 10 (10)
2013–2014 Sydney FC 12 (11)
2014 Washington Spirit 21 (11)
2015 Portland Thorns FC 7 (3)
2016 Arsenal
National team‡
2014– England 11 (5)
Teams managed
2009 Fresno State Bulldogs (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2015

Jodie Lee Taylor (born 17 May 1986) is an English footballer striker who currently plays for Arsenal in the English FA WSL. She began her club career with local team Tranmere Rovers and had a brief spell in her home country with Birmingham City. She has also played in Australia for Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC as well for as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Taylor represented England at youth level before making her senior international debut in 2014. Jodie scored a crucial goal in the 2–1 quarter-final win against hosts Canada at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. England went on to win bronze at the tournament.

Early life

Born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom, Taylor made her first team debut for Tranmere Rovers in February 2002, at the age of 15, during a prolific season in youth football. She grew up in England. That term she scored 109 goals across 125 games for Oldershaw School, Merseyside Under–16s and Tranmere's reserve team. She then scored on her first team debut in Tranmere's 5–1 win over Wolves in the FA Women's Cup fifth round.[2]

When Tranmere were relegated in 2004 Taylor accepted a four-year scholarship to Oregon State University. She had scored 29 goals in 38 first team appearances for Tranmere, despite missing six months of action with a broken leg.[3]

Club career

Taylor played in Australia for Melbourne Victory.[4]

In January 2013, Taylor left Birmingham City for a one–year loan to Damallsvenskan team Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[5] She scored ten goals in ten games for Göteborg but left during the summer break, returning to England for personal reasons.[6]

In December 2013, she signed with the Washington Spirit for the 2014 National Women's Soccer League season.[7]

Taylor (right) in August 2014

On 16 January 2015 the Portland Thorns FC acquired Taylor in a trade with the Washington Spirit in exchange for a 2015 second-round pick (No. 13 overall) and two second-round picks in 2016.[8]

On 24 March 2016, Arsenal announced the signing of Taylor.[9]

International career

Newly appointed England coach Mark Sampson included Taylor in a 30-player squad for the annual training camp in La Manga, which included a match against Norway on 17 January 2014.[10] She withdrew from the squad due to club commitments and was replaced by Isobel Christiansen.[11]

In August 2014 Taylor made her debut in England's 4–0 friendly win over Sweden at Victoria Park in Hartlepool.[12] She scored what would have been her first international goal in a friendly against the USA on 14 February 2015, only for it to be wrongly ruled out for offside.[13]

On 6 March 2015 at the 2015 Cyprus Cup, Taylor scored a hat trick for England in their 3–0 group win against Australia. The win gave them a place in the finals.[14] On her 10th appearance for England, at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Taylor capitalised on a mistake by Lauren Sesselmann of host nation Canada to put England 1–0 up in their quarter-final game. England went on to win 2–1 to secure their first ever semi-final appearance.

International goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 March 2015 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Australia 1–0 3–0 2015 Cyprus Cup
2. 2–0
3. 3–0
4. 9 April 2015 Academy Stadium, Manchester, England  China PR 1–0 2–1 Friendly
5. 27 June 2015 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada  Canada 1–0 2–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 28 May 2015. p. 10. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Hornby, Mike (14 February 2002). "Hat-trick heaven for Jodie; Players 109 goals on 125 games". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jodie to follow the Oregon trail". Women's Soccer Scene. 30 May 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Player profile – Jodie Taylor". Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jodie Taylor goes to Göteborg". She Kicks (magazine). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Nilsson, Eric (10 August 2013). "Jag har fått offra alldeles för mycket" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jodie Taylor joins the Spirit for 2014 NWSL season & earns England National Team Call up". Washington Spirit. December 18, 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC acquire Jodie Taylor from Washington Spirit through trade at NWSL draft". Portland Thorns. January 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jodie Taylor signs for Arsenal Ladies". Arsenal. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lianne Sanderson recalled to England training squad". British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Christiansen called up". She Kicks (magazine). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Leighton, Tony (3 August 2014). "England Women thrash Sweden 4–0 in friendly at Hartlepool". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "England women 0–1 USA women". British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Leighton, Tony (6 March 2015). "England women: Jodie Taylor sinks Australia in Cyprus Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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