Ellis Taylor (born 14 April 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.
 Taylor warming up for Sunderland in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 1 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Taylor played for Seaton Carew before joining the academy at Sunderland at the age of nine following a series of trials. He won two caps for the England U15 squad in December 2017.[2] He signed his first professional contract in June 2021, which would keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2024.[3] Taylor made his first-team debut on 10 August 2021, in a 2–1 win at Port Vale in an EFL Cup first round fixture.[4]
On 28 July 2022, Taylor signed for his hometown club Hartlepool United on a season-long loan.[5] Taylor's loan was cut short on 1 January 2023.[6]
Statistics edit
- As of match played 9 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2021–22[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022–23[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2022–23[10] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References edit
- ^ Hewitt, Matty (29 July 2021). "Ellis Taylor ready to take his chance when handed one by Lee Johnson". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Youngstars: Hartlepool footballer Ellis Taylor makes debut for England". Hartlepool Mail. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Hewitt, Matty (17 June 2021). "Ellis Taylor signs first professional contract at Sunderland". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Pools Sign Ellis Taylor". Hartlepool United FC. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Confirmation that @EllisTaylor21 has been recalled to @SunderlandAFC. We'd like to thank Ellis for his hard work, commitment and dedication to the club since joining last summer. We wish him all the best in the future 🙌 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗲... #HUFC". Twitter. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.