| Joe Taylor | |
| Fullname: | Joseph William John Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 2002[2] |
| Birth Place: | Peterborough, England |
| Height: | 1.70m[3] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Lincoln City (on loan from Luton Town) |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Norwich City |
| Youthclubs2: | Swaffham Town |
| Youthclubs3: | King's Lynn Town |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | King's Lynn Town |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Wroxham (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 20 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Peterborough United |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Luton Town |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Colchester United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Lincoln City (loan) |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:37, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:22, 20 November 2023 (UTC) |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Lincoln City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
Joseph William John Taylor (born 18 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Lincoln City on loan from Luton Town and is a Wales under-21 international.
Taylor began his career in the academy at Norwich City, before being released at the age of 15. After a period at Swaffham Town, Taylor signed for King's Lynn Town at the age of 16.[4]
Taylor signed a one-year contract extension King's Lynn in December 2020.[5] Taylor joined Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Wroxham on loan ahead of the 2021–22 season, making his debut on the opening day against Walsham-le-Willows.[6] In his first home match, Taylor scored a hat-trick as his side thrashed Thetford Town 7–2.[7] In October 2021, Taylor was recalled by King's Lynn after scoring 21 goals in just thirteen appearances[8] and made his National League debut off of the bench in a 1–0 home defeat to Solihull Moors.[9]
On 15 November 2021, Taylor joined Championship club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal, initially joining up with the club's under-23 squad.[10] In December 2021, it was reported that Taylor had been impressing in the under-23 squad and would begin training with the first-team.[11] After scoring a hat-trick in a Premier League Cup quarter-final victory against Charlton Athletic,[12] Taylor made his first-team debut four days later on 8 March 2022 in a 1–1 draw with second-placed AFC Bournemouth.[13]
He scored his first goal for Peterborough in an EFL Cup win over Plymouth Argyle on 10 August 2022.[14]
On 31 January 2023, Taylor signed for Championship club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[15]
On 5 August 2023, Taylor signed for League Two club Colchester United on a season-long loan.[16] He was recalled from his loan on 8 January 2024.[17]
On 9 January 2024, Taylor signed for League One club Lincoln City for the remainder of the season.[18] He made his debut the following weekend in the 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers.[19] He scored his first goal against Exeter City on 17 February 2024 to secure a 1–0 win.[20] He won the EFL League One Player of the Month and the EFL Young Player of the Month for March 2024, following 6 goals and an assist which included his first professional hat-trick in the 5–0 win over Bristol Rovers.[21] [22] [23] He would win Lincoln City's Golden Boot, after scoring 10 goals in his 19 games for the club.[24]
Lincoln City
Now at Lincoln City after joining on a season long loan from Luton Town, Taylor will be looking to replicate his impressive goalscoring form he already had with Lincoln in the 23/24 season and transfer it into this season, helping in Lincoln’s efforts to gain promotion to the Sky Bet Championship. He is sure to be a real contender for the League One Golden Boot, never mind just Lincoln’s!
In September 2022 Taylor made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the starting line-up for the 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21.[25] [26]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| King's Lynn Town | 2021–22 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Wroxham (loan) | 2021–22 | Eastern Counties Premier Division | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 21 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2021–22 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Luton Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 19 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | |||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2024– | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 73 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 44 | |||
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