| Kyle Taylor | |
| Fullname: | Kyle Frazer Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 August 1999[2] |
| Birth Place: | Richterswil, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.67m (05.48feet)[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Southend United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Exeter City |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 10:59, 21 July 2024 (UTC) |
Kyle Frazer Taylor (born 26 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for club Exeter City.
After signing for Bournemouth as a schoolboy, Taylor signed a six-year youth contract with the club aged 12.[4] Taylor made his professional debut for Bournemouth on 17 January 2018, coming on in the 87th minute for Andrew Surman in a 3–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup.[5] In February 2018, Taylor signed a new deal at Bournemouth, which contracted him to the club until June 2020.[6] Taylor made his second appearance, and full debut, for Bournemouth on 5 January 2019, playing the first 45 minutes of a 1–3 FA Cup home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, before being replaced by David Brooks.[7]
On 30 August 2019, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan.[8] On 6 January 2020, Taylor was recalled from his loan spell with Forest Green Rovers, having made a total of 10 appearances across all competitions.[9]
On 25 September 2020, Taylor joined League Two side Southend United on loan until January 2021.[10] On 12 January 2021, it was announced that Taylor's loan with Southend United had been extended until the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]
Taylor was born in Switzerland. He is the half-brother of the English comedian Paul Taylor.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Southend United (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Exeter City | 2021–22 | League Two | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |||
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