Taylor Allen
Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers, as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Ellis Allen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 5"5 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Romulus | ||
| 2019 | Nuneaton Borough | 16 | (2) |
| 2019– | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hereford (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:54, 15 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Allen began his career at Midland Football League side Romulus while completing an apprenticeship as a sports coach.[3] Allen joined Nuneaton Borough in January 2019, winning man of the match on his National League North debut, before having a trial with Leicester City in March, where he played for the under-23 team in Premier League 2. Allen turned down offers from English Premier League clubs to sign for Forest Green Rovers in summer 2019 on a one-year deal. He made his EFL League Two debut as a substitute against Oldham Athletic on 3 August 2019, scoring the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute.[4]
Taylor joined National League North side Hereford on 25 October 2019 on a one month loan, with the loan being extended on 27 November 2019 for a further month.[5]
Taylor then joined Gloucester City on loan for an initial month. [6]
Career statistics
- As of 3 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Romulus | 2018–19 | MFL Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| Nuneaton Borough | 2018–19 | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20 | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Hereford (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Taylor Allen". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- The Apprenticeship Journey – Taylor Allen
- Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
- Bull, Organic (27 November 2019). "Bulls News: Taylor Allen's Loan Extended". Bulls News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Gloucester City AFC: Taylor Allen joins on loan". 24 January 2020.
External links
- Taylor Allen at Soccerway
