Taylor Saghabi

Taylor Saghabi (born 25 December 1990) is an Australian-born Samoan professional footballer with heritage from Lebanon, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cook Islands national football team.

Taylor Saghabi
Personal information
Full name Taylor Andrew Marsters Saghabi
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Ryde Rovers
Number 11
Youth career
2003 Parramatta F.C.
2004 Hills United FC
2005–2006 Parramatta Eagles
2007 Manly United FC
2008–2009 Blacktown City Demons
2009 Sydney Olympic FC
2010 Dulwich Hill FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Titikaveka
2011–2014 West Ryde Rovers
2015 La Onda
2016 Chin Chillers
National team‡
2011– Cook Islands 10 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015

Career

The attacking midfielder played for Parramatta FC, Hills United FC, Parramatta Eagles, Manly United FC, Blacktown City Demons, Sydney Olympic FC and Dulwich Hill FC in the youth,[1] as well on senior side for Titikaveka F.C., Puaikura F.C., West Ryde Rovers,[2] La Onda and Chin Chillers.[3]

International

Saghabi made his debut for the national team on August 27, 2011 in a 4–0 loss against Papua New Guinea. He played in 10 games and scored 6 goals for the Cook Islands national football team.[4]

Career statistics

International
Cook Islands
YearAppsGoals
201172
201200
201300
201400
201534
Total106

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 September 2015[5]

International goals
Scores and results list. Cook Islands's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.1 September 2011Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay, New Caledonia[note 1] Kiribati
1–0
3–0
2011 Pacific Games[6]
2.
2–0
3.31 August 2015Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tonga
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
4.
2–0
5.
3–0
6.2 September 2015Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Samoa
1–0
1–0
[8]

Notes
  1. Not officially recognised by FIFA as a Tier 1 International Match.

References
  1. Taylor Saghabi - Football Player - Fieldoo
  2. Taylor Saghabi is far from a household name, but for a brief window in time the former Parramatta Eagles
  3. Taylor Saghabi - Sportstg
  4. Taylor Saghabi at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Taylor Saghabi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. "Cook Islands vs. Kiribati 3:0". National-Football-Teams.com.
  7. "Tonga 0-3 Cook Islands". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. "Cook Islands 1-0 Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.


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