Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (born 8 April 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a left sided central defender for

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in the Scottish Championship. Born in Scotland, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team. Taylor-Sinclair started his career at Aberdeen as a youth player, having been scouted by the club at age ten. He then joined Scottish Third Division club Montrose, where he played for three years and scored five goals. His talents were then spotted by First Division side

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in 2011. After a successful spell at Thistle (including promotion to the Scottish Premiership), Taylor-Sinclair signed for English Championship side

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in 2014. After spells with Doncaster Rovers and

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, Taylor-Sinclair returned to Scottish football in 2018 with

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. He spent the second half of the 2019–20 season on loan at Crewe Alexandra and was then released by Motherwell in May 2019. He then had two years with

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, before a six-month spell with Falkirk in 2022. He joined Airdrieonians on 1 September 2022, and subsequently took up the role of first team player-coach.

Club career

Montrose

Taylor-Sinclair began his career with Montrose as a youngster. He began playing football at the age of seven for Middlefield Wasps Boys Club. He then was scouted by Aberdeen Football Club at the age of 10 where he played for five years. He had one season at Albion Boys Club before moving to Montrose where he made his debut on the final day of the 2008–09 season against

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. During the following two seasons he became a first team regular at

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. His first goal came on 16 March 2010, against

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, with his second coming four days later. In his second season, Sinclair scored three goals within the opening two months and was named as Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month for September 2010. His form over the two seasons at Links Park, earned him the chance to train with

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Partick Thistle

Taylor-Sinclair signed for First Division side

on 5 July 2011, where he signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut during a 2–1 victory against

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in the

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and Southampton. and he was given the SFL Young Player of the Month award for October 2011. ATS vs St Mirren

Taylor-Sinclair played an instrumental part in season 2012–13 as

won the First Division Championship. His impressive form at Thistle sparked interest from Glasgow rivals

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and from English clubs including

and Middlesbrough.

Wigan Athletic

In June 2014, Taylor-Sinclair left Thistle for a move to English Championship club

. He made his debut for the club in a 2–1 defeat away to Burton Albion in the League Cup.

Doncaster Rovers

On 20 July 2015, Taylor-Sinclair joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on a two-year contract. In the final match of the 2015–16 season, against Burton Albion, he suffered an injury which was expected to keep him out for up to nine months.

Plymouth Argyle

On 28 June 2017, Taylor-Sinclair joined League One

. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Motherwell

Taylor-Sinclair signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club

in June 2018. On 30 January 2019, Taylor-Sinclair was loaned to English League Two side Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season. He made his Crewe debut on 16 February 2019 coming on as a second-half substitute for Harry Pickering at Oldham Athletic, and scored his first Crewe goal on 30 March 2019 against

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at Gresty Road. In May 2019, Taylor-Sinclair was released by Motherwell at the end of his contract.

Livingston

On 6 November 2019, Taylor-Sinclair signed a short-term contract with

. Taylor-Sinclair would sign an extension to stay for the full season, and later another extension to stay at the club for the 2020–21 season. It was announced in May 2021 that Taylor-Sinclair would be released upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the season.

Falkirk

On 29 December 2021, Taylor-Sinclair signed with Scottish League One side

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until the end of the 2021–22 season, scoring on his debut in a 6–2 win against Dumbarton. Taylor-Sinclair was released by Falkirk at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Airdrieonians

On 1 September 2022, following his release from Falkirk, Taylor-Sinclair signed with fellow League One side

, winning promotion to the Championship via the League One Play Off final victory over Hamilton Academical FC in May 2023. He scored his goal for the Diamonds in a 6-2 play-off first leg win against Falkirk.

International career

Born in Scotland, Taylor-Sinclair is of Antiguan descent. He was called up to represent the Antigua and Barbuda national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021. He debuted for Antigua and Barbuda in a 1–0

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win over

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on 4 June 2021.

Career statistics

Honours

Partick Thistle * Scottish First Division:

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Individual * Scottish Football League Young Player of the month: September 2010, October 2011 * PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year: 2011–12, 2012–13

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor-Sinclair, Aaron 1991 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Men's association football fullbacks Partick Thistle F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players