Jack Henry Philip Taylor (born 23 June 1998) is a professional

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who plays for

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. Born in England, he has represented Ireland at youth level.

Club career

Taylor was in the youth team at

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for seven years, before joining

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in 2012. He made his senior debut as a 15 year old when he came on as substitute in a 3–1 Herts Senior Cup win over Hatfield Town on 3 December 2013. He signed a two-year professional contract in April 2016, making his professional debut for the first team on 4 October 2016 in an EFL Trophy match against

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. Taylor joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan for a month on 28 October 2016. He was recalled from loan in December, and made his league debut against

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on 10 December. After being a standout player for Barnet in the early stages of the 2019–20 season, he joined

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

on 7 January 2020 for an initial fee of £500,000. He scored 22 goals in 138 games for Posh. Taylor signed for

for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal in June 2023. He scored on his debut for Ipswich in a 2-0 win over

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in the EFL Cup on 9 August 2023.

International career

Taylor is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his grandfather being from county Longford in Ireland and he's had Irish citizenship since birth. Taylor was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament in June 2019. Taylor scored a brace in a training match against the senior team on 30 May 2019. He made his debut as a substitute against Bahrain U23 on 9 June. He received his first senior call-up in November 2020 for a

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match against

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. On 1 September 2021, he was named FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year for 2020.

Personal life

Taylor also holds Irish citizenship. His grandfather is from County Longford in Ireland. Taylor's older brother

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(born 1997) was also in the youth team at

and is now a professional at

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Career statistics

Honours

Peterborough United * EFL League One runner-up:

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Individual *

Young Player of the Season: 2017–18 * FAI Under-21 International Player of the Year: 2020 *

Goal of the Season: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jack 1998 births Living people English people of Irish descent English men's footballers Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Chelsea F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Hammersmith