Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

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. Harwood-Bellis has represented his country at U16, U17, U19,

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and U21 level.

Club career

Manchester City

2018–2020

From

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, Harwood-Bellis started playing with Manchester City from the age of six. He came through the same Stockport Metro Junior League that produced City team-mate

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. Harwood-Bellis formed a centre-back partnership with

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as part of the City youth side that made it to the

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final in 2019. On 24 September 2019, Harwood-Bellis made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's

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tie away against

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. He made his second appearance for City and his debut in European competitions with his 82nd-minute introduction during a 4–1 victory over

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in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage, Champions League group stage on 11 December 2019. On 4 January 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win against Port Vale F.C., Port Vale in the FA Cup. On 7 December 2020, Harwood-Bellis signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024.

Blackburn Rovers and Anderlecht loans

On 1 February 2021, Harwood-Bellis joined EFL Championship, Championship side Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Five days later, he made his debut for Blackburn as a substitute for Ryan Nyambe in a 0–1 away league defeat by Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers. On 27 June, Harwood-Bellis joined Belgian First Division A side R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal.

Stoke City (loan)

On 11 January 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined EFL Championship, Championship side Stoke City F.C., Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 Stoke City F.C. season, 2021–22 season. Harwood-Bellis was a regular in the side for the remainder of the season, playing 24 times as Stoke finished in 14th position.

Burnley (loan)

On 1 July 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined EFL Championship, Championship side

on loan for the 2022-23 Burnley F.C. season, 2022–23 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 1–1 draw against Preston North End.

International career

Harwood-Bellis captained the England national under-17 football team, England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored in a group stage defeat against the Netherlands national under-17 football team, Netherlands. Harwood-Bellis made his

debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St George's Park National Football Centre, St. George's Park on 13 October 2020. On 27 August 2021, Harwood-Bellis received his first call up for the England national under-21 football team, England U21s. On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2-0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo national under-21 football team, Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. On 25 March 2022, Harwood-Bellis captained the U21s for the first time during a 4-1 win over Armenia national under-21 football team, Armenia at Dean Court, Bournemouth.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harwood-Bellis, Taylor 2002 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Stockport English Football League players Belgian First Division A players Manchester City F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Stoke City F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Association football defenders England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers English expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium