Taylor Ellis Allen (born 16 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League Two club Walsall.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Ellis Allen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Romulus | 35 | (5) |
| 2019 | Nuneaton Borough | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Hereford (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–21 | → Leamington (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022– | Walsall | 57 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 24 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editAllen 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]
On 2 December 2020, Allen joined Leamington on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] The loan was then extended for a further month.[8] On 9 February 2021, the loan was further extended for an additional month.[9]
On 20 June 2022, Allen agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year contract from 1 July when his Forest Green contract were to expire.[10] He signed a contract extension at the end of the 2023 season.
Allen scored his first Walsall goal in a 3-1 win over Wrexham on the 29 December 2023 [11] and captained the club for the first time in a 3-0 win over Morecambe. He signed a further extension to 2026 at the end of the 2024 season.[12] He scored Walsall's first goal of the 2024/25 season in a 1-0 win over Morecambe F.C.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 January 2024
| 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[13] | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2019–20[14] | EFL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020–21[15] | EFL League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[16] | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Hereford (loan) | 2019–20[13] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20[13] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Leamington (loan) | 2020–21[13] | National League North | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Walsall | 2022–23[17] | EFL League Two | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023–24[18] | EFL League Two | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 107 | 6 | ||
Honours
editForest Green Rovers
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers youngster checks in on loan". Leamington FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Forest Green youngster extends loan spell". Leamington FC. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Forest Green forward Allen extends Leamington loan". Nonleaguedaily.com. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Taylor Allen joins Walsall". www.saddlers.co.uk. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Walsall 3-1 Wrexham - Wrexham end 2023 with heavy defeat at Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Walsall defender Allen signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Taylor Allen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Allen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links
edit- Taylor Allen at Soccerway
