Neil Taylor (footballer)
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Taylor with Wales in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil John Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Manchester City | ||
| 2005–2007 | Wrexham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Wrexham | 75 | (3) |
| 2010–2017 | Swansea City | 160 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Aston Villa | 89 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Middlesbrough | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Wales U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Wales U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | Wales Semi-Pro | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Wales | 43 | (1) |
| 2012 | Great Britain Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Gulf United | ||
| 2023– | Wales U21 (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil John Taylor (born 7 February 1989) is a Welsh professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back or left wing-back. He is currently the assistant manager of the Wales national under-21 team.
A former Manchester City trainee, he began his career with Wrexham in 2007 and moved to Swansea City for an initial £150,000 in 2010, going on to make 179 appearances for the Swans. He joined Aston Villa in January 2017 as part of a swap for Jordan Ayew, and made 103 total appearances. After being released, he signed for Middlesbrough in November 2021, where he played for the final season of his career.
Taylor made his full international debut for Wales in 2010, and earned 43 caps up to 2019. He was part of their squad which reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2016, and also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics on home soil. Born to a Bengali mother from Kolkata, he was one of a relatively small number of British Asians in professional football.