{{short description|English footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Use British English|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kyle Taylor | image = | fullname = Kyle Frazer Taylor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers |publisher=English Football League |page=28 |accessdate=20 October 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|28|df=y}}<ref name="11v11">{{cite web |title=Kyle Taylor|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/kyle-taylor-257027/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=1 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = Richterswil, Switzerland | height = {{convert|1.67|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Taylor |url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/kyle-taylor/ |website=Exeter City F.C. |access-date=6 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006101232/https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/kyle-taylor/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2007–2017 | youthclubs1 = AFC Bournemouth | years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = AFC Bournemouth | caps1 = 0 | goals1= 0 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2= 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = → Southend United (loan) | caps3 = 31 | goals3= 1 | years4 = 2021–2024 | clubs4 = Exeter City| caps4 = 38 | goals4= 1 | club-update = 10:59, 21 July 2024 (UTC) }} '''Kyle Frazer Taylor''' (born 26 May 1999) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for {{English football updater|ExeterCi}} club Exeter City.
==Career==
===AFC Bournemouth=== After signing for Bournemouth as a schoolboy, Taylor signed a six-year youth contract with the club aged 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/first-team/kyle-taylor | publisher=AFC Bournemouth | title=Kyle Taylor Player Profile | accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref> Taylor made his professional debut for Bournemouth on 17 January 2018, coming on in the 87th minute for Andrew Surman in a 3–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42630628 | publisher=BBC Sport | title= Wigan Athletic 3–0 AFC Bournemouth | accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref> In February 2018, Taylor signed a new deal at Bournemouth, which contracted him to the club until June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/under-21s/kyle-taylor-signs-new-contract | publisher=AFC Bournemouth | title= Kyle Taylor signs new contract | accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref> Taylor made his second appearance, and full debut, for Bournemouth on 5 January 2019, playing the first 45 minutes of a 1–3 FA Cup home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, before being replaced by David Brooks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46706811 | publisher=BBC Sport | title=AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion | accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref>
====Loan to Forest Green Rovers==== On 30 August 2019, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/taylor-joins-forest-green-on-loan/|title=Taylor joins Forest Green on loan|publisher=AFC Bournemouth|date=30 August 2019 |accessdate=28 December 2019}}</ref> On 6 January 2020, Taylor was recalled from his loan spell with Forest Green Rovers, having made a total of 10 appearances across all competitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/taylor-recalled-from-forest-green/|title=Taylor recalled from Forest Green |publisher=AFC Bournemouth|date=6 January 2020 |accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref>
====Loan to Southend United==== On 25 September 2020, Taylor joined League Two side Southend United on loan until January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2020/september/kyle-taylor-joins-on-loan/ |title=Kyle Taylor joins on loan |publisher=Southend United FC |date=25 September 2020 |accessdate=12 January 2021}}</ref> On 12 January 2021, it was announced that Taylor's loan with Southend United had been extended until the end of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2021/january/taylor-stays/ |title=Taylor stays! |publisher=Southend United FC |date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Taylor was born in Switzerland. He is the half-brother of the English comedian Paul Taylor.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 13 April 2024}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=5|AFC Bournemouth |2017–18<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|106122|2017|accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|106122|2018|accessdate=15 January 2019}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|106122|2019|accessdate=4 September 2019}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|106122|2020|accessdate=9 January 2021}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0||0||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |Forest Green Rovers (loan) |2019–20<ref name=sb1920/> |League Two |6||0||2||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||0||10||0 |- |Southend United (loan) |2020–21<ref name=sb2021/> |League Two |31||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||31||1 |- |rowspan="4"|Exeter City |2021–22<ref name=sb2022>{{soccerbase season|106122|2021|accessdate=4 March 2022}}</ref> |League Two |14||1||2||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||19||1 |- |2022–23<ref name=sb2023>{{soccerbase season|106122|2022|accessdate=10 April 2023}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2023–24<ref name=sb2024>{{soccerbase season|106122|2023|accessdate=9 August 2023}}</ref> |League One |24||0||1||0||4||1||3{{efn|name=FLT}}||0||32||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38||1||3||0||5||1||5||0||51||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !75||2||7||0||5||1||7||0||94||3 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Exeter City''' *League Two runner-up: 2021–22<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61281131 |title=Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes |website=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2022 |access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Kyle}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Footballers from Poole Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:AFC Bournemouth players Category:Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Category:Southend United F.C. players Category:Exeter City F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:21st-century English sportsmen