{{short description|Scottish association football player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Taylor Sutherland | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|12|12|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Cowdenbeath]], Scotland<ref name=DAFCprofile>{{cite web|url=https://dafc.co.uk/squad/taylor-sutherland/|title=Taylor Sutherland|website=Dunfermine Athletic|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> | height = 6 ft 1 in<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/taylor-sutherland/859003/|title=Taylor Sutherland|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> | currentclub = [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]] | clubnumber = 10 | position = [[Forward (Association football)|Forward]] | youthclubs1 = Fife Elite Football Academy | youthyears1 = 2015–2021 | youthclubs2 = [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] | youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | years1 = 2022–2026 | clubs1 = [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] | caps1 = 18<!--League only--> | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = → [[Bonnyrigg Rose F.C.|Bonnyrigg Rose]] (loan) | caps2 = 10<!--League only--> | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2025–2026 | clubs3 = → [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] (loan) | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]] | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 8 | club-update = 4 May 2026 }}
'''Taylor Sutherland''' (born 12 December 2005) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[Forward (Association football)|forward]] for [[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]].
==Career== Coming from Cowdenbeath, Sutherland started his football with [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] and then the Fife Football Performance Academy. He was with Fife Elite from the age of ten and progressed through the age groups until joining [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] in 2021.<ref name=DAFCprofile /> On 21 December 2022, just nine days after his seventeenth birthday, he signed his first full-time contract with Dunfermline.<ref name=DAFCprofile /> Sutherland made his first team debut when he started the [[2022–23 Scottish Challenge Cup|Scottish Challenge Cup]] tie against [[Celtic F.C. B Team and Academy|Celtic B]] on 15 November 2022, scoring his first goal within the first three minutes of the match.<ref name=DAFCprofile /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/23127740.dunfermline-taylor-sutherland-nets-debut-pars-beat-celtic-b/|title=Dunfermline: Taylor Sutherland nets on debut as Pars beat Celtic B|website=Dunfermline Press|date=15 November 2022|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref>
Sutherland joined [[Scottish League Two|League Two]] side [[Bonnyrigg Rose F.C.|Bonnyrigg Rose]] on a short-term loan on 29 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dafc.co.uk/11000-2/ |title=Taylor Sutherland joins Bonnyrigg |publisher=Dunfermline Athletic FC |date=29 September 2023 |accessdate=30 September 2023}}</ref> He made ten appearances and scored two goals for the side before returning to Dunfermline in January 2024.<ref name=DAFCprofile />
On 13 March 2024, Sutherland signed a contract extension with Dunfermline, keeping him at the club for an additional two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/24183290.dunfermline-andrew-tod-taylor-sutherland-sam-young-new-deals/|title=Dunfermline: Andrew Tod, Taylor Sutherland and Sam Young in new deals|website=Dunfermline Press|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> After appearing for the Pars in the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] group stage and the [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]], Sutherland's match time in the [[Scottish Championship|Championship]] was limited to 12 appearances off the bench. In January 2025 he joined [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] on loan until the end of the season with the aim of starting games regularly.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2025/01/loan-signing-taylor-sutherland/ |title=LOAN SIGNING: Taylor Sutherland |publisher=ClydeFC.co.uk |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250202192944/https://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2025/01/loan-signing-taylor-sutherland/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 02 February 2025}}<ref name=Soccerway />
{| 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"|[[Scottish Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] |[[2022–23 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season|2022–23]] |[[Scottish League One]] |0||0||1||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=SCC|Appearance(s) in [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]}}||1||4||1 |- |[[2023–24 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season|2023–24]] |rowspan="2"|[[Scottish Championship]] |6||0||0||0||3||1||1{{efn|name=SCC}}||0||10||1 |- |[[2024–25 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season|2024–25]] |12||0||1||0||4||2||2{{efn|name=SCC}}||0||19||2 |- !colspan="2"|Dunfermline Total !18!!0!!2!!0!!7!!3!!6!!1!!33!!4 |- |[[Bonnyrigg Rose F.C.|Bonnyrigg Rose]] (loan) |[[2023–24 Scottish League Two|2023–24]] |[[Scottish League Two]] |10||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||2 |- |[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] (loan) |[[2024–25 Scottish League Two|2024–25]] |[[Scottish League Two]] |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !29!!2!!3!!0!!7!!3!!4!!1!!45!!6 |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
{{Montrose F.C. squad}}
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