Kenneth Taylor (footballer, born 2002)
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.jpg) Taylor with Ajax in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kenneth Ina Dorothea Taylor[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2002[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | |||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2010 | SV De Foresters | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Ajax | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Jong Ajax | 60 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Ajax | 78 | (12) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Netherlands U15 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Netherlands U21 | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Netherlands | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:37, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Kenneth Ina Dorothea Taylor (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[3]
Club career[edit]
Taylor made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 15 October 2018 in a game against Jong PSV as a 70th-minute substitute for Jasper ter Heide.[4]
Taylor made his Eredivisie debut for AFC Ajax on 12 December 2020 in a game against PEC Zwolle as a 64th-minute substitute for Perr Schuurs. In a match against Heracles Almelo on 6 February 2022 Taylor scored his first Eredivisie goal in the match's 65th minute. He had come on in the 63rd minute to relieve Steven Berghuis and was shortly thereafter found on a ball from Sébastien Haller for what was his first league goal.
International career[edit]
Taylor played for various Dutch youth teams from 2017 to 2019.
On 22 September 2022, Taylor made his debut for the Netherlands in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Poland.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 14 April 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | 60 | 14 | |||||
| Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12[d] | 3 | — | 43 | 6 | ||
| Total | 78 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 30 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[edit]
- As of match played 24 March 2023[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Netherlands | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Ajax[7]
Netherlands U17
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: November 2022[9]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: November 2022[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Kenneth Taylor - Netherlands - European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b Kenneth Taylor at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 October 2018.
- ^ "K. Taylor". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Kenneth Taylor". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Kenneth Taylor - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ UEFA (19 May 2019). "Netherlands clinch title". UEFA. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Kenneth Taylor verkozen tot Talent van het Jaar" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax.
External links[edit]
- Profile at the AFC Ajax website
- Career stats - Voetbal International
- Kenneth Taylor at Soccerway
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