Robert Taylor (footballer, born 1994)

Finnish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robert Thomas Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Major League Soccer franchise Austin FC and the Finland national team.

Full name Robert Thomas Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Quick facts Personal information, Full name ...
Robert Taylor
Taylor playing for JJK in 2015
Personal information
Full name Robert Thomas Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2008 JJK
2008–2009 Nottingham Forest
2009–2011 JJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 JJK 0 (0)
2011 → Huima (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2013 Lincoln City 0 (0)
2013 → Boston Town (loan) 1 (0)
2013 Barnet 0 (0)
2013–2015 JJK 50 (11)
2013 → Villiketut (reserves) 6 (3)
2016–2017 RoPS 41 (14)
2017–2018 AIK 4 (0)
2018 → Tromsø (loan) 17 (2)
2018–2019 Tromsø 38 (6)
2020–2021 Brann 57 (12)
2022–2025 Inter Miami 91 (13)
2025– Austin FC 19 (1)
International career‡
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
2013 Finland U19 2 (0)
2011 Finland U20 2 (0)
2015–2016 Finland U21 10 (0)
2017– Finland 34 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:54, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023 (UTC)
Close

Youth career

Taylor joined the youth team at JJK in 2004, and stayed with the club until senior level. During this time, he had spells in the country of his father's birth, England, with Nottingham Forest and then Lincoln City, who he joined on a two-year scholarship in 2011.[2]

Club career

Boston Town (loan)

Taylor was loaned out to Boston Town of the United Counties League in 2013, where he made one appearance.[3]

Barnet

Later in 2013, he joined Barnet, where he was due to sign a professional contract, but this fell through following their relegation from the English Football League.[4]

JJK

Taylor played for JJK in the Ykkönen until 2015, when he joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS.

AIK

In July 2017, Taylor was transferred to AIK for €100,000.[5]

Tromsø (loan)

He joined Tromsø on loan for the 2018 season, and then permanently for the 2019 season.

Brann

On 20 January 2020, Taylor penned a three-year deal with Brann,[6] which saw Ruben Yttergård Jenssen go the other way.

Inter Miami

Taylor playing for Inter Miami

On 11 February 2022, Taylor moved to Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Inter Miami on a two-year deal with an option for a further year,[7] for a transfer fee of $500,000.[8] He was scouted by the club to play as a winger and made his debut in the season opener on 26 February, a 0–0 draw with the Chicago Fire.[9]

During the 2023 Leagues Cup, Taylor formed an attacking partnership with new Miami signings Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba that drew comparisons to Messi's earlier teammates Ángel Di María and Andrés Iniesta.[2][10] He scored five goals and had three assists in seven matches as the club won their first trophy.[10] On 25 October 2023, Inter Miami announced they had exercised their option to keep Taylor in Miami until the end of 2024.[11]

On 18 July 2024, in a match against Toronto FC, both Taylor and his teammate Drake Callender made their 100th appearance for Inter Miami in all competitions combined, becoming the first players in the franchise's history to reach the milestone.[12][13] On 26 July, Taylor extended his deal until the end of 2026 with a one-year option.[14][15]

Austin FC

On April 23, 2025, Taylor was acquired by MLS franchise Austin FC for $700,000 in GAM plus conditional $50,000 GAM extra.[16]

International career

Taylor has been capped by Finland at under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level. He made his debut for the senior side on 9 January 2017 as a substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Morocco.[17]

On 11 October 2020, Taylor scored his first goal in a 2–0 UEFA Nations League victory over Bulgaria.[18]

On 1 June 2021, Taylor was selected for Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 squad, but he did not appear in any of the matches of the tournament.[19]

In March 2024, after Taylor was already named in the Finland squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs match against Wales, Taylor declined the call-up stating that he wants to focus more on an important MLS regular season match against New York Red Bulls.[20][21]

Personal life

Taylor was born in Kuopio to a Finnish mother and an English father. His father Paul is an English former footballer who played for KuPS in the 1990s.[2] Paul resides in Jyväskylä and currently coaches youth teams in a local club Jyväskylän Komeetat.[22][23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2026
More information Club, Season ...
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JJK 2011[24] Veikkausliiga 000010—―10
Huima (loan) 2011[17] Kolmonen 1000――—10
Lincoln City 2012–13[24][25] Conference Premier 0000―—1[c]010
Boston Town (loan) 2012–13[17] United Counties League 10―――—10
JJK 2013[24] Veikkausliiga 1111000――121
2014[24] Ykkönen 1831000――193
2015[24] Ykkönen 2170000――217
Total 50112010――5311
RoPS 2016[24] Veikkausliiga 311121504[d]1―4213
2017[24] Veikkausliiga 1034300――146
Total4114645041―5619
AIK 2017[24] Allsvenskan 4020―00―60
Tromsø (loan) 2018[24] Eliteserien 17230―――202
Tromsø 2018[24] Eliteserien 102――――102
2019[24] Eliteserien 28430―――314
Total55860000000618
Brann 2020[24] Eliteserien 306—―――306
2021[24] Eliteserien 27622――1[e]0308
Total571222――106014
Inter Miami 2022[24] MLS 33330――1[f]0373
2023[24] MLS 27460――7[g]4408
2024[24] MLS 275――2[h]13[i]0326
2025[24] MLS 41――3[h]00071
Total 911390―5111411618
Austin FC 2025[24] MLS 17120――2[f]0211
2026[24] 2010――0030
Total 19130――20241
Career total 31959276609213437571
Close
  1. [a]
    Includes Finnish Cup, Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. [b]
    Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. [c]
    Appearances in Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  4. [d]
    Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. [e]
    Appearance in Eliteserien relegation play-offs
  6. [f]
    Appearance(s) in MLS Cup playoffs
  7. [g]
    Appearances in Leagues Cup
  8. [h]
    Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  9. [i]
    Two appearances in Leagues Cup, one appearance in MLS Cup playoffs

International

As of match played 17 November 2023[26][27]
More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201720
201850
201930
202071
202170
202230
202371
Total342
Close
As of match played 17 October 2023. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Taylor goal.[26][27]
More information No., Date ...
List of international goals scored by Robert Taylor
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2020Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland13 Bulgaria1–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League B
217 October 2023Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland32 Kazakhstan1–01–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
Close

Honours

Inter Miami

Austin FC

AIK

References

External links

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI