Taylor Perry
English footballer
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Taylor Perry (born 15 July 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Perry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Stourbridge, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Shrewsbury Town | 63 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:03, 22 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Stourbridge,[2] Perry made his first team debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose academy he had progressed from, on 25 September 2019 as a substitute in an EFL Cup victory against Reading.[3] He had been part of the club's pre-season tour of China, where he played in the Premier League Asia Trophy Final against Manchester City and scored in Wolves' penalty shootout victory.[4]
On 5 August 2021 it was announced that Perry had signed a season-long loan at Cheltenham Town.[5] In his sixth appearance for Cheltenham (fifth in League One), Perry scored his first senior professional goal, and his debut goal for Cheltenham, in a 2–1 away win against Charlton Athletic on 11 September 2021.[6] Having suffered an injury in October 2021, he was recalled by Wolves for treatment in January 2022.[7]
On 14 July 2022, Perry returned to Cheltenham Town for another season on loan.[8]
At the end of the 2022–23 season, Perry departed Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9]
On 24 July 2023, Shrewsbury Town announce the signing of Taylor Perry.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2019–20 EFL Trophy[11] | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 EFL Trophy[12] | — | — | — | 3[b] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[12] | League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2022–23[12] | League One | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2023–24[13] | League One | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| 2024–25[14] | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 122 | 7 | ||
- Appearance in Europa League
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
