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Taylor Moore
Taylor Moore playing for 1982 LTD in 2020
Personal information
Full name Taylor David Moore[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2003 Debden Sports
2003–2004 West Ham United
2004–2008 Étaples
2009–2015 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Lens B 35 (0)
2015–2016 Lens 9 (0)
2016–2023 Bristol City 48 (1)
2017 → Bury (loan) 19 (0)
2017–2018 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 36 (0)
2018–2019 → Southend United (loan) 34 (1)
2020 → Blackpool (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 42 (0)
2023–2024 Valenciennes 17 (0)
2024– Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 England U17 9 (0)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (1)
2015–2016 England U19 11 (0)
2016 England U20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:07, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Taylor David Moore (born 12 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.

Club career

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Early career

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Moore playing for Lens B.

Moore was born in Walthamstow in East London, but moved to France as a seven-year-old.[4] Moore spent a year in the academy of his local side West Ham United before moving to France.[3] Upon arriving in France, he joined amateur club Etaples before joining the academy at Lens at the age of 12.[4]

Lens

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Having made a progression through the Lens' academy, Moore signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 December 2014.[5]

On 3 May 2015, with Antoine Kombouaré as coach, he made his first-team debut for Lens, starting in an away derby match against Lille playing out of position at right back and producing an assist for his team's only goal in a 3–1 loss.[6][7] Moore went on to make four appearances in the 2014–15 season.

In the 2015–16 season, Moore made five appearances for the club.[8] However, his first team opportunities were limited after he fell out of favour with manager Kombouaré and was sent to play in the reserves.[9] Despite this, Moore was the subject of a €10 million transfer bid from Lyon in the January transfer window. Lens rejected the bid, demanding €15 million instead.[10] Moore was expected to leave the club by the end of the January transfer window, but no club made an offer and he stayed at the club for the rest of the season.[11]

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Moore's future at Lens became uncertain[12] and he found himself linked with a move back to England, with Bristol City,[13] Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, West Ham United and Crystal Palace also showed an interest in signing him.[14] Amid the transfer speculation, Moore was expected to fight for a first team place under the new management of Alain Casanova.[15]

Bristol City

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On 25 August 2016, Moore signed for Championship club Bristol City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1.5m.[16] Upon joining the club, Moore revealed that then-teammate Tammy Abraham played a role in convincing him to join Bristol City.[17] He made his debut in an EFL Cup match away to Fulham, in which Bristol City won 2–1.[18]

Less than a week after the January transfer window opened in 2017, Moore was loaned out to struggling League One side Bury to gain further experience.[19]

On 30 August 2017, Moore signed for Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2018.[20]

Moore was loaned to Scottish club Heart of Midlothian in August 2021.[21]

Moore signed on loan for Shrewsbury Town in July 2022.

In May 2023, Moore was released from Bristol City.[22]

Valenciennes

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On 23 July 2023, Moore signed for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on a three-year contract.[23]

In April 2024, it was reported that Valenciennes were in the process of dismissing Moore after he had hit a supporter following a reserves match against Lille in February.[24]

Bristol Rovers

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On 30 June 2024, Moore joined League One club Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal with the option for a further season.[25] Having made his debut in the opening day victory over Northampton Town,[26] he continued to impress in the first month of the season, talking of how he was falling back in love with football following a difficult six months.[27]

International career

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Moore represented England at England U17, England U18 levels, and captained the England U19's.[28] He was a part of the U-17 team that won the European Championships in 2014.[29] He has six caps for the England U20's.

Personal life

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Moore has three brothers, Aston, Jaxon and Keaton.[30] He attended Staples Road Primary School in Loughton, Essex, before he moved to France aged 7. Moore is fluent in French.

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens B 2014–15[31] CFA 18 0 — — — 18 0
2015–16[31] CFA 17 0 — — — 17 0
Total 35 0 — — — 35 0
Lens 2014–15[32] Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2015–16[31] Ligue 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 0
Total 9 0 0 0 1 0 — 10 0
Bristol City 2016–17[33] Championship 5 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 0
2017–18[34] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[36] Championship 21 1 2 0 1 0 — 24 1
2020–21[37] Championship 22 0 3 0 3 0 — 28 0
2021–22[38] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2022–23[39] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 48 1 5 0 7 0 — 60 1
Bury (loan) 2016–17[33] League One 19 0 — — — 19 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[34] League Two 36 0 1 0 — 2[a] 0 39 0
Southend United (loan) 2018–19[35] League One 34 1 1 0 0 0 5[a] 0 40 1
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20[36] League One 8 0 — — — 8 0
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2021–22[38] Scottish Premiership 22 0 1 0 0 0 — 23 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23[39] League One 42 0 3 0 2 0 1[a] 0 48 0
Valenciennes 2023–24 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 253 2 11 0 10 0 8 0 282 2
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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England U17

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Taylor Moore". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b "N°6 – Taylor MOORE" (in French). RC Lens. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "England U17s add the French connection to squad". The FA.
  5. ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Taylor Moore !". RC Lens Official Website. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ^ "'I was put in at right-back – a position I'd never played'". The FA. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Lille renverse Lens (3-1) et se remet dans le bon sens" (in French). Eurosport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  8. ^ "En plein dans le MiL : la saison de Taylor Moore" (in French). Made In Lens Website. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  9. ^ "RC Lens: Taylor Moore, la rédemption en Gambardella" (in French). ButFootballclub.fr. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  10. ^ "RC Lens – Mercato : l'OL dans le coup pour recruter Taylor Moore ?" (in French). But Football Club. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  11. ^ "RC Lens : Taylor Moore bientôt vendu pour sauver les finances?" (in French). France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calasis. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Info ML2 : Taylor Moore, une prolongation ou un départ" (in French). MaLigue2 Website. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Taylor Moore a transfer target for Bristol City as Robins close in on Lens and England defender". Bristol Post. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Lens' Taylor Moore tracked by Tottenham, West Ham - source". ESPN. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Casanova : " Moore aura son mot à dire s'il est compétitif "" (in French). LenSois.com. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  16. ^ "City sign England Under-19 skipper Moore". Bristol City F.C. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Taylor Moore reveals how Tammy Abraham persuaded him to commit to Bristol City". Bristol Post. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Fulham 1-2 Bristol City". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "Bury sign Moore, Brown & Burgess". BBC Sport.
  20. ^ "Bristol City's Joe Morrell, Taylor Moore and Freddie Hinds join Cheltenham on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Hearts sign Robins' Moore on loan". BBC Sport.
  22. ^ "ITY ANNOUNCE RELEASED LIST". Bristol City FC. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  23. ^ Rossi, Clément (23 July 2023). "Mercato : Taylor Moore signe au VAFC [OFFICIEL]". le11 (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Football : Valenciennes va licencier l'un de ses joueurs ayant frappé un supporter" [Football: Valenciennes will dismiss one of its players after hitting a supporter] (in French). Le Figaro. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign defender Taylor Moore". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  27. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (2 September 2024). "Taylor Moore on strong Bristol Rovers start, falling back in love with football and senior role". Bristol Post. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  28. ^ http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-sign-england-under-19-skipper-moore-3270475.aspx [bare URL]
  29. ^ "Un Lensois champion d'Europe !" (in French). L'Equipe. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  30. ^ "Saint-Aubin : chez les Moore, la famille, c'est complètement foot !" (in French). La Voix Dunord. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  31. ^ a b c Taylor Moore at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  32. ^ "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  34. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  36. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  37. ^ "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  38. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  39. ^ a b "Games played by Taylor Moore in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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