Max Taylor (footballer)

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Max Taylor
Personal information
Full name Max Edward Taylor[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Manchester United 0 (0)
2020 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 9 (1)
2021– Rochdale 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Max Edward Taylor (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rochdale as a defender.[2]

Early and personal life[]

Born in Manchester,[3] Taylor was known as Max Dunne until February 2019.[4]

In June 2018, Taylor was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for testicular cancer, returning to training with Manchester United in September 2019.[5]

Career[]

Taylor joined Manchester United at the age of 14.[6] He signed his first professional contract at the start of 2018, five months before his cancer diagnosis.[7]

He received his first call-up to the senior team in November 2019.[3][8] He was given squad number 52.[9]

In January 2020 he moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic,[10][11] making 9 appearances in all competitions.[12]

In May 2020 he signed a new one-year contract with the club.[6] In August 2020 he went on trial to Milton Keynes Dons with a view to a loan move.[13]

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Kidderminster Harriers.[14][15]

On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he was being released by Manchester United and would leave the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.[16]

Taylor signed for Rochdale in August 2021.[17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Northampton Town on 21 August 2021.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". www.premierleague.com.
  2. ^ "England – M. Taylor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b "Young Man Utd star Max Taylor nears debut a year on from cancer treatment". Kidderminster Shuttle.
  4. ^ "Max Dunne". www.manutd.com.
  5. ^ "Max Taylor steps up his comeback". www.manutd.com.
  6. ^ a b "Max Taylor signs new contract with Man Utd". www.manutd.com.
  7. ^ "Max Taylor: Manchester United teenager on his cancer, recovery & return to football". 27 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Max Taylor: Man Utd defender gets first senior call-up following chemotherapy". 26 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Shirt numbers for debutants in Man Utd squad v Astana". www.manutd.com.
  10. ^ "Man Utd seal loan deals for Fojticek and Taylor". www.manutd.com.
  11. ^ "DONE DEAL: Stalybridge Celtic sign Man Utd defender Max Taylor – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
  12. ^ "Stalybridge Celtic – Official Site – Player Profile Max Taylor". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  13. ^ Fay, Richard (20 August 2020). "Manchester United's plans for defender Max Taylor". Manchester Evening News.
  14. ^ "Max Taylor seals loan move to Kidderminster". www.manutd.com.
  15. ^ "Man United prospect joins Harriers". Official Website of the Harriers – Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Confirmed: Eight players to leave United". www.manutd.com.
  17. ^ "Rochdale sign ex-Man Utd defender Taylor" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Northampton Town 1–3 Rochdale – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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