Maik Taylor | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Maik Stefan Taylor | |
Date of birth | 4 September 1971 | |
Place of birth | Hildesheim, Germany | |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Birmingham City | |
Number | 1 | |
Youth career | ||
ASC Neinburg Princess Marina College Petersfield Town |
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Senior career1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2004 2003–2004 2004– |
Farnborough Town Barnet Southampton Fulham → Birmingham City (loan) Birmingham City |
70 (0) 18 (0) 187 (0) 27 (0) 185 (0) |
80 (0)
National team2 | ||
1999 1999– |
Northern Ireland B Northern Ireland |
78 (0) |
1 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Maik Stefan Taylor (born 4 September 1971) is a Northern Ireland international football goalkeeper who plays for Birmingham City. He was born in Hildesheim, Germany to an English father and a German mother. He qualified to represent Northern Ireland through his British passport which, as he was born abroad, entitled him to play for any of the Home Nations.
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Club career
Early career
Taylor began his football career at ASC Neinburg before moving to Princess Marina College, Petersfield Town, Farnborough Town, Barnet and Southampton.[1][2]
Fulham
Taylor was bought by Fulham in 1997 from Southampton at a cost of £700,000.[2] Fulham's manager Kevin Keegan rated him as the "best taker of a cross in Britain"[citation needed] and he proved to be a good signing for the Cottagers, helping them to the Second Division title in 1999. The First Division championship followed in 2001 and thus promotion to the Premier League.
Birmingham City
Taylor signed for Birmingham City in August 2003,[2] initially on a year-long loan deal with the possibility of a permanent contract. After a good start to his Blues career, manager Steve Bruce decided to make the contract permanent when the January 2004 transfer window opened. Taylor continued his impressive form and was rewarded by being nominated as the goalkeeper for the Premiership team of the 2003–04 season. [1]
Taylor is renowned for his shot stopping and great aerial ability. He was voted Premiership fans' goalkeeper of the season in Birmingham City's 2003–04 campaign.
Taylor was replaced as Birmingham's first choice goalkeeper in February 2007 by Colin Doyle, but regained his place after the first three matches of the 2007–08 Premier League season.
International career
He is a regular in the Northern Ireland national team, and has over 70 caps for the team, including playing in their famous 1–0 victory over England in September 2005. His debut was against Germany in 1999, where Northern Ireland lost 0–3.[1]
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1995–96 | Barnet | Third Division | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 49 | 0 | |
1996–97 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||
1996–97 | Southampton | Premier League | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
1997–98 | Fulham | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
1998–99 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 58 | 0 | |||
1999–00 | First Division | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 57 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 50 | 0 | |||
2001–02 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2002–03 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Birmingham City | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |
2004–05 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 42 | 0 | |||
2005–06 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | Championship | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
2008–09 | Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
Total | England | 473 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 552 | 0 | |
Career Total | 473 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 552 | 0 |
Honours
- with Farnborough Town
- Southern League Premier Division champions: 1993–94[1]
- with Fulham
- Second Division (Level 3) champions: 1998–99
- First Division (Level 2) champions: 2000–01
- with Birmingham City
- The Championship (Level 2) runner-up: 2007
- The Championship (Level 2) runner-up: 2009
References
- ^ a b c "Maik Taylor". http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/05/maik-taylor.html. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b c Maik Taylor career stats at Soccerbase
External links
- Profile on Birmingham City website
- Profile at The Official Website for the Irish Football Association
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