Caleb Joaquin Taylor (born 14 January 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

on loan from club

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

Early and personal life

Born in

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

, Taylor is the son of former

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

and

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

centre-back Martin Taylor.

Career

West Bromwich Albion

Taylor joined

's academy at under-10 level. Taylor was named in their matchday squad for the first time on 9 May 2021 for a 3–1 defeat to

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. On 25 August 2021, Taylor made his debut, starting in a 6–0 defeat against

. After

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' substitution in the 74th minute, Taylor was given the captains armband, captaining the side until his substitution in the 82nd minute. On 13 August 2024, Taylor started as the team's captain for the first time in a 2-1 away defeat against

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in the Carabao cup first round. After being recalled from his loan at Wycombe, Taylor scored his first goal for West Brom in a defeat against

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in the

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3rd Round on 11 January 2025.

Loan spells

On 22 July 2022, Taylor joined

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club

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

on a season-long loan deal. Taylor made his debut for the ''Robins'' on 30 July 2022 coming on as a sub in the 75th minute against

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

in a 3–2 defeat. Taylor scored his first goal for the ''Robins'' in a 3–2 defeat to

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on 14 January 2023, also grabbing an assist. It was also on the same day as his 20th birthday. On 1 February 2024, he joined

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...

on loan, making his debut for the Trotters two days later in a 1-1 draw with

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at the

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. Taylor signed a new four-year deal with West Brom in July 2024. He joined League One club

on a season long loan on 30 August 2024. Having impressed over the first half of the season, Taylor was recalled from his loan spell on 2 January 2025 with Wycombe sitting top of the league. Having made one appearance for West Bromwich Albion, scoring a consolation in a 5–1

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defeat to

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

, he returned to Wycombe Wanderers for the remainder of the season on 29 January 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

West Bromwich Albion U23 * Premier League Cup winner: 2021–22

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Caleb Living people 2003 births Footballers from Burnley English men's footballers Men's association football defenders West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen