Quade Gerald Taylor (born 11 December 1993) is an English

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who plays for

Cray Wanderers Cray Wanderers Football Club is an English semi-professional association football, football club based in Chislehurst, London. Based on later reports, the club has a claim to have been established some time in 1860 in the twin villages of St ...

Career

Early career

Taylor joined

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. The ...

's youth academy aged 16, in the summer of 2010, and spent seven months at the club before joining

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in March 2011. In the summer of 2012, Taylor signed a two-year professional contract with Crystal Palace committing his future until the summer of 2014. In March 2014, Taylor signed a loan deal with

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side

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

that lasted a month. During his loan spell, Taylor made nine league appearances and scored one league goal. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Taylor was released by

along with 11 others.

Bolton Wanderers

In July 2014, Taylor signed a one-year professional contract with

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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 ...

. He became a regular in the reserve side appearing in 20 league games and this resulted in Taylor making his first-team debut on the last day of the 2014–15 season against

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which Bolton lost 1–0 and Taylor played the full 90 minutes of the match. He said after making his professional debut, "The Birmingham game was a bit crazy – it was all new and a bit daunting, but I personally felt as though it couldn't have gone any better aside from the result. I just felt really at home in the team. I didn't have any idea that I was going to be starting the game either – I was obviously included in the matchday squad, but I didn't find out until we were in the dressing room beforehand." After making his debut, Taylor was rewarded with a 12-month contract extension that kept him at the

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until the summer of 2016. In March 2016, he joined League Two side

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

on loan until the end of the season. At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.

Non-league

Following his release from Bolton Wanderers, Taylor signed for

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side

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team of the ...

in August 2016, following a trial period throughout the summer. Shortly after he arrived at the club, his contract was terminated and he had a short spell out of the game. In October 2016, he returned to former club

of the

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Premier Division on a free transfer. In May 2023, Taylor joined Carshalton Athletic. Having failed to make an appearance, he joined Hastings United in September 2023. Having joined Corinthian-Casuals, he made his debut on 1 January 2024. In July 2024, Taylor joined Isthmian Premier Division side

Personal life

During the earlier part of his career, he struggled with a gambling addiction.The Bolton News: "Ex-Bolton and Crystal Palace man Quade Taylor on gambling addiction"
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Career statistics

References

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Quade Taylor
at Dulwich Hamlet F.C. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Quade 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth People from Tooting Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Hastings United F.C. players Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players Cray Wanderers F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen