Taylor Perry (born 15 July 2001) is an English

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who plays as a

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for club

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

Career

Born in

Stourbridge Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, Worcestershire, River Stour, the town lies around west of Birmingham, at the southwester ...

, Perry made his first team debut for

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

, whose academy he had progressed from, on 25 September 2019 as a substitute in an

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victory against

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. He had been part of the club's pre-season tour of China, where he played in the Premier League Asia Trophy Final against

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

and scored in Wolves' penalty shootout victory. On 5 August 2021 it was announced that Perry had signed a season-long loan at

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, ...

. In his sixth appearance for Cheltenham (fifth in League One), Perry scored his first senior professional goal, and his debut goal for Cheltenham, in a 2–1 away win against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

on 11 September 2021. Having suffered an injury in October 2021, he was recalled by Wolves for treatment in January 2022. On 14 July 2022, Perry returned to Cheltenham Town for another season on loan. At the end of the 2022–23 season, Perry departed Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 24 July 2023,

announce the signing of Taylor Perry.

Career statistics

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External links

Profile
at the Shrewsbury Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Taylor 2001 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Stourbridge Men's association football midfielders Cheltenham Town F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen