Taylor Perry
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{for|the rugby player|Taylor Perry (rugby union)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Taylor Perry
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Taylor Perry{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1335777|title=2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed|publisher=Premier League|date=3 September 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stourbridge, England
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=T. Perry: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/taylor-perry/453879/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |website=Soccerway}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Shrewsbury Town
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2008–2019
| youthclubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| years1 = 2019–2023
| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Cheltenham Town (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Cheltenham Town (loan)
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Shrewsbury Town
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 4
| years5 =
| clubs5 =
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| club-update = 19:03, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Taylor Perry (born 15 July 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|ShrewsbT}} club Shrewsbury Town.
Career
Born in Stourbridge, Perry made his first team debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose academy he had progressed from, on 25 September 2019 as a substitute in an EFL Cup victory against Reading.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49736851|title=Wolves 1–1 Reading (4-2 pens): Home side win dramatic penalty shoot-out|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 September 2019}} 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 and scored in Wolves' penalty shootout victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1289695|title=Wolves edge Man City to win Asia Trophy|publisher=Premier League|date=20 July 2019}}
On 5 August 2021 it was announced that Perry had signed a season-long loan at Cheltenham Town.{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2021/08/05/wolves-taylor-perry-signs-loan-deal-at-cheltenham/|title=Wolves' Taylor Perry signs loan deal at Cheltenham|publisher=Express & Star|first=Nathan|last=Judah|date=5 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021}} 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 on 11 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58444666|title=Charlton Athletic 1–2 Cheltenham Town|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 September 2021|access-date=15 September 2021}} Having suffered an injury in October 2021, he was recalled by Wolves for treatment in January 2022.{{Cite web |date=12 January 2022 |title=Perry returns to Compton |url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/loan-watch/20220112-perry-returns-to-compton/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |language=en}}
On 14 July 2022, Perry returned to Cheltenham Town for another season on loan.{{Cite news |title=Wolves midfielder Perry rejoins Cheltenham on loan |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62166317 |access-date=2022-07-14}}
At the end of the 2022–23 season, Perry departed Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{cite web|url=https://www.wolves.co.uk/news/under-21/20230603-six-under-21s-to-depart-this-month/|title=Six under-21s to depart this month|website=www.wolves.co.uk|date=3 June 2023|accessdate=5 June 2023}}
On 24 July 2023, Shrewsbury Town announce the signing of Taylor Perry.{{Cite web | url=https://twitter.com/shrewsburytown/status/1683500264836288513 | website=x.com | title=We are pleased to confirm the signing of Taylor Perry following a successful trial!}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 4 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Wolverhampton Wanderers
|2019–20{{Soccerbase season|115850|2019|accessdate=26 September 2019}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1Appearance in Europa League | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|115850|2020|accessdate=18 August 2023}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s
|colspan="2"|2019–20 EFL Trophy |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|2020–21 EFL Trophy
|colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town (loan)
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| rowspan="2"|Cheltenham Town (loan)
|League One |34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name="EFLT"}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Shrewsbury Town
|2023–24{{Soccerbase season|115850|2023|accessdate=18 August 2023}} |League One |42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2{{efn|name="EFLT"}} | 0 | 47 | 3 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|115850|2024|accessdate=8 October 2024}}
|League One |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="EFLT"}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!98 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 122 | 7 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.shrewsburytown.com/teams/first-team/taylorperry Profile] at the Shrewsbury Town F.C. website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Shrewsbury Town F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Taylor}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Stourbridge
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players