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Cleveland Taylor (born 9
September 1983 in Leicester) English born Jamaican is a
professional football player currently plying his trade
at Coca-Cola League One club Carlisle United. Taylor
joined from Scunthorpe United on 31 January 2008 for a
fee of £50,000 (rising to £75,000 if Carlisle United
gain promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship).
His career started at Barclays Premier League club
Bolton Wanderers as a youngster in 2001, however, his
chances there were limited and he was subsequently
loaned out for spells at both Exeter City and
Scarborough. He left Bolton Wanderers in 2003 and joined
Scunthorpe United permanently, he went on to make 96
appearances at The Iron, scoring 12 goals in the
process. He quickly became a fan favourite at Glanford
Park, and he played a massive part in Scunthorpes
success during the 06/07 seasons when they won promotion
to the Coca-Cola Championship. Incidentally, Taylor was
one of the scorers for Scunthorpe United as they
comfortably beat Carlisle United 3-0 on the last day of
the 06/07 season. His chances were limited during the
first-half of the 07/08 season, and Taylor stated he
would not sign any contract extension offered by
Scunthorpe, this alerted several clubs, but it was the
Brunton Park club that caught Taylors eye.
Taylor made his Carlisle United debut against Walsall at
Brunton Park on February 3, 2008, a game which Carlisle
came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1.
Taylor has represented Jamaica at under-20 and under-23
(Olympic) level. |
