Adam Taggart

Adam Taggart
Taggart with the Young Socceroos in 2013
Personal information
Full name Adam Jake Taggart[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Perth Glory
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2007 ECU Joondalup
2007–2008 WA NTC
2008–2009 Perth Glory
2009–2010 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Perth Glory 10 (1)
2012–2014 Newcastle Jets 44 (18)
2014–2016 Fulham 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Dundee United (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2018 Perth Glory 38 (20)
2018–2019 Brisbane Roar 18 (11)
2019–2020 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 56 (29)
2020–2022 Cerezo Osaka 32 (6)
2022– Perth Glory 38 (25)
International career‡
2011–2013 Australia U20 14 (7)
2011–2014 Australia U23 13 (2)
2012– Australia 19 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Adam Jake Taggart (born 2 June 1993) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker for Perth Glory in the A-League competition. Taggart has also represented the under-20, under-23 and senior national teams.

Taggart has won two golden boot awards in his playing career which is the A-League Golden Boot award, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances for Newcastle Jets during the 2013–14 A-League season and K League Golden Boot award, scoring 20 goals in 33 appearances for Suwon Samsung Bluewings during the 2019 K League 1 season.[3]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Adam Taggart". Perth Glory FC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Taggart collects double at awards". Football Australia. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.