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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jodie Lee Taylor[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 May 1986||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Birkenhead, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Tranmere Rovers | |||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Oregon State Beavers | (47) | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Boston Renegades | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Ottawa Fury Women | 16 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Pali Blues | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Birmingham City | 11 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2011 | → Lincoln Ladies (loan) | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2013 | → Göteborg (loan) | 10 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Sydney FC | 12 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Washington Spirit | 21 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Portland Thorns FC | 7 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Arsenal | 12 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Melbourne City | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | OL Reign | 40 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Lyon | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Orlando Pride | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | San Diego Wave | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Arsenal | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2023 | England | 51 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Fresno State Bulldogs (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2019 |
Jodie Lee Taylor (born 17 May 1986) is an English former professional footballer who last played as a striker for Arsenal of WSL. She began her club career with local team Tranmere Rovers and had brief spells in her home country with Birmingham City and Lincoln Ladies. A well-traveled player, she has also played abroad in the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden and France.
Taylor represented England at youth level before making her senior international debut in 2014. She scored the opening goal in the 2–1 quarter-final win over hosts Canada at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. England went on to win the bronze medal at the tournament. Taylor won the Golden Boot as top goalscorer at Euro 2017, scoring five goals in four appearances.