Jodie Taylor

Jodie Taylor
Taylor with England.
Personal information
Full name Jodie Lee Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986 (age 38)[1]
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)
2011Lincoln Ladies (loan) 6 (2)
2013Göteborg (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
Women's football
Representing  England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Canada
*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.

  1. ^ a b c d "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: England" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.