1. Jodie Lee Taylor was born on 17 May 1986 and is an English former professional footballer who last played as a striker for Arsenal of WSL.
23 Facts About Jodie Taylor
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Jodie Taylor began her club career with local team Tranmere Rovers and had brief spells in her home country with Birmingham City and Lincoln Ladies.
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Jodie Taylor won the Golden Boot as top goalscorer at Euro 2017, scoring five goals in four appearances.
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When Tranmere were relegated in 2004, Jodie Taylor accepted a four-year scholarship to Oregon State University.
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Jodie Taylor had scored 29 goals in 38 first team appearances for Tranmere, despite missing six months of action with a broken leg.
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Jodie Taylor played for various teams in the North American USL W-League and in Australia for Melbourne Victory.
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Jodie Taylor returned to England in 2011, signing for Birmingham City, but moving to Lincoln Ladies on loan.
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At the 2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Jodie Taylor scored in Birmingham's penalty shootout win over Chelsea.
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Jodie Taylor scored ten goals in ten games for Goteborg but left during the summer break, returning to England for personal reasons.
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Less than two years later, Jodie Taylor left Arsenal on 21 November 2017, having played seventeen matches for the club, scoring ten goals.
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Jodie Taylor signed for Melbourne City FC in Australia on a short-term contract.
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Jodie Taylor signed a new one-year contract, with an option for a further year, with Reign FC on 22 January 2020.
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In December 2020, while Jodie Taylor was still in France, OL Reign traded her NWSL playing rights along with Jodie Taylor Smith to North Carolina Courage in exchange for Ally Watt.
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On 4 August 2020, Jodie Taylor joined French and European champions Lyon on a short-term deal until 31 December.
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On 1 December 2021, Jodie Taylor was traded from Orlando to San Diego Wave FC, a new NWSL expansion team managed by her former England teammate Casey Stoney.
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Jodie Taylor announced her retirement from competitive football on 28 September 2023.
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Jodie Taylor withdrew from the squad due to club commitments and was replaced by Isobel Christiansen.
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Jodie Taylor scored what would have been her first international goal in a friendly against the United States on 13 February 2015, only for it to be wrongly ruled out for offside.
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Jodie Taylor was selected as part of England's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and was given the number 9 shirt for the tournament.
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Jodie Taylor made three appearances and scored once in a group stage win over Argentina.
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Jodie Taylor was allotted 187 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.
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On 13 November 2023, Arsenal announced that Jodie Taylor would be taking on a new role at the club as the Football Services Executive to "support the continued growth of Arsenal Women".
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Jodie Taylor was married to fellow footballer and New Zealand national team player Emma Kete.