Jordan Alan Moore-Taylor (born 24 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Forest Green Rovers.

Jordan Moore-Taylor
Personal information
Full name Jordan Alan Moore-Taylor[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Forest Green Rovers
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2012 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Exeter City 160 (10)
2018–2020 Milton Keynes Dons 37 (1)
2020– Forest Green Rovers 128 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Exeter City

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Born in Exeter, Moore-Taylor started his footballing career at Stoke Hill AFC before signing his first professional contract with Exeter City in summer 2012 after progressing through the club's youth academy.[3]

Moore-Taylor made his professional debut for Exeter on 14 August 2012 in a 2–1 defeat to Crystal Palace at St James Park in the League Cup.[4] He scored his first professional goal against Cheltenham Town in a 1–1 draw.

Milton Keynes Dons

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On 19 June 2018, Moore-Taylor followed former Exeter manager Paul Tisdale to Milton Keynes Dons after six years at Exeter, signing a two-year deal after he activated a clause in his contract to leave Exeter.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 12 January 2019 during a 4–3 away defeat to Bury.[6] A knee injury suffered two weeks later in a 1–0 away defeat to Grimsby Town resulted in him being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.[7] Following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Moore-Taylor was one of nine players released by the club.[8]

Forest Green Rovers

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On 21 July 2020, Moore-Taylor joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Exeter City 2012–13[2] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2013–14[10] League Two 29 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 1
2014–15[11] League Two 26 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 2
2015–16[12] League Two 32 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 38 0
2016–17[13] League Two 42 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 48 5
2017–18[14] League Two 24 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 31 3
Total 160 10 8 1 2 0 13 0 183 11
Milton Keynes Dons 2018–19[15] League Two 23 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 1
2019–20[16] League One 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
Total 37 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 41 1
Forest Green Rovers 2020–21[17] League Two 24 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 27 2
Career total 221 13 10 1 5 0 15 0 251 14
  1. ^ Includes appearances in EFL Trophy and EFL League Two play-offs.

Honours

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Milton Keynes Dons

Forest Green Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Milton Keynes Dons" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan Moore-Taylor Bio". Exeter City FC. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Six youngsters given full-time Exeter City deals". Manchester Wired. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Crystal Palace recovered from going a goal down early on to beat Exeter in the first round of the League Cup". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Moore-Taylor moves to MK Dons". Milton Keynes Dons. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Bury 4-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Jordan Moore-Taylor may miss out on a return to Exeter City with MK Dons". Devon Live. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Moore-Taylor and Reeves among the NINE released by MK Dons". Milton Keynes Citizen. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ "SIGNING Rovers capture Moore-Taylor from MK Dons". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jordan Moore-Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  18. ^ "League Two: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    "MK Dons: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Mansfield Town 2–2 Forest Green Rovers: Draw seals title for Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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