Neil Taylor (footballer)
Taylor wearing the jersey of the national team (2011)
Neil John Taylor ( born February 7, 1989 in Ruthin ) is a Welsh footballer. The left-back comes from the youth department of Manchester City, but moved at the age of 16 to unterklassigen Wrexham FC. Since summer 2010 the Welsh, which is also active for the national team of his country, the English Premier League Swansea City representatives under contract.
Career
Youth
Taylor, who is of Indian descent, began his career in the youth department of Manchester City. After seven years there, an injury forced him in 2005 to leave the club. Despite some offers from other top British clubs, Taylor decided at the age of 16 for the Wrexham FC, whose first team played at this time in the Football League Two and only about 30 kilometers away from his home town of Ruthin.
In summer 2007, he signed his first pro contract and moved at the same time before the first team. In his first season he came all competitions to 27 missions for the Red Dragons. Directly after this season, he extended his contract until the end of the season 2009/10.
Swansea City
His contract in Wrexham not extended Taylor in the episode and changed in summer 2010 free transfer to Swansea City. However, Taylor was the change younger than 24, so the Wrexham FC state compensation. After the first failed negotiations, agreement was reached in the face of an impending court proceedings on a settlement amounting to 150,000 pounds, including 10% of all future transfer revenues. The Swans Taylor earned directly a regular place and completed in the first season, 29 league games, which culminated in the play-off win against Reading FC and the associated promotion to the Premier League at the end. In summer 2011, Taylor turned down an offer from Newcastle United, who were willing to pay for the period specified transfer fee in the amount of one million pounds by prolonged his contract with Swansea City.
After the team had held in the first two seasons in the English top flight, achieved in the 2012/13 season, even winning the League Cup - but without Taylor. This retired in September 2012, multiple ankle fracture to, had to have surgery and still falls to the end of the season. In addition, he extended his contract with the Swans until the end of the 2015 season / 16th
National
After Taylor had gone through several youth teams, he debuted in May 2010 in a friendly against Croatia for the senior national team of Wales. He also took under coach Stuart Pearce at the Olympic Summer Games in 2012 and arrived there in all parts used.