Taylor Harwood-Bellis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Anderlecht (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2019 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Anderlecht (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2019– | England U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2020– | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 7 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Anderlecht on loan from Manchester City. Harwood-Bellis has represented his country at U16, U17, U19, U20 and U21 level.
Club career
Manchester City
2018–2020
From Stockport, Harwood-Bellis started playing with Manchester City from the age of six.[2] He came through the same Stockport Metro Junior League that produced City team-mate Phil Foden.[3] Harwood-Bellis formed a centre-back partnership with Eric Garcia as part of the City youth side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final in 2019.[4]
On 24 September 2019, Harwood-Bellis made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie away against Preston North End.[5][6] He made his second appearance for City and his debut in European competitions with his 82nd-minute introduction during a 4–1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage on 11 December 2019.[7]
On 4 January 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win against Port Vale in the FA Cup.[citation needed] On 7 December 2020, Harwood-Bellis signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024.[8]
Blackburn Rovers and Anderlecht loans
On 1 February 2021, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[9] Five days later, he made his debut for Blackburn as a substitute for Ryan Nyambe in a 0–1 away league defeat by Queens Park Rangers.[10]
On 27 June, Harwood-Bellis joined Belgian First Division A side Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal.[11]
International career
Harwood-Bellis captained the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[3] and scored in a group stage defeat against the Netherlands.[12]
Harwood-Bellis made his U20 debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020.[13]
On 27 August 2021, Harwood-Bellis received his first call up for the England U21s. [14] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2-0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2021.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2019–20[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020–21[17] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (Loan) | 2020–21 | EFL Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Taylor Harwood-Bellis". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b Brennan, Stuart (17 July 2019). "Taylor Harwood-Bellis makes first Man City start - an in-depth profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Smith, Jonathan (24 September 2019). "Who is Taylor Harwood-Bellis? Man City's homegrown defensive star already wowing Pep Guardiola". Goal. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Preston North End vs. Manchester City - 24 September 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Stuart (24 September 2019). "Pep Guardiola gives his verdict on Man City youngsters Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Eric Garcia". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Harwood-Bellis signs new City deal". Manchester City F.C. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Rovers complete second deadline day deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Blackburn Rovers: Yoann Barbet scores QPR winner". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "HARWOOD-BELLIS JOINS ANDERLECHT ON LOAN". Manchester City F.C. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "European Under-17 Championship: England lose heavily against the Netherlands". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
- Taylor Harwood-Bellis at Soccerway
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