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Maik Taylor
Personal information
Full name	Maik Stefan Taylor
Date of birth	4 September 1971 (1971-09-04) (age 38)
Place of birth	Hildesheim, West Germany
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Birmingham City
Number	1
Youth career
	ASC Neinburg Princess Marina College Petersfield Town
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2004 2003–2004 2004–	Farnborough Town Barnet Southampton Fulham → Birmingham City (loan) Birmingham City	080 (0) 070 (0) 018 (0) 187 (0) 027 (0) 186 (0)
National team2
1999 1999–	Northern Ireland B Northern Ireland	001 (0) 081 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 12 December 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 18:25, 16 October 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Maik Stefan Taylor (born 4 September 1971) is a Northern Ireland international football goalkeeper who plays for Birmingham City. He was born in Hildesheim, Germany to an English father and a German mother. He qualified to represent Northern Ireland through his British passport which, as he was born abroad, entitled him to play for any of the Home Nations.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Fulham 1.3 Birmingham City 2 International career 3 Career statistics 4 Honours 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Taylor began his football career at ASC Nienburg before moving to Princess Marina College, Petersfield Town, Farnborough Town, Barnet and Southampton.^[1][2]

[edit] Fulham

Taylor was bought by Fulham in 1997 from Southampton at a cost of £700,000.^[2] Fulham's manager Kevin Keegan rated him as the "best taker of a cross in Britain"^{[citation needed]} and he proved to be a good signing for the Cottagers, helping them to the Second Division title in 1999. The First Division championship followed in 2001 and thus promotion to the Premier League.

[edit] Birmingham City

Taylor signed for Birmingham City in August 2003,^[2] initially on a year-long loan deal with the possibility of a permanent contract. After a good start to his Blues career, manager Steve Bruce decided to make the contract permanent when the January 2004 transfer window opened. Taylor continued his impressive form and was rewarded by being nominated as the goalkeeper for the Premiership team of the 2003–04 season. [1]

Taylor is renowned for his shot stopping and great aerial ability. He was voted Premiership fans' goalkeeper of the season in Birmingham City's 2003–04 campaign.

Taylor was replaced as Birmingham's first choice goalkeeper in February 2007 by Colin Doyle, but regained his place after the first three matches of the 2007–08 Premier League season.

[edit] International career

He is a regular in the Northern Ireland national team, and has over 80 caps for the team, including playing in their famous 1–0 victory over England in September 2005. His debut was against Germany in 1999, where Northern Ireland lost 0–3.^[1]

[edit] Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1995–96	Barnet	Third Division	45	0	2	0	2	0	–		49	0
1996–97			25	0	4	0	4	0	–		33	0
1996–97	Southampton	Premier League	18	0	–		–		–		18	0
1997–98	Fulham	Second Division	30	0	2	0	–		–		32	0
1998–99			46	0	7	0	5	0	–		58	0
1999–00		First Division	46	0	4	0	7	0	–		57	0
2000–01			44	0	1	0	5	0	–		50	0
2001–02		Premier League	1	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	7	0
2002–03			19	0	4	0	2	0	2	0	27	0
2003–04	Birmingham City	Premier League	34	0	4	0	1	0	–		39	0
2004–05			38	0	2	0	2	0	–		42	0
2005–06			34	0	6	0	1	0	–		41	0
2006–07		Championship	27	0	3	0	1	0	–		31	0
2007–08		Premier League	34	0	1	0	–		–		35	0
2008–09		Championship	32	0	1	0	–		–		33	0
Total	England		473	0	43	0	33	0	3	0	552	0
Career Total			473	0	43	0	33	0	3	0	552	0

[edit] Honours

• with Farnborough Town
  • Southern League Premier Division champions: 1993–94^[1]
• with Fulham
  • Second Division (Level 3) champions: 1998–99
  • First Division (Level 2) champions: 2000–01
• with Birmingham City
  • The Championship (Level 2) runner-up: 2007
  • The Championship (Level 2) runner-up: 2009

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Profile on Birmingham City website
• Profile at The Official Website for the Irish Football Association

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Persondata
NAME	Taylor, Maik Stefan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Taylor, Maik
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	4 September 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH