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R. Taylor

Experienced headAustin · 31 yrsTransferred to Los Angeles Galaxy

Profile

Full nameRobert Thomas Taylor
PositionWinger
NationalityFinland
Age31
Date of birth21 Oct 1994
BirthplaceKuopio
Height182 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubAustin
Wingeralso played MID
22
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
685
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Austin.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Austin's ~36 games this season through 4 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat Inter Miami4101976.63
CONCACAF Champions Leagueat Inter Miami400336.2
Friendlies Clubsat Inter Miami500176.9

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

R. Taylor is a 31-year-old winger at Austin, rated 17.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 440th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taylor.

Judged on this season alone, Taylor graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 35 of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances (0.263 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 34th of 35 of the 35 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Taylor is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Taylor missed 4 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 36 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down
Current potential34th of 35 wingers · Major League Soccer · 22 appsCurrent season31st of 35 wingers · Major League Soccer · 22 apps31st-best winger in the Major League Soccer440th in the Major League Soccer · potential34th-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer
17.1
Ratingi
34th of 35 wingers
8.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.8%
Minutes
limited game time
0.26
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Austin finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

2
Goals
0
Assists
2
G+A
0.09
Goals / app

2 goals in 22 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.1, Taylor carries the 34th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 35 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.