| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Lamark Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-04-13) 13 April 1980 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harbour View FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newland F.C. | |||
| Central Link | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Harbour View | 123 | (63) |
| 2004 | → MetroStars (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2004–2008 | Harbour View | 76 | (39) |
| 2008–2010 | Notodden FK | 28 | (14) |
| 2011–2013 | Harbour View | 21 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2007 | Jamaica | 39 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | Harbour View | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2008 | |||
Fabian Taylor (born 13 April 1980) is a former Jamaican soccer player, who formerly plays striker for his last club, Harbour View.
Nicknamed Koji, Taylor started his Jamaica National Premier League career at Harbour View FC in 1999. He emerged as one of the best players in Jamaica, leading the league with 19 goals in one year. He left the club after five years, spending 2004 on loan with the MetroStarsofMajor League Soccer.[1]
In his season with the MetroStars, Taylor had trouble finding playing time in a crowded front line; although he exhibited his scoring prowess very early in the season, he faded as the year passed, ending the season with only five goals and one assist in 21 games played, only eight of which he started.
Back at Harbour View, he was scoring goals again, finishing 2006–07 season as third in the goalscoring charts with 15 goals.[2]
In March 2008, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Notodden FK. He missed half of the 2009 Adeccoligaen season with a broken leg. Unfortunately the club was relegated at the end of the 2010 season. Taylor once again experience injury issues for Notodden FK in 2010, while the club finish second in the domestic league and failed to earn promotion to the Adeccoligaen for 2011.
In February 2011, Taylor made his return to Harbour View against Boys Town FC.[3]
Taylor has been an important role player for the Jamaica national team, playing 39 games and scoring 7 goals since debuting with the team in 1999.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 May 2001 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |  Barbados |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2001 Caribbean Cup |
| 2. | 2 August 2002 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada |  Grenada |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11 August 2002 | George Odlum Stadium, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia |  Saint Lucia |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 31 October 2002 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 23 March 2003 | Independence Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica | Barbados |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 26 March 2003 | Independence Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | Saint Lucia |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 7. | 2 July 2007 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
1–6 | 1–8 | Friendly |
In January 2019, Taylor was named head coach at Harbour View F.C.[5]
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