.jpg) Taylor withScotland in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greg John Taylor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock,Inverclyde, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Rangers | ||
| 2014–2016 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Kilmarnock | 111 | (1) |
| 2019–2025 | Celtic | 156 | (6) |
| 2025– | PAOK | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Scotland U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Scotland | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:43, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Greg John Taylor (born 5 November 1997) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forSuper League Greece clubPAOK and theScotland national team. He was in theRangers youth system but was released and then signed forKilmarnock, where he made his senior debut. After three seasons in the Kilmarnock first team, Taylor was sold toCeltic in September 2019. He won five Scottish league championships in six seasons with Celtic, and then signed for Super League Greece club PAOK in 2025.
After playing regularly for theScotland under-21 team, Taylor made his full international debut forScotland in June 2019.
He started his career as a youth player atRangers and was associated with theIbrox club for six years until he was released, with the club saying he was "too small and too slight."[3] He then signed forKilmarnock in July 2014,[4] and captained their under-17 and under-20 youth teams before making his progression into first team football in 2016.
Taylor made his first team debut for Kilmarnock on 14 May 2016, starting at left back in aScottish Premiership game againstDundee United.[5] He then made his second start in the second leg of theScottish Premiership Play-off Final, which Kilmarnock won 4–0 againstFalkirk to win the tie 4–1 on aggregate. After the 2015–16 season ended, Taylor signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock.[6]
Having kept his place in the team under managersLee Clark,Lee McCulloch andSteve Clarke (the latter of whom oversaw a dramatic improvement in the club's form during2017–18), Taylor was rewarded with another new contract in April 2018, running until June 2021.[7] Taylor scored his first goal for the club, the first in a 5–0 win againstHamilton Accies on 30 March 2019.
During the summer 2019 transfer window, Kilmarnock rejected offers for Taylor fromNürnberg,[8]Sunderland[9] andCeltic.[10]
Taylor signed a four-year contract withCeltic on 2 September 2019.[11] He made his debut for the club againstSt Mirren atCeltic Park in a 2-0 home win in theScottish Premiership on 30 October 2019.[12]
On 18 August 2020, Taylor scored his first goal for Celtic in aUEFA Champions League qualifying match againstKR Reykjavík in a 6-0 victory.[13]
On 20 December 2020, Taylor started for Celtic in the delayed2020 Scottish Cup final againstScottish Championship sideHeart of Midlothian. In a dramatic match which seen both sides draw each other 3-3 after extra-time, Celtic won on penalties and lifted their 12th successive domestic honour as part of an unprecedented quadruple treble. This would also see Taylor collect his first Scottish Cup winners' medal and his second honour with Celtic.[14][15]
During the2021–22 Scottish Premiership season, Taylor established himself as an integral part of Celtic's team under managerAnge Postecoglou. In November 2021 he signed a contract extension with Celtic, which is due to run until 2025.[16] On 19 December 2021, Taylor started for Celtic in the2021–22 Scottish League Cup final againstHibernian and went on to collect another cup winners' medal, largely thanks to a brace fromKyogo Furuhashi which sealed a 2-1 victory and ultimately theScottish League Cup for Celtic that season.[17]
On 6 September 2022, Taylor played in his firstUEFA Champions League group stage match in a 3-0 home defeat againstReal Madrid.[18] On 22 October 2022, Taylor scored the winning goal in a 4-3 victory againstHeart of Midlothian atTynecastle Park in the Scottish Premiership.[19]
Taylor left Celtic at the end of his contract, after the 2024–25 season ended.[20]
Taylor signed forGreek clubPAOK on 1 July 2025.[20]
In March 2017, Taylor played in his first match for theScotland under-21 side in a friendly againstEstonia.[21][22]
Taylor was selected for theScotland under-20 squad for the2017 Toulon Tournament.[23] In the second match, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win againstBrazil U20,[24] which was Scotland's first-ever win againstBrazil at any level.[25] The team went on to claim the bronze medal,[26] their first podium finish in the competition.[27] Taylor was also the only Scottish player named in the 'team of the tournament',[28] as well as being named fourth-best player.[29]
The under-21 squad took part in the2018 Toulon Tournament and Taylor was again part of the squad;[30] Scotland lost toTurkey under-21s in a penalty-out and finished fourth.[31]
Taylor was named in the full Scotland squad forUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixtures in June 2019;[32] he remained on the bench in the home game againstCyprus atHampden Park. After captainAndy Robertson picked up an injury, Taylor debuted at left-back against the world's top-ranked team,Belgium on 11 June, and played the full match inBrussels as Scotland lost 3–0. Manager Steve Clarke hailed Taylor's debut as "excellent".[33][34]
He then played in the next two games, on 16 and 19 November, wins againstKazakhstan and Cyprus. His performances were praised, especially for his link-up play with Celtic teammate,James Forrest, on the left flank.[35]
Taylor was born inGreenock and raised in nearbyGourock, attendingClydeview Academy.[36] His younger brotherAlly Taylor is also a footballer,[3] and made his first team debut forKilmarnock in February 2020 while Greg was playing for their opponents Celtic.[37]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2015–16[39] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[40] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[41] | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[42] | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20[43] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 111 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 1 | ||
| Celtic | 2019–20[43] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[43] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[43] | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[43] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24[43] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25[43] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| Total | 156 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 | — | 216 | 9 | |||
| PAOK | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 361 | 10 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
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