 Taggart with theYoung Socceroos in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Jake Taggart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | ECU Joondalup | ||
| 2007–2008 | WA NTC | ||
| 2008–2009 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2009–2010 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Perth Glory | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 44 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | →Dundee United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Perth Glory | 38 | (20) |
| 2018–2019 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 56 | (29) |
| 2020–2022 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | (6) |
| 2022– | Perth Glory | 38 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Australia U20 | 14 | (7) |
| 2011–2014 | Australia U23 | 13 | (2) |
| 2012– | Australia | 19 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Adam Jake Taggart (born 2 June 1993) is an Australiansoccer player who plays as astriker forPerth Glory in theA-League competition. Taggart has also represented theunder-20,under-23 andsenior national teams.
Taggart has won two golden boot awards in his playing career which is the A-League Golden Boot award, scoring 16 goals in 25 appearances forNewcastle Jets during the2013–14 A-League season and K League Golden Boot award, scoring 20 goals in 33 appearances forSuwon Samsung Bluewings during the2019 K League 1 season.[3]
Taggart made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw withMelbourne Heart in January 2011.[4] He scored his first goal in a loss toGold Coast United, 75 minutes into the game.[5]
On 2 March 2012, Taggart signed a two-year contract withA-League clubNewcastle Jets.[6] In November 2013, Taggart scored his first professional career hat-trick againstMelbourne Heart with all three goals scored from outside the 18 yard box. Newcastle would go on and win the match 3–1.[7] After a strong start to the season, Adam had a dry patch with a lack of goals around Christmas, before scoring a brace against the Wanderers to salvage a 2–2 draw.[8] He became a focal point of the Newcastle Jets attack, heading the lineup alongsideEmile Heskey,Joel Griffiths andMichael Bridges.[9] In 2014, Taggart became the second Newcastle player to receive the golden boot of the A-League with 16 goals, after Joel Griffiths in 2008. He was also awarded theA-League Young Player of the Season Award at the same ceremony.[10]
On 24 June 2014,Fulham signed Taggart from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract[11] but injury delayed his involvement with the first team by a number of months.
On 1 September 2015, Taggart signed forScottish Premiership clubDundee United on a loan deal until January 2016.[12]
On 26 January 2016, Taggart returned toPerth Glory again on a permanent deal.[13] However, he was ineligible to play for Perth in the2015–16 A-League underFIFA regulations preventing players from registering for more than two clubs in a single season.[14] In the first game of the2016–17 season, Taggart started in the number 11 role, scoring twice in the first half. After leading at half time 3–0, the Glory squandered the lead and the final result was a 3–3 draw.[15]
On 1 May 2018,Brisbane Roar announced the signing of Taggart as his contract at Perth Glory ended. He signed a contract with Brisbane contracting his services to them for the next two years.[16] On 14 February 2019, Brisbane Roar announced Taggart had come to terms with an Asian club for his transfer.[17]
On 18 February 2019, Taggart was sold to Korean giants,Suwon Samsung Bluewings for $150,000.[18] Taggart made his debut on 1 March 2019 in a 2–1 defeat againstUlsan Hyundai where he came on as a substitute at half time scoring in the 63' minute. On 14 August 2019, he was named K League Player of the Month for July. Taggart was almost unplayable in July, scoring seven goals in just six league appearances to shoot to the top of the K-League scoring charts. On 17 August 2019, he scored his first K-League hat-trick againstGangwon FC. Taggart would finish the2019 K-League 1 season as the league top goal scorer in his debut season and also winning the2019 Korean FA Cup with the club.
On 26 August 2020, Taggart scored his second hat-trick for the club againstFC Seoul in 3–1 win.
On 20 December 2020, Taggart was transferred toJ1 League clubCerezo Osaka.[19]
On 15 December 2022, Perth Glory announced that Taggart would be returning to the club on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[20]
On 11 October 2023, Taggart was named as co-captain along withMark Beevers ahead of the2023–24 A-League season.[21] His fine form throughout the season earned him a returned to the national team after a two years hiatus.
At the conclusion of the2023–24 A-League season, Taggart became the first player in the A-League to win thegolden boot whilst playing for a team who finished last.[22]
Taggart represented Australia atU-20 level at the2012 AFC U-19 Championship inUnited Arab Emirates[23] and at the2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[24]
Taggart made his debut forAustralia in late 2012, in the second preliminary round of the2013 EAFF East Asian Cup againstHong Kong, coming off the bench in a narrow win.[25] He scored his first two international goals days later in a win overChinese Taipei.[26]
In 2013, Taggart played in the2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, scoring a goal in a loss toChina.[27]
Taggart was a part of the Socceroos squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in matches againstNetherlands andSpain.[11]
In March 2024, Taggart returned to the national team after two years earning the called up with his stunning form for Perth Glory scoring 15 goals in 19 appearances in the2023–24 A-League season.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory | 2010–11 | A-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | A-League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | ||
| Fulham | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dundee United (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Perth Glory | 2016–17 | A-League | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2018–19 | A-League | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 11 | ||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2019 | K League 1 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 21 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |||
| Total | 56 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 31 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2021 | J1 League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| 2022 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 7 | |||
| Total | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | ||
| Perth Glory | 2022–23 | A-League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 20 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 241 | 110 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 282 | 116 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium,So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 28 July 2013 | Olympic Stadium,Songpa-gu, South Korea |  China | 2–4 | 3–4 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 4. | 15 October 2019 | National Stadium,Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 14 November 2019 | King Abdullah II Stadium,Amman, Jordan |  Jordan | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 7. | 11 June 2024 | Perth Rectangular Stadium,Perth, Australia |  Palestine | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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