# Kenneth Taylor (footballer, born 2002)

Kenneth Ina Dorothea Taylor (born 16 May 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.

## Club career

A product of Ajax's youth academy, Taylor made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong Ajax on 15 October 2018 in a game against Jong PSV as a 70th-minute substitute for Jasper ter Heide.
Taylor made his Eredivisie debut for AFC Ajax on 12 December 2020 in a game against PEC Zwolle as a 64th-minute substitute for Perr Schuurs. In a match against Heracles Almelo on 6 February 2022 Taylor scored his first Eredivisie goal in the match's 65th minute. He had come on in the 63rd minute to relieve Steven Berghuis and was shortly thereafter found on a ball from Sébastien Haller for what was his first league goal.

## International career

Taylor played for various Dutch youth teams from 2017 to 2024. He captained the under-17 team at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil and also played at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Romania.
On 22 September 2022, Taylor made his debut for the Netherlands in a UEFA Nations League match against Poland. He was also part of the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making a single appearance against the hosts on 29 November.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong Ajax | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Jong Ajax | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 |
| Jong Ajax | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 |
| Jong Ajax | Total | Total | 60 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 14 |
| Ajax | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Ajax | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 9 |
| Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 47 | 8 |
| Ajax | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 44 | 13 |
| Ajax | Total | Total | 107 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 32 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 167 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 45 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
* ↑ Eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 24 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Ajax
* Eredivisie: 2020–21, 2021–22
* KNVB Cup: 2020–21
Netherlands U17
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2019
Individual
* Eredivisie Talent of the Month: November 2022
* Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2022–23