Kenneth Taylor

Ajax | Central Midfield

Player Info

Full Name: Kenneth Taylor

Nationality: The Netherlands

Position: Central Midfield

Born: 16 May 2002

Height: 182 cm

Weight: 163 lbs

Club Info

Team: Ajax

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 8

About Kenneth Taylor

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

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.

Taylor played for various Dutch youth teams from 2017 to 2019.

On 22 September 2022, Taylor made his debut for the Netherlands in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Poland.