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Douglas James-Taylor

Drogheda United
186 cm
Height
22 years
Nov 18, 2001
England
Country
€200K
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Left Midfielder
LM
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches41%Shot attempts63%Goals69%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won61%Defensive actions48%

Premier Division 2024

6
Goals
2
Assists
10
Started
10
Matches
852
Minutes played
7.49
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Sep 27

Derry City
2-1
90
0
2
0
0
8.5

Sep 23

Galway United FC
0-0
89
0
0
1
0
6.4

Sep 20

Bohemian FC
0-1
66
0
0
1
0
6.7

Sep 1

St. Patrick's Athletic
4-1
90
1
0
0
0
7.4

Aug 23

Sligo Rovers
7-0
75
1
0
0
0
8.2

Aug 11

Shamrock Rovers
1-1
82
1
0
0
0
7.7

Aug 2

Bohemian FC
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Jul 26

Waterford FC
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Jul 12

Dundalk
4-2
90
2
0
0
0
8.4

Jul 4

Shelbourne
1-1
90
1
0
1
0
8.1
Drogheda United

Sep 27

Premier Division
Derry City
2-1
90’
8.5

Sep 23

Premier Division
Galway United FC
0-0
89’
6.4

Sep 20

Premier Division
Bohemian FC
0-1
66’
6.7

Sep 1

Premier Division
St. Patrick's Athletic
4-1
90’
7.4

Aug 23

Premier Division
Sligo Rovers
7-0
75’
8.2
2024

Season performance
Minutes played: 852

Shooting

Goals
6
Penalty goals
3
Shots
24
Shots on target
11

Passing

Assists
2
Successful passes
92
Pass accuracy
60.1%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
40.0%
Chances created
9
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
10.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
7
Dribble success
53.8%
Touches
266
Touches in opposition box
39
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
2

Defending

Tackles won
4
Tackles won %
66.7%
Duels won
35
Duels won %
37.2%
Aerial duels won
20
Aerial duels won %
38.5%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
12
Recoveries
27
Possession won final 3rd
12
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches41%Shot attempts63%Goals69%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won61%Defensive actions48%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Walsall (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Drogheda United (on loan)Jul 2024 - Jun 2025
13
11
Walsall (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - Jul 2024
33
3
Walsall (on loan)Dec 2022 - May 2023
13
1
Walsall (on loan)Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
17
1
AFC Fylde (on loan)Mar 2022 - May 2022
10
2
Wealdstone (on loan)Jan 2022 - Feb 2022
4
0
Salford CityFeb 2019 - Jun 2019
1
0

Youth career

Stoke City Academy (back from loan)Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
Stoke City AcademyDec 2022 - Jun 2023
4
3
Stoke City U23 (back from loan)Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Stoke City U23 (back from loan)May 2022 - Jun 2022
1
0
Stoke City U23Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
4
4
Stoke City U23Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
32
12
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