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My Take
Robert Taylor is the kind of footballer whose career path I find genuinely interesting. Born in Kuopio, he plays for Finland internationally yet his English name and Major League Soccer move to Austin FC hint at a more transatlantic story than the average Finnish player. As a midfielder and wing-back he occupies that demanding hybrid role that asks for both attacking output and defensive discipline, which tells me coaches trust his stamina and football intelligence. At 181 cm he is not built on size alone. Finland rarely produces star exports, so a player carving out a steady MLS career deserves more attention than he gets.
Overview
Robert Thomas Taylor (born 21 October 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Major League Soccer franchise Austin FC and the Finland national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Taylor
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・テイラー
- Reading
- ろばーと・ていらー
- Born
- October 21, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Kuopio, North Savo, Finland
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Finland →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.