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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
Touches28%Shot attempts33%Goals52%
Chances created53%Aerial duels won60%Defensive actions52%

Premier Division 2024

6
Goals
2
Assists
14
Started
14
Matches
1,166
Minutes played
7.10
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 1

Dundalk
0-0
77
0
0
0
0
6.1

Oct 25

Shelbourne
2-1
57
0
0
0
0
6.5

Oct 18

Shamrock Rovers
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Oct 11

Waterford FC
0-0
90
0
0
1
0
6.1

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
Drogheda United

Nov 1

Premier Division
Dundalk
0-0
77’
6.1

Oct 25

Premier Division
Shelbourne
2-1
57’
6.5

Oct 18

Premier Division
Shamrock Rovers
0-1
90’
5.8

Oct 11

Premier Division
Waterford FC
0-0
90’
6.1

Sep 27

Premier Division
Derry City
2-1
90’
8.5
2024

Season performance
Minutes played: 1,166

Shooting

Goals
6
Penalty goals
3
Shots
29
Shots on target
13

Passing

Assists
2
Successful passes
118
Pass accuracy
56.7%
Accurate long balls
5
Long ball accuracy
29.4%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
9.1%

Possession

Successful dribbles
9
Dribble success
56.2%
Touches
361
Touches in opposition box
46
Dispossessed
13
Fouls won
2

Defending

Tackles won
6
Tackles won %
75.0%
Duels won
46
Duels won %
35.1%
Aerial duels won
27
Aerial duels won %
37.0%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
17
Recoveries
36
Possession won final 3rd
16
Dribbled past
3

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches28%Shot attempts33%Goals52%
Chances created53%Aerial duels won60%Defensive actions52%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Walsall (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Drogheda United (on loan)Jul 2024 - Jun 2025
18
12
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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