Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Harwood-Bellis with Anderlecht in 2021
Personal information
Full name Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 0 (0)
2021 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2022 → Anderlecht (loan) 16 (0)
2022 → Stoke City (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Burnley (loan) 32 (1)
2023– → Southampton (loan) 21 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 England U17 12 (2)
2019 England U19 5 (2)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
2021– England U21 21 (0)
Medal record
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:35, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis (born 30 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Southampton on loan from Premier League club Manchester City and the England U21 team.

Coming through the youth academy at Manchester City, he made his first team debut in 2019, scoring his first goal the following year. He has since spent time on loan with Blackburn Rovers, Anderlecht, Stoke City and Burnley. Harwood-Bellis has represented his country at U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 levels.

Club career

Manchester City

2018–2020

From Stockport, Harwood-Bellis started playing with Manchester City from the age of six.[2] He came through the same Stockport Metro Junior League that produced City team-mate Phil Foden.[3] Harwood-Bellis formed a centre-back partnership with Eric Garcia as part of the City youth side that made it to the FA Youth Cup final in 2019.[4]

On 24 September 2019, Harwood-Bellis made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie away against Preston North End.[5][6] He made his second appearance for City and his debut in European competitions with his 82nd-minute introduction during a 4–1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League group stage on 11 December 2019.[7]

On 4 January 2020, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 4–1 win against Port Vale in the FA Cup.[8] On 7 December 2020, Harwood-Bellis signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2024.[9]

Blackburn Rovers and Anderlecht loans

On 1 February 2021, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10] Five days later, he made his debut for Blackburn as a substitute for Ryan Nyambe in a 1–0 away league defeat by Queens Park Rangers.[11]

On 27 June, Harwood-Bellis joined Belgian First Division A side Anderlecht on a season-long loan deal.[12]

Stoke City (loan)

On 11 January 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Stoke City on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[13] Harwood-Bellis was a regular in the side for the remainder of the season, playing 24 times as Stoke finished in 14th position.[14]

Burnley (loan)

On 1 July 2022, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Burnley on loan for the 2022–23 season.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 1–1 draw against Preston North End.[16] On 31 May 2023, he returned to his parent club, Manchester City, upon expiration of his loan.

Southampton (loan)

On 1 September 2023, Harwood-Bellis joined Championship side Southampton on a season-long loan[17] with an obligation to buy for £20 million, if the club are promoted to the Premier League.[18] He made his debut on 15 September 2023 in a 1–4 defeat to Leicester City.[19] On 28 October 2023, Harwood-Bellis scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Birmingham City.[20]

International career

Harwood-Bellis captained the England under-17 team at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[3] and scored in a group stage defeat against the Netherlands.[21]

Harwood-Bellis made his U20 debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020.[22]

On 27 August 2021, Harwood-Bellis received his first call up for the England U21s. [23] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0 European Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK.[24] On 25 March 2022, Harwood-Bellis captained the U21s for the first time during a 4–1 win over Armenia at Dean Court in Bournemouth.[25]

On 14 June 2023, Harwood-Bellis was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[26] and won the tournament beating Spain 1–0 in the final.[27]

In November 2023, he trained with the senior England team.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2018–19[28] ————3[lower-alpha 2]030
2019–20[29] ————4[lower-alpha 2]040
2020–21[30] ————1[lower-alpha 2]010
Total ————7070
Manchester City 2019–20[29] Premier League 0011201[lower-alpha 3]00041
2020–21[30] Premier League 00202000—40
2021–22[14] Premier League 00—00000000
2022–23[31] Premier League 00——000000
2023–24[32] Premier League 00——000000
Total 003140100081
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2020–21[30] Championship 190————190
Anderlecht (loan) 2021–22[14] Belgian First Division A 16000—3[lower-alpha 4]0—190
Stoke City (loan) 2021–22[14] Championship 22020———240
Burnley (loan) 2022–23[31] Championship 3211020——351
Southampton (loan) 2023–24[32] Championship 21210———222
Career total 1103715050701344

Honours

Burnley

England U21

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2023[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Taylor Harwood-Bellis". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 Brennan, Stuart (17 July 2019). "Taylor Harwood-Bellis makes first Man City start - an in-depth profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (24 September 2019). "Who is Taylor Harwood-Bellis? Man City's homegrown defensive star already wowing Pep Guardiola". Goal. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Preston North End vs. Manchester City - 24 September 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Stuart (24 September 2019). "Pep Guardiola gives his verdict on Man City youngsters Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Eric Garcia". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 11 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Bevan, Chris (4 January 2020). "Manchester City 4–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Harwood-Bellis signs new City deal". Manchester City F.C. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rovers complete second deadline day deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Blackburn Rovers: Yoann Barbet scores QPR winner". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Harwood-Bellis joins Anderlecht on loan". Manchester City F.C. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Harwood-Bellis checks in". Stoke City F.C. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ↑ "Harwood-Bellis joins on loan". Burnley FC. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Preston 1–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Harwood-Bellis arrives on loan". Southampton FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton sign Manchester City centre-back on initial loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (15 September 2023). "Southampton 1–4 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Southampton 3–1 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "European Under-17 Championship: England lose heavily against the Netherlands". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  22. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Report: England MU21s 4-1 Andorra". 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "England MU21s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "England 1–0 Spain: Deflected goal and Trafford penalty save decide Under-21 EURO final". UEFA. 8 July 2023.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. 1 2 3 "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Taylor Harwood-Bellis in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ↑ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  34. ↑ Howell, Alex (8 July 2023). "England beat Spain to win Euro U21 Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  35. ↑ "2023 Under-21 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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