Adam Taggart

Adam Taggart

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Perth Glory

Taggart made his senior debut in a 1–1 draw with Melbourne Heart in January 2011. He scored his first goal in a loss to Gold Coast United, 75 minutes into the game.

Newcastle Jets

On 2 March 2012, Taggart signed a two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets. In November 2013, Taggart scored his first professional career hat-trick against Melbourne Heart with all three goals scored from outside the 18 yard box. Newcastle would go on and win the match 3–1. After a strong start to the season, Adam had a dry patch with a lack of goals around Christmas, before scoring a brace against the Wanderers to salvage a 2–2 draw. He became a focal point of the Newcastle Jets attack, heading the lineup alongside Emile Heskey, Joel Griffiths and Michael Bridges. In 2014, Taggart became the second Newcastle player to receive the golden boot of the A-League with 16 goals, after Joel Griffiths in 2008. He was also awarded the A-League Young Player of the Season Award at the same ceremony.

Fulham

On 24 June 2014, Fulham signed Taggart from Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract but injury delayed his involvement with the first team by a number of months.

Loan to Dundee United

On 1 September 2015, Taggart signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on a loan deal until January 2016.

Return to Perth Glory

On 26 January 2016, Taggart returned to Perth Glory again on a permanent deal. However, he was…

International career

Taggart represented Australia at U-20 level at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Senior

Taggart made his debut for Australia in late 2012, in the second preliminary round of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup against Hong Kong, coming off the bench in a narrow win. He scored his first two international goals days later in a win over Chinese Taipei. In 2013, Taggart played in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, scoring a goal in a loss to China. Taggart was a part of the Socceroos squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and played in matches against Netherlands and Spain. In March 2024, Taggart returned to the national team after two years earning the called up with his form for Perth Glory scoring 15 goals in 19 appearances in the 2023–24 A-League season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2024

International

As of 11 June 2024

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

Club
Fulham F.C. (2014–2016)
Club
Perth Glory FC (2010–2012)
Club
Newcastle Jets FC (2012–2014)
Club
Dundee United F.C. (2015–2015)
Club
Perth Glory FC (2016–)
Club
Australia men's national under-20 soccer team (2011–2013)
Club
Australia national under-23 soccer team (2011–)
Club
Australia men's national soccer team (2012–)
National team
Australia

Legacy

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Korean FA Cup: 2019 Individual

A-League Golden Boot: 2013–14, 2023–24 A-League Young Player of the Year: 2013–14 PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2013–14, 2023–24 K League 1 Golden Boot: 2019 K League 1 Best XI: 2019 Perth Glory A-League Men's Most Glorious Player: 2023–24, 2024–25 Perth Glory A-League Men's Players' Player of the Season: 2023–24 Perth Glory A-League Men's Members' Player of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25 Perth Glory A-League Men's Goal of the Year: 2017–18, 2022–23 A-Leagues All Star: 2024

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Australian association football player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Adam Jake Taggart is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Hanoi FC, and the Australia national team.

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