Diawisie Taylor
Charles Diawisie Taylor (born 1 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Sudanese club Al-Merrikh on loan from Egyptian Premier League club Future FC. He previously played for Bibiani Gold Stars.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Diawisie Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2000 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Merrikh (on loan from Future) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Bibiani Gold Stars | 39 | (41) |
| 2018–2021 | Karela United | 79 | (34) |
| 2021–2022 | Future | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Al-Merrikh (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Karela United edit
Taylor joined Karela United in January 2017.[3] In his debut season, the 2016–17 Ghana Division One season, he had a slow start after playing 7 matches for the Nzema-based outfit without scoring. Taylor scored his debut goal in a 2–1 away win against Bekwai Youth Football Academy, before picking a knee injury a week later in the MTN FA Cup round of 64 match against Samraboi-based Samartex. He returned from injury to play the latter part of the season featuring in the last 4 matches of the season as Karela United were crowned champions of the Ghana Division One League Zone II and qualify to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history.[4]
He made his premier league debut for Karela in the Ghana Premier League on 17 March 2018, in a 1–0 home defeat to title favourites Medeama, he started and played the full game. On 1 April 2018, Taylor made history by scoring Karela's first ever Ghana Premier League goal via an assist from Donald Wellington, who also scored the third in a 3–0 win at home against Ebusua Dwarfs to grant Karela the club's first ever win in the Ghana Premier League after losing two and drawing one in their first three matches. Taylor's goal was scored in the 14th second after kick off making it the fastest goal in the Ghana Premier League history.[5][6] In July 2018, the season was halted due to the suspension of the Ghana Football Association after the release of the Anas Number 12 expose. He ended the season with 7 appearances and a goal. On the opening week of the 2019 GFA Normalization Competition, Taylor scored the second goal in Karela's 2–1 victory over Ebusua Dwarfs.[7] He went on to score a brace in three consecutive matches against Liberty Professionals,[8] West African Football Academy[9] and International Allies.[10] Karela placed second in Group B behind Hearts of Oak and qualified to the Championship playoff. In the semi-final play-off on 19 June 2019, Taylor scored the winning goal connecting a pass from Solomon Sarfo Taylor in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give Karela a 1–0 victory over Ashanti Gold at the Len Clay Stadium.[11] On 23 June, he played in the championship final, where Karela lost 4–1 on penalties against Asante Kotoko after the match ended 1–1.[12]
Taylor scored a brace in the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League match against Berekum Chelsea on 17 January 2021.[13][14]
Future edit
In October 2021, Taylor joined Egyptian club Future FC on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[15]
Honours edit
Karela United
- Ghana Division One League Zone II: 2017[4]
Individual
- Ghana Division One League Top Scorer: 2016[1]
- GFA Special Competition Top Scorer: 2019[16]
- Ghana Premier League Top Scorer: 2020–21[17]
- Ghana Premier League Player of the Month: January 2021[18]
References edit
- ^ a b "Bechem United target Goldstars forward Diawisie Taylor". Kick Ghana. from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Diawisie Taylor close to Aduana stars switch". GhanaWeb. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Charles Diawisie Taylor: Meet Karela FC's Goal Hunter Defenders Love To Hate". Kick Ghana. from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b "Division One League Zone II: Karela FC seal historic Ghana Premier League promotion with five matches to spare". GhanaSoccernet. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Match Report: Karela United 3-0 Ebusua Dwarfs- Debutants put up classy show to record first Ghana Premier League win". GhanaSoccernet. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Diawisie Taylor scores the FASTEST goal in Ghana Premier League history". Kick Ghana. from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "NC Special Cup Report: Ebusua Dwarfs 1-2 Karela United FC - 'Merciless' Karela beat depleted Dwarfs at home". Kick Ghana. 31 March 2019. from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Karela hold Liberty in six-goal thriller". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ Kwakofi, Edwin (13 May 2019). "NC Special week 11: Ashantigold down Kotoko, Hearts win at Dwarfs". Citi News Room. from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Taylor, Fatau leads scorers chat in Special Committee". BusinessGhana. Ghana News Agency. from the original on 1999-11-28. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Special Competition: AshantiGold 0-1 Karela United- Diawisie Taylor's last-gasp goal seal Tier I final spot". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ Kwakofi, Edwin (23 June 2019). "NC Special: Kotoko beat Karela on penalties to win Tier 1 Competition". Citi NewsRoom. from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "GHPL: Diawisie Taylor bags brace as Karela United thump Berekum Chelsea 4-1". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "GHPL Matchday 32: Diawisie Taylor's 17th goal of the season not enough as Liberty defeat Karela 3-2". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Mensah, Rita (26 October 2021). "#Donkomi: Egyptian side Future FC unveil new signing Diawisie Taylor". Citi Sports Online. from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Tier I Special Competition: Taylor, Safiu end tourney with 10 goals each". GhanaSoccernet. 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Diawisie Taylor finishes season as Top Scorer". GhanaSoccernet. 18 July 2021. from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "GPL: Diawusie Taylor, Evans Adotey win January awards". Citi Sports Online. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
External links edit
- Diawisie Taylor at Global Sports Archive