Taylor Saghabi

Taylor Saghabi
Personal information
Full name Taylor Andrew Marsters Saghabi
Date of birth (1990-12-25) 25 December 1990
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2003 Parramatta FC
2004 Hills United FC
2005–2006 Parramatta Eagles
2007 Manly United FC
2008–2009 Blacktown City Demons
2009 Sydney Olympic FC
2010 Dulwich Hill FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Titikaveka
2011–2014 West Ryde Rovers
2022– Tupapa Maraerenga
International career‡
2011– Cook Islands 17 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Taylor Saghabi (born 25 December 1990) is an international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Australia, he represents the Cook Islands national team.

International career

Saghabi made his debut for the national team on 27 August 2011 in a 4–0 loss against Papua New Guinea. He played in 17 games and scored 7 goals for the Cook Islands national football team.[2]

Career statistics

International

Cook Islands
YearAppsGoals
201172
201200
201300
201400
201534
202210
202340
202421
Total177

Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2024[3]

International goals

Scores and results list. Cook Islands's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Taylor Saghabi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1.1 September 2011Stade Boewa, Boulari Bay, New Caledonia[note 1] Kiribati
1–0
3–0
2011 Pacific Games[4]
2.
2–0
3.31 August 2015Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tonga
1–0
3–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[5]
4.
2–0
5.
3–0
6.2 September 2015Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Samoa
1–0
1–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
7.26 March 2024Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga Tonga
1–0
1–0
2024 OFC Nations Cup qualification[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Not officially recognised by FIFA as a Tier 1 International Match.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of T. Saghabi". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Taylor Saghabi at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Taylor Saghabi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cook Islands vs. Kiribati 3:0". National-Football-Teams.com.
  5. ↑ "Tonga 0-3 Cook Islands". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cook Islands 1-0 Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cook Islands 1-0 Tonga". Oceania Football. OFC. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.