SUMMARY
- Robert Thomas Taylor, a Finnish soccer player, represents Finland and Inter Miami as a midfielder and wing-back.
- Taylor made headlines after missing a penalty against Vissel Kobe in a pre-season friendly.
Finnish professional soccer player Robert Thomas Taylor represents both the Finland national team and Major League Soccer club Inter Miami as a midfielder and wing-back. Recently he has been surrounded in the news for his missed penalty kick in a pre-season friendly game as the soccer community saw the funny side of it.
Taylor stayed with JJK until he reached the senior level after joining the youth team in 2004. Throughout this period, he played for Nottingham Forest and later Lincoln City in England, his father’s birthplace, where he was awarded a two-year scholarship in 2011.
Stunning goal from Robert Taylor to give Inter Miami the lead 🔥pic.twitter.com/O2blyGqj9H
— ArgentineCuler (@FCB_Argentine) February 4, 2024
Taylor did not make it that big in soccer as he was not as good as the other soccer stars although he was an average player who has made a living out of the sport and his skillsets. He is now a teammate of soccer legend Lionel Messi at Inter Miami FC in the MLS.
Robert Taylor’s penalty record
Taylor signed a two-year contract with a one-year option to stay with Major League Soccer team Inter Miami on February 11, 2022, for a $500,000 transfer fee. The team scouted him to play as a winger, and on February 26, he made his professional debut in the season’s opening 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire.
Tata has to find a spot for Robert Taylor on the pitch for #InterMiamiCF …Lawson Sunderland has shown flashes of being an interesting young player…
Let’s see what the 2nd half has in store …#MLS pic.twitter.com/CZflstebJl— Xavier Guerrero (@XGLAVOZ) February 4, 2024
Taylor, together with new Miami acquisitions Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba, formed an attacking tandem during the 2023 Leagues Cup that brought to mind Messi’s former teammates, Ángel Di María and Andrés Iniesta. He notched five goals and three assists in seven games as the squad took home its first trophy.
However, a lot of news has been surrounding Taylor due to his missed penalty recently against Vissel Kobe in a pre-season friendly game. Robert Taylor’s penalty record in his career is quite good as out of the 13 penalties that he has taken he has scored 9 and missed 4 of them.
Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba react to Robert Taylor’s penalty vs. Vissel Kobe
On February 7, during a friendly match, Lionel Messi was seen laughing at compatriot Robert Taylor when the Inter Miami attacker missed two penalties. The sixth preseason friendly match featured Messi and his major-league soccer team against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo, Japan’s New National Stadium.
Messi FUMING as teammate Robert Taylor misses two penalties in a row 😮😮😮
— MugFPL (@PandaNoComply) February 7, 2024
Taylor volunteered to take Inter Miami’s fourth spot kick as the game headed into overtime. At that moment, Hotaru Yamaguchi failed to capitalize on Vissel Kobe’s third effort, and his team was ahead. However, Taylor did the unthinkable in that moment.
Taylor’s initial attempt was saved, but the goalkeeper had moved outside of his line, so the referee called for another. The Finnish international struck the crossbar with his second try, and Messi found it amusing. The 36-year-old and Jordi Alba were seen giggling together.