It appeared Greg Taylor’s European dream was over before it started, when Kilmarnock suffered a shock defeat to Welsh semi-professional outfit Connah’s Quay Nomads in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League in July, 2019. Fast forward five months, and the full-back made his Hoops Euro debut in a 3-1 win over Rennes in front of a sold-out Celtic Park.

That win saw the Hoops top their Europa League group with 13 points and a game to spare, and marked just how far the full-back, signed from the Rugby Park outfit in the 2019 summer transfer window, had come in the space of half a season.

The tireless left-sided defender has proved a constant threat down the flank.

Over the course of the 2019/20 campaign, the tireless left-sided defender racked up 15 appearances in green and white, and proved a constant threat down the flank, especially when filling the role of wing-back.

Among his highlights of the 2020/21 season were scoring his first goal for the Hoops, in the 6-0 UEFA Champions League home win over KR Reykjavik, and playing in the Scottish Cup final as the Celts sealed the Quadruple Treble.

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Capped at all levels for the Scotland national team, Greg Taylor made his debut for the senior team in a 3-0 European qualifier defeat to Belgium on June 11, 2019. Still playing for Kilmarnock at the time, Taylor went on to make a further four senior appearances for his country after moving to Celtic as Scotland led up to Euro 2020.

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