Bryan Taylor (soccer)

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Bryan Taylor
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-07-23) July 23, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Hanford, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995 Fresno State Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996 Central Coast Roadrunners
1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 (1)
1998 Miami Fusion 6 (0)
1998 Charleston Battery 11 (0)
1999 San Francisco Bay Seals 6 (1)
2001 Stanislaus United Cruisers 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Taylor (frequently spelled Brian Taylor, born July 23, 1975) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USISL and Major League Soccer.

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Youth

Taylor played collegiate soccer at Fresno State in 1994 and 1995.

Professional

In 1996, Taylor played for the Central Coast Roadrunners. He scored five of the team's six playoff goals. [1] On February 2, 1997, the Los Angeles Galaxy selected Taylor in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. [2] On November 6, 1997, the Miami Fusion selected Taylor with the 24th selection of the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft. He played six games for the Fusion before being waived on June 1, 1998, in order to make room on the roster for Matt Knowles. [3] [4] He then joined the Charleston Battery for the rest of the season. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ El Paso Patriots history Archived August 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft
  3. ↑ "1998 Miami Fusion stats". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  4. ↑ METROSTARS: Defender Sent To Miami
  5. ↑ Charleston Battery: Brian Taylor Archived April 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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