Franck Tayou

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Franck Tayou
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Tayou with the Richmond Kickers in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-16) April 16, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis Ambush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Real Maryland Monarchs 3 (0)
2012–2013 Las Vegas Legends (indoor) 16 (20)
2013 NJ-LUSO Parma 2 (0)
2013 Northern Virginia Royals 9 (8)
2013–2014 Tulsa Revolution (indoor) 10 (14)
2014–2015 Oxford City FC of Texas (indoor) 13 (13)
2015 Las Vegas Mobsters 8 (2)
2014–2015 Las Vegas Legends (indoor) 6 (4)
2015–2018 Soles de Sonora (indoor) 62 (175)
2016 San Antonio FC 17 (5)
2017 Richmond Kickers 13 (1)
2018 FC Wichita 6 (7)
2018 Fresno FC 12 (1)
2018–2019 Monterrey Flash (indoor) 24 (50)
2019 FC Wichita 5 (2)
2019 Golden State Force 0 (0)
2019–2023 Empire Strykers (indoor) 56 (94)
2021 → Wichita Wings (loan; indoor) 6 (10)
2023 Los Angeles Force 4 (1)
2023–2024 Utica City (indoor) 22 (30)
2024– St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 1 (0)
International career
United States beach
United States national futsal team
United States arena
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Franck Tayou (born April 16, 1990) is a Cameroon-born-American [1] soccer player who currently plays for the St. Louis Ambush of the Major Arena Soccer League. [2]

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Career

Tayou began his college soccer career at West Virginia University in 2010 where he played for two years, leading the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in both seasons. [3] Tayou has had a successful career playing indoor soccer in the Major Arena Soccer League. He is a 4-time MASL MVP, with his first vote for Most Valuable Player coming in the 2015/2016 MASL, after an outstanding season with Mexican club Soles de Sonora, whom he led to the Ron Newman Cup final. They eventually lost to the Baltimore Blast. He led the league with 47 goals and 62 points in 20 games. He was also the leading goal scorer of the playoff series.

Tayou has represented the US Futsal National team in the Umag Nations Cup in Croatia in 2022, [4] as well as the CONCACAF tournament which took place in Costa Rica. He has also represented the United States in futsal and arena soccer.

Tayou has played with numerous Premier Development League sides, including Real Maryland Monarchs, NJ-LUSO Parma, Northern Virginia Royals and Las Vegas Mobsters. [5] [6] Tayou signed with United Soccer League side San Antonio FC on June 16, 2016. [7] On June 16, 2017, Tayou signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL. [8] After a spell with NPSL side FC Wichita, Tayou joined USL club Fresno FC on June 15, 2018. [9]

Along with his outdoor soccer experience, Tayou has built an incredible resume in the Major Arena Soccer League, where he has played indoor soccer professionally with Las Vegas Legends, Tulsa Revolution and Soles de Sonora. [1] He has won four MASL Most Valuable Player Awards and scored 323 goals in just 152 games. [10]

In May 2021, Franck and his brother Uzi joined the Wichita Wings for the remainder of the Major Arena Soccer League 2 season. [11]

Tayou joined Utica City FC in November 2023 in a trade that saw Stefan Mijatovic and Quenton Swift join the Empire Strykers. [12]

Tayou signed with the St. Louis Ambush on October 1, 2024. [13]

Following the team's game on January 13, 2025, Tayou informed the players and coaching staff in the locker room that he was leaving the team.

The St. Louis Ambush suspended Franck Tayou on January 14, 2025 for conduct detrimental to the team and failure to meet contractual obligations.

Honors

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD FRANCK TAYOU". 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Franck Tayou- Stats". MASL Soccer. Soccer Shift. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer - WVU Athletics". wvusports.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Futsal National Team Returns To Action At 2022 Umag Nations Cup In Croatia". ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  5. ↑ "Franck Tayou - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  6. ↑ "Archived Stats". USL PDL.
  7. ↑ "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD FRANCK TAYOU". USLSoccer.com. 16 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "KICKERS SIGN FRANCK TAYOU - Richmond Kickers". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  9. ↑ "Foxes Add Tayou to Attacking Corps". USLSoccer.com. 15 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Franck Tayou Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Ackley, Brian (4 May 2021). "WICHITA WINGS SIGN MASL SUPERSTAR FRANK TAYOU, BROTHER UZI, FOR REMAINDER OF 2021 M2 SEASON". M2Soccer.com. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "UTICA CITY FC COMPLETES BLOCKBUSTER TRADE TO ACQUIRE FRANCK TAYOU". UticaCityFC.com. Utica City. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "AMBUSH SIGN SCORING POWERHOUSE FRANCK TAYOU". STLAmbush.com. St. Louis Ambush. October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "MASL ANNOUNCES 2019 EARL FOREMAN AWARDS". maslsoccer.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
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