Lindsay Taylor (soccer)

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Lindsay Taylor
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Taylor (17) heads the ball past Arizona State's goalkeeper on October 14, 2011, in Tempe, Arizona
Personal information
Full name Lindsay Marie Taylor [1]
Date of birth (1989-10-25) October 25, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Los Altos, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 California Storm
2012 Arna-Bjørnar
2013 Seattle Reign FC 6 (1)
2013 Washington Spirit 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lindsay Marie Taylor (born October 25, 1989) is an American professional soccer forward. She played for the Washington Spirit in the NWSL and was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.

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Early life

Taylor was born in California to parents, Gary and Jennifer Taylor. She attended Castilleja School in her hometown of Palo Alto, California where she was a two-time NSCAA All-American and a four-year letterwinner. Taylor was named 2007 Parade Magazine All-American but did not play high school soccer. Instead, she played for the club team, Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury and won three consecutive Cal-North State Cup titles. [2] [3]

Stanford University

Taylor attended Stanford University where she broke the school record for most games started (98) in a career and is tied with teammate Teresa Noyola for most games played at 102. Taylor is ranked number five on Stanford's all-time scoring list with 133 points, number four on Stanford's all-time goals list with 53, and number seven on Stanford's all-time assist list with 27. She is Stanford's school record-holder in career shots with 349. [2]

Playing career

Club

California Storm

In 2012, Taylor was selected as the first pick (sixth overall) by the Western New York Flash in the 2012 WPS Draft; however, the league folded before the season began. [4] She did not play with the Flash in the 2012 WPSL Elite season, instead playing for the WPSL's California Storm with former Stanford teammates, Teresa Noyola and Rachel Quon. [5] [6]

Arna-Bjørnar

Taylor spent the last part of 2012 with Norwegian first division club Arna-Bjørnar. [7] She made five appearances for the club, including two starts. [8]

Seattle Reign FC

Taylor signed with the Seattle Reign FC as a free agent for the inaugural season of the NWSL. [9] [10] After recovering from an eye injury during the first few games of the season, Taylor made her debut for the team in a match against Sky Blue FC on May 11, 2013. She scored her first goal during the squad's subsequent match against the Washington Spirit on May 16, 2013 at Starfire Stadium. [11] During a friendly match against the Haiti national team, she scored a hat trick helping lead the Reign to a 6–0 win. [12] Taylor made six appearances for the Reign during the regular season and scored one goal before being traded mid-season to the Washington Spirit. [8] [13]

Washington Spirit

On July 1, 2013, it was announced that Taylor was traded to the Washington Spirit along with a "conditional fourth round pick" in the 2014 NWSL College Draft for the Spirit's second round pick. [14]

International

In 2006, Taylor represented the United States as a member of the U-17 team. She was called into the United States U-23 camps in October 2011 and May 2012. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Lindsay Taylor at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Lindsay Taylor player profile". Stanford University. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Lindsay Taylor player profile". US Soccer. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (January 13, 2012). "Leroux goes first in 2012 WPS Draft". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ San Jose Mercury News, Local sports digest, May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. ↑ "CALIFORNIA STORM WILL RETURN TO WPSL ACTION WITH FAMILIAR NAMES: CHASTAIN, SISSI AND WAGNER". WPSL. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Spirit acquire forward Lindsay Taylor from Seattle". July 1, 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Lindsay Taylor". Soccer Way. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bird, Liviu (February 4, 2013). "Seattle Reign FC signs Welsh captain Jess Fishlock, former Sounder Kate Deines, 2 others". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Scott. "Seattle Reign FC announce free agent signings". NWSL News. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ "NWSL: Early lead not enough for Seattle Reign as Washington Spirit win 4–2". Soccer Wire. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Score Six in Victory over Haiti WNT". Our Sports Central. June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  13. ↑ Goff, Steven (July 3, 2013). "Preview: Washington Spirit vs. FC Kansas City". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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