Sarah Taylor (soccer)

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Sarah Taylor
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Taylor in 2025 with Halifax Tides FC
Personal information
Full name Sarah Catherine Taylor
Date of birth (1996-12-06) December 6, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Halifax Tides
Number 14
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Boise State Broncos 74 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Hapoel Ra'anana
2025– Halifax Tides 14 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Mount Saint Vincent Mystics (women) (assistant)
2021 St. Francis Xavier X-Women (assistant)
2023 Calgary Foothills WFC
2024 Calgary Blizzard WSC (assistant)
2024 Calgary Dinos (women) (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025

Sarah Catherine Taylor (born December 6, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

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College career

In 2014, Taylor began attending Boise State University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [1] On August 22, 2014, she scored her first collegiate goal in her debut against the Drake Bulldogs. [2] At the end of her first season, she was named a Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete Award and named the team's 12th Woman of the Year and given Top Bronco Award at year-end banquet. [1] In 2015 and 2016, she was named an Academic All-Mountain West. [1] In 2017, she was named to the Academic All-District Team and the All-Mountain West Second Team. [3] [1]

Club career

She began her professional career with Israeli club Hapoel Ra'anana.

In February 2025, she signed with Halifax Tides FC of the Northern Super League. [4] [5] On February 4, 2026, it was announced that she would remain with the Tides for the 2026 season, with head coach Stephen Hart saying “She gave us balance in midfield with her ability to break up play, protect the back line, and contribute in possession. Now fully healthy, her attitude and competitive nature should make her an important piece for us this season.” [6]

International career

In May 2016, Taylor was called up to the Canada U20 for a training camp. [7] In October 2016, she was named to the team for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [8]

Coaching career

In April 2019, she joined Mount Saint Vincent University as an assistant coach with their women's soccer team. [9]

In June 2021, she began became an assistant coach with the women's soccer team of St. Francis Xavier University. [10] [11]

In 2023, she was named the head coach of Calgary Foothills WFC in League1 Alberta. [12] After the season, she changed roles to become the club's Foundation Phase Manager. [13]

In 2024, she served as an assistant coach with Calgary Blizzard SC in League1 Alberta [4] and also served as an assistant with the women's soccer team of the University of Calgary. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sarah Taylor Boise State profile". Boise State Broncos .
  2. ↑ "Broncos Roll 3-0 in Season Opener". Boise State Broncos . August 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sherle and Taylor Honored by CoSIDA". Boise State Broncos . November 9, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Welcome Home Sarah Taylor". Halifax Tides FC . February 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ Palov, Willy (February 4, 2025). "Tides add a third Nova Scotia player, plus 'a rising star in world soccer'". Saltwire Network .
  6. ↑ "Tides welcome back local midfielder Sarah Taylor for 2026". Halifax Tides FC. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Taylor Seeks National Team Selection". Boise State Broncos . September 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Selected to U-20 World Cup". Boise State Broncos . October 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ "The MSVU Women's Soccer team is pleased to announce the addition of Sarah Taylor to the Coaching Staff". Mount Saint Vincent Mystics . April 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Former NCAA Player and Canadian National Team Member Sarah Taylor added to Coaching Staff for X-Women Soccer". CJFX-FM . June 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "X-Women Soccer welcome Sarah Taylor to coaching staff". St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women . June 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Three Calgary Foothills Pro-Am Soccer Teams Poised to Kick Off 2023 Seasons". Calgary Foothills FC. May 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Long-Time Foothills Family Members Have Accepted New Roles With The Club". Calgary Foothills FC. August 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Sarah Taylor Calgary Dinos profile". Calgary Dinos .
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