Taylor Comeau

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Taylor Comeau
Personal information
Full name Taylor Kay Rene Comeau [1]
Date of birth (1993-07-21) July 21, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Los Gatos, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 California Golden Bears 84 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Seattle Sounders Women
2015 Portland Thorns FC 9 (0)
2016–2018 Chicago Red Stars 47 (2)
2018–2019 Houston Dash 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taylor Kay Rene Comeau (born July 21, 1993) is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. She played for Portland Thorns FC, Chicago Red Stars, and Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Early life

Taylor Comeau attended Los Gatos High School. [2] Comeau played for California Golden Bears in Pac-12 Conference during her college years. [2]

Playing career

Portland Thorns FC, 2015

Comeau appeared in 9 games for Portland in 2015 as an amateur call-up to cover for Thorns players missing for International duty. [3]

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2018

Comeau was named to the 2016 Chicago Red Stars final roster, after having been a trialist. [4] On July 16, 2016, in her second start for Chicago Red Stars Taylor Comeau scored a crucial goal in a 1–0 away win over Orlando Pride; which positioned the Red Stars in solitary possession of fourth place in 2016 National Women's Soccer League season putting the team on track to a playoff spot. [5] On June 18, 2018, Comeau was traded alongside Sofia Huerta to the Houston Dash as part of a three team trade that also included the Utah Royals FC [6]

Houston Dash, 2018–2019

After being acquired midseason by the Dash, Comeau made her debut for Houston on June 22 against Portland Thorns FC. [7]

Retirement

Comeau announced her retirement on June 18, 2019. [8]

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References

  1. "Taylor Kay Rene Comeau". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. August 17, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Taylor Comeau Player Profile" . Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. "Thorns bolster roster with three amateur players for first game". April 10, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. "Red Stars Announce 2016 Roster". April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. "Red Stars Snap Losing Streak with 1–0 Victory at Orlando – Crucial away win features Comeau's first pro goal, Dalton's first shutout of 2016". chicagorestars.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  6. "Trade alert: Press, Johnson to Utah; Huerta, Comeau to Houston; Elby to Chicago". June 18, 2018.
  7. "New look Houston Dash fall to Thorns FC". June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. "Houston Dash defender Taylor Comeau announces retirement". June 18, 2019.