Taylor Kemp

Last updated

Taylor Kemp
USATSI 10197485 0.jpg
Personal information
Full name Taylor Eric Kemp
Date of birth (1990-07-23) July 23, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
2007–2009 Real Colorado
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Maryland Terrapins 78 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Real Colorado Foxes 11 (4)
2013–2018 D.C. United 101 (3)
2013 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Richmond Kickers (loan) 5 (0)
Total122(7)
International career
2008 United States U18 1 (0)
2008 United States U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taylor Eric Kemp (born July 23, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a left-back.

Contents

Career

College and amateur

Kemp played college soccer at the University of Maryland between 2009 and 2012.

Professional

Kemp was drafted 17th overall by D.C. United in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. Upon a trial with United, Kemp was offered a contract. Due to team depth and the unlikeliness of many first team minutes, Kemp was loaned to United's USL Pro-affiliated, Richmond Kickers of the third tier. On April 6, 2013, in a match between Richmond and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Kemp started and played 90 minutes. Ahead of the April 27 fixture against Columbus, D.C. United recalled Kemp from loan.

The beginning of the 2014 MLS season saw Kemp primarily making appearances from the United bench and in Richmond, until August, when he was inserted into the United starting lineup at left back due to an injury to Chris Korb. From August on, Kemp locked down a starting position in the United lineup, creating two assists against the Colorado Rapids on August 7 and scoring a goal against the Houston Dynamo on October 12.

In the 2015 season, Kemp started 25 of United's 34 regular season matches. He contributed 6 assists as well as 1 goal, a long-range volley that won the MLS Goal of the Week award for Week 22. [1]

During the 2018 season, Kemp struggled with injuries and didn't appear in any games. [2]

On November 7, 2018, Kemp announced his retirement from playing professional soccer. [3] [2] At the time of his retirement, he was one of the only 24 players in D.C. United history to reach a 100-game milestone. [2] In his career for D.C. United, he played 101 games, scored 3 goals, and contributed 14 assists. [4]

International

On January 6, 2017, for the first time Kemp was called for the United States national team by coach Bruce Arena. [5]

Honors

D.C. United

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Agoos</span> American soccer player (born 1968)

Jeffrey Alan Agoos is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. Agoos served as the Sporting Director for the New York Red Bulls, and currently is the Vice President of Competition for Major League Soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)</span> Bolivian footballer (born 1974)

Jaime Moreno Morales is a Bolivian former professional footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side.

Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alan Gordon (soccer)</span> American soccer player

Alan Gordon is an American former professional soccer player. In the majority of his career, Gordon was mostly relied upon to make goals in game as a Super–sub.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ben Olsen</span> American sports executive, soccer coach, and former player

Benjamin Robert Olsen is an American sports executive, soccer coach, and former professional player who was formerly the president of Washington Spirit, a professional women's soccer club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer. Olsen is best known for his long-term association with D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS), first as a player then as a coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwayne De Rosario</span> Canadian soccer player

Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. A versatile attacker, he played for the Toronto Lynx, FSV Zwickau and Richmond Kickers early in his career. He came to prominence in the 2000s playing in Major League Soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC, New York Red Bulls and D.C. United. A four-time MLS Cup champion, he also won the 2011 MLS Most Valuable Player award. He is the ninth-leading scorer in MLS history with 104 goals. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most decorated Canadian players of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richie Williams</span> American soccer player (born 1970)

Richard "Richie" Williams is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of MLS Next Pro side New England Revolution II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joshua Gros</span> American soccer player (born 1982)

Joshua Gros is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Gros is the team coordinator for the Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer team. He was hired on June 11, 2009, under head coach Piotr Nowak. Nowak coached Gros on the 2004 MLS Cup-champion D.C. United. Nowak had previously hired him as an assistant when he led the USA Olympic team to Beijing in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Seitz</span> American soccer player

Christopher Seitz is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Pontius (soccer)</span> American soccer player

Christopher Richard Pontius is an American former professional soccer player.

Norris Ethan White is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He last played for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Willis (American soccer)</span> American soccer player

Joseph Mark Willis is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casey Townsend</span> American soccer player (born 1989)

Casey James Townsend is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward or midfielder.

The 2014 D.C. United season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frédéric Brillant</span> French footballer

Frédéric Brillant is a French former footballer who is currently the head coach for DC Power FC in the USL Super League. He has played most of his career with clubs in Belgium and in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Birnbaum</span> American soccer player (born 1991)

Steven Mitchell Birnbaum is an American former professional soccer player. He was captain of and played as a center-back for D.C. United for the majority of his professional career. Birnbaum started every game for D.C. United in the 2018 season. In 2018 he played every minute in all 34 regular season games, and led Major League Soccer in total clearances, headed clearances, and aerials won, and in 2019 he again led the league in headed clearances and aerials won.

The 2015 D.C. United season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference regular season champions.

The 2018 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 23rd season of existence, and their 23rd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 D.C. United season</span> D.C. United 2019 soccer season

The 2019 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 24th season of existence, and their 24th in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The campaign was the club's first full season playing in Audi Field. Previously, United spent 2018 split between the Maryland SoccerPlex, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, and Audi Field.

The 2020 Portland Timbers season was the 34th season in their existence and the 10th season for the Portland Timbers in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

References

  1. ↑ "DC United's Taylor Kemp takes home AT&T Goal of the Week with laser against Real Salt Lake". MLSSoccer.com. August 7, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Defender Taylor Kemp retires from professional soccer". November 7, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ↑ "DC United left back Taylor Kemp announces retirement | MLSSoccer.com".
  4. ↑ "Taylor Kemp". MLS Soccer. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Arena Calls 32 Players for MNT January Camp". www.ussoccer.com.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.