Taylor Leach

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Taylor Leach
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Personal information
Full name Taylor Maree Leach [1]
Date of birth (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Toledo, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2010 Cleveland Internationals
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 South Carolina Gamecocks 86 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Sunnanå SK 13 (2)
2017 Östersunds DFF 14 (2)
2017–2019 BK Häcken 53 (4)
2020 Utah Royals 2 (0)
2021–2022 Kansas City Current 34 (1)
Managerial career
2015 South Carolina Gameocks (assistant)
2024–2025 South Carolina Gameocks (assistant)
2025– Lexington SC (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2020

Taylor Maree Leach (born January 19, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). [2] She is currently an assistant coach for USL Super League club Lexington SC.

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Club career

Leach played for Swedish club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. [3]

Leach made her NWSL debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on July 8, 2020, for Utah Royals FC. [4] She later played for Kansas City Current and retired after the 2022 NWSL season. [2]

Coaching

After graduation, Leach briefly served as a volunteer assistant coach for her alma, the South Carolina Gameocks. She returned to South Carolina after the conclusion of her playing career. [5] In September 2025, Leach joined Masaki Hemmi's staff at Lexington SC in the USL Super League. [6]

References

  1. "Taylor Leach". South Carolina Gamecocks. 22 June 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Defender Taylor Leach Announces Retirement - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. November 29, 2022.
  3. Monroe, Mark (March 2, 2020). "Anthony Wayne grad Taylor Leach earns chance to play pro soccer in U.S." Toledo Blade . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. "Utah Royals FC vs. OL Reign". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. "Shelley Smith Adds Familiar Face in Taylor Leach". GamecocksOnline.com. South Carolina Gamecocks . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. Galbreath, N. "Lexington SC Adds Former NWSL Defender Taylor Leach to Gainbridge Super League Coaching Staff". LexSporting.com. Lexington SC . Retrieved 6 September 2025.