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Miriaél Géanne Taylor (born 2 February 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Angel City FC.

Miri Taylor

Taylor with Angel City FC in September 2022
Personal information
Full name	Miriaél Géanne Taylor[1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Angel City
Number	35
Youth career
2008–2009	Gillingham F.C.
2009–2011	Charlton Athletic F.C.[3]
2011–2018	Soccer Elite Football Academy
2012–2017	Chelsea
2017–2018	Arsenal
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Hofstra University	69	(33)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Angel City	11	(0)
National team
2006–2007	England U17	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Taylor was born in Gillingham, Kent. An only child, she began playing football with a local boys' club.[2][3] She started with Chelsea's youth team at age 12, moving up to the reserves and eventually the first team.

College career

Taylor attended Hofstra University, earning a degree in rhetoric and public advocacy.[2] In her sophomore year, in 2019, she started all 22 matches and scored nine goals, of which five were game winners.[2] Taylor also started every game in the 2020 season, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant the team played only nine, in the spring of 2021.[2] Her senior year, she started 21 matches, recording 17 goals, tied for second-most in program history, and 11 assists. Her 31 career assists were a program record.[2] In 2021, she was a United Soccer Coaches first-team All American and a MAC Hermann semi-finalist.

Professional career

Club

Chelsea F.C., 2012–2017

After having played with the club's youth and reserves sides, Taylor moved up to the first team at age 16. She made her first appearance against Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., coming on for Karen Carney in the 82nd minute.[2][4]

Arsenal F.C., 2017–2018

Taylor moved to Arsenal for one season before attending college in the United States.

Angel City FC, 2022–

Angel City FC selected Taylor in the fourth round of the 2022 NWSL Draft, 39th overall.[5] She made her first appearance on 15 May 2022, against the Washington Spirit.[6] She got her first start on 11 June 2022, against Racing Louisville FC.[7] Taylor played a total of 342 minutes in 11 matches in her first season.[8] She played at right wing, center forward, and central midfielder at different times over the course of the season.[3]

Honors

College

• MAC Hermann semi-finalist: 2021[2]
• United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team: 2021[2]
• CAA Attacking Player of the Year: 2021[2]

References

External links

• Miri Taylor at National Women's Soccer League
• Miri Taylor at Soccerway

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