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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



References


  1. "Miri Taylor". Instagram. 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. "Miri Taylor". Hofstra University. 2021. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. "Miri Taylor Q&A". Angel City FC. 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. "Chelsea vs Doncaster Belles". Soccerway. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. "Miri Taylor". Angel City FC. 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. "Recap: Angel City 1 at Washington Spirit 0". Angel City FC. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Recap: Angel City 3 at Racing Louisville 2". Angel City FC. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. "Miri Taylor". NWSL. Retrieved 25 October 2022.





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