Lindsay Marie Taylor (born October 25, 1989) is an American professional

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. She played for the

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in the

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and was a member of the

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Early life

Taylor was born in California to parents, Gary and Jennifer Taylor. She attended

Castilleja School Castilleja School is an independent school for girls in grades six through twelve, located in Palo Alto, California. Castilleja is the only non-sectarian all-girls middle and high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. The faculty consists of approx ...

in her hometown of

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where she was a two-time NSCAA All-American and a four-year letterwinner. Taylor was named 2007 Parade Magazine All-American but did not play high school soccer. Instead, she played for the club team, Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury and won three consecutive Cal-North State Cup titles.

Stanford University

Taylor attended

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where she broke the school record for most games started (98) in a career and is tied with teammate

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for most games played at 102. Taylor is ranked number five on Stanford's all-time scoring list with 133 points, number four on Stanford's all-time goals list with 53, and number seven on Stanford's all-time assist list with 27. She is Stanford's school record-holder in career shots with 349.

Playing career

Club

California Storm

In 2012, Taylor was selected as the first pick (sixth overall) by the

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in the

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with former Stanford teammates,

and

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Arna-Bjørnar

Taylor spent the last part of 2012 with Norwegian first division club

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. She made five appearances for the club, including two starts.

Seattle Reign FC

Taylor signed with the

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as a free agent for the inaugural season of the

. After recovering from an eye injury during the first few games of the season, Taylor made her debut for the team in a match against

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on May 11, 2013. She scored her first goal during the squad's subsequent match against the

on May 16, 2013 at Starfire Stadium. During a friendly match against the Haiti national team, she scored a hat trick helping lead the Reign to a 6–0 win. Taylor made six appearances for the Reign during the

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and scored one goal before being traded mid-season to the

Washington Spirit

On July 1, 2013, it was announced that Taylor was traded to the

along with a "conditional fourth round pick" in the 2014 NWSL College Draft for the Spirit's second round pick.

International

In 2006, Taylor represented the United States as a member of the U-17 team. She was called into the United States U-23 camps in October 2011 and May 2012.

References

External links

Washington Spirit player profile

US Soccer player profile

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Lindsay Living people 1989 births Soccer players from California American women's soccer players Sportspeople from California Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players OL Reign players Washington Spirit players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' soccer) Women's association football forwards African-American women's soccer players California Storm players Arna-Bjørnar players Toppserien players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women Castilleja School alumni