Taylor Kay Rene Comeau (born July 21, 1993) is an American retired

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player who played as a

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. She played for

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

, and

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(NWSL).

Early life

Taylor Comeau attended

Los Gatos High School Los Gatos High School (LGHS) is a high school in Los Gatos, California. It was founded in 1908 and is part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, which in 2021 was ranked the best high school district in Caliifornia The sch ...

. Comeau played for

California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...

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during her college years.

Playing career

Portland Thorns FC, 2015

Comeau appeared in 9 games for Portland in 2015 as an amateur call-up to cover for Thorns players missing for International duty.

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2018

Comeau was named to the 2016 Chicago Red Stars final roster, after having been a trialist. On July 16, 2016, in her second start for Chicago Red Stars Taylor Comeau scored a crucial goal in a 1–0 away win over

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to the l ...

; which positioned the Red Stars in solitary possession of fourth place in

2016 National Women's Soccer League season The 2016 National Women's Soccer League season was the fourth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2 ...

putting the team on track to a playoff spot. On June 18, 2018, Comeau was traded alongside

Sofia Huerta Sofia Christine Huerta (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for OL Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. women's national soccer team. Huerta played collegiately for the ...

to the Houston Dash as part of a three team trade that also included the

Utah Royals FC Utah Royals FC was an American women's professional soccer club based in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah. Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion club, the Royals played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2018 ...

Houston Dash, 2018–2019

After being acquired midseason by the Dash, Comeau made her debut for Houston on June 22 against

Retirement

Comeau announced her retirement on June 18, 2019.

References

External links

Chicago Red Stars player profile

Cal Golden Bears player profile
* 1993 births Living people American women's soccer players California Golden Bears women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players National Women's Soccer League players People from Los Gatos, California Seattle Sounders Women players Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California Women's association football midfielders Houston Dash players Portland Thorns FC players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub