Taylor Lord (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian

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player and coach who serves as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at

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Club career

Lord began his professional career with

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of the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (C ...

(CSL) in 2008. The following season he signed with the

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

, making his debut on June 4, 2010, in a match against the

York Region Shooters York Region Shooters is a Canadian soccer team, that plays in the Canadian Soccer League. The Shooters played their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the City of Vaughan, Ontario. The team's colours were blue and white, mirroring ...

. In 2010, he had a brief stint abroad in

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with SV Morlautern, before returning to

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to sign with the

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes ...

of the

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. The Lynx concluded the season by finishing seventh in the Great Lakes Division, thus failing to reach a postseason berth. When the PDL season came to a conclusion Lord returned to the CSL and signed with York Region Shooters. He made his debut for the club on August 28, 2011, against

St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Roma Wolves (also known as St. Catharines Wolves or simply Roma Wolves), are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1967. The team currently plays in the semi-professional League1 Ontario in both the men's and women's divisions. The ...

where he recorded his first goal of the season in a 4–1 victory. In 2012, he signed a contract with the

Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton Dutch Lions is an American association football, soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the ...

of the

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. On February 13, 2013 Dayton announced the re-signing of Lord for the 2013 season. The Lions reached the playoffs for the first time in their history in the USL Pro, but were playoff run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat to the

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in the quarterfinals. In 2014, he played in

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with

Durham United FC Pickering Football Club, commonly known as Pickering FC, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Pickering, Ontario. The club was founded in 1984 as a youth soccer club and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 20 ...

. He later signed with

Darby FC Darby FC is a Canadian semi-professional association football, soccer club based in Whitby, Ontario and Clarington, Ontario. The club was founded in 2015 to compete in League1 Ontario. The club was formed as a partnership between two local area ...

, and in 2019 played with

Unionville Milliken SC Unionville Milliken Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Unionville, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2018. The club also f ...

International career

Lord made his debut for the

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on September 26, 2009 against the

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at the

2009 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie (''6th Francophone Games''), was an international multi-sport event held from 27 September to 6 October in Beirut, Lebanon. Organization The organization of the Jeux de la Francophonie is entrusted by the local a ...

. In total he made three appearances for the national team.

Managerial career

In 2015, he was appointed as an assistant coach for Seneca Sting. He is currently on the Technical Staff for DeRo United Futbol Academy.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Taylor 1990 births Living people Men's association football defenders Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Scarborough, Toronto Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States SC Toronto players Serbian White Eagles FC players Toronto Lynx players York Region Shooters players Dayton Dutch Lions players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players USL League Two players USL Championship players League1 Ontario players Canada men's youth international soccer players Darby FC players Unionville Milliken SC players Pickering FC players