Taylor Brennan Washington (born August 16, 1993) is an American professional

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player who plays as a defender for

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club

Nashville SC Nashville Soccer Club is a Major League Soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The team began play in the league in 2020 as a continuation of the USL club of the same name and plays its home matches at Geodis Park. It is principally owned ...

Career

Youth and college

Washington was born in New York where he played youth soccer for FC Somers and FC Westchester, MLS Next. He played 4 years of soccer for

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. He played four years of

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, one year at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

in 2011, before moving to the

George Mason Patriots The George Mason Patriots are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing George Mason University (GMU), located in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of th ...

in 2013. In 2013, the Patriots won the Atlantic 10 Championship and reached the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament, and Washington was named to the all-Atlantic 10 first team. While at college, Washington also appeared for

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side

Worcester Hydra Worcester Hydra was an American soccer team based in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2011, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division ...

in 2012 and captaining the

D.C. United U-23 D.C. United U-23 were an American association football, soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The team last played in the fourth-division Premier Development League and represented the most senior age group within parent club D.C. United's D.C. ...

in 2015. Taylor captained his team his senior year and received George Mason's student athlete of the year award in 2016. Taylor was named to the Atlantic 10 commissioner's honor roll.

Professional

Following his senior season in 2015, Washington participated in the 2016 MLS Player Combine. On January 14, 2016, Washington was selected 23rd overall in the

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Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...

. He made his professional debut with

Bethlehem Steel FC Philadelphia Union II is an American professional soccer team based in Chester, Pennsylvania competing in MLS Next Pro. Founded in 2015 as Bethlehem Steel FC, the team is the official affiliate of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. T ...

on March 25, 2016, starting in a 1–0 win over

FC Montreal FC Montreal was a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that played in the USL Championship, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. The team served as a reserve team of Major League Soccer (MLS) cl ...

. Washington made one appearance for the Union in a friendly against English

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side

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on July 13, 2016. After the 2016 season, Taylor Washington's contract option with the Philadelphia Union was not renewed. On December 20, 2016, Washington signed with the USL's

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

. On December 7, 2017, Washington was announced as a new signing by

ahead of their debut

USL The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

season. Washington, after two years playing for the Nashville SC USL team, was signed to an

MLS Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

contract with Nashville on November 22, 2019 along with three other USL players.

Career statistics

References

External links

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George Mason profile

Philadelphia Union profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, Taylor 1993 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Philadelphia Union II players Boston University Terriers men's soccer players D.C. United U-23 players George Mason Patriots men's soccer players Nashville SC (2018–19) players People from Somers, New York Philadelphia Union draft picks Philadelphia Union players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Soccer players from Westchester County, New York USL Championship players USL League Two players Worcester Hydra players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players