Taylor Marie Ziemer (born July 16, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for

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''12th Man.'' Published May 13, 2021. She has represented the United States National Team at U14, U15, U18 and Under 19 levels.

Early life

As a high schooler, Ziemer enrolled in and graduated from Montgomery High School. As a youth player, she played in the NorCal Premier Soccer Player Development Program.

Youth career

Ziemer started her youth career with local side Santa Rosa United playing predominantly as a

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and on occasion in midfield. She is a two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year.

College career

Virginia Cavaliers

In 2016 she signed a letter of intent to play in NCAA Division I with University of Virginia. She represented The

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''Virginia Sports'' 2016–17 Season. registering 12 goals and 8 assists before joining

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in The Netherlands to play professionally.

Texas A&M Aggies

Having played the 2018–19 season with ADO, she returned to the United States, transferring to Texas A&M where she made 38 appearances across two seasons, including 8 goals and 4 assists from midfield.

Senior career

ADO Den Haag

Ziemer agreed to join

for the 2018–19 season in the

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. She appeared in 21 games as a midfielder, making 10 starts. Ziemer scored 5 times, including a goal against Ajax.

Breiðablik

In 2021 Ziemer agreed to join Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. She played in the

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where Breiðablik were drawn in Group B against Paris Saint-Germain,

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and

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season, Breiðablik were knocked out in the qualifying stages against Rosenborg on aggregate, with Ziemer playing in both legs.

Media

Ziemer featured in the February 2019 edition of the ''ADO Den Haag Post'' where she discussed her journey from The U.S to The Netherlands in an interview alongside fellow American Johnny Reynolds.

International career

She has represented the United States at youth level. Ziemer is also eligible to represent Germany.

Style of play

Ziemer can operate as a midfielder or forward.

Personal life

Ziemer identifies as a feminist, having majored in gender studies during college. She is the daughter of coach Marcus Ziemer. She is the great-granddaughter of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

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''12th Man.'' 2020–21 Soccer Roster.

Honors

Breiðablik * Icelandic Cup Winner 2021 * Úrvalsdeild kvenna Runner-up 2021 *

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Runner-up 2022 Individual *2014 Gatorade National Player of the Year *2015 Gatorade National Player of the Year *2015

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Youth

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziemer, Taylor 1998 births Living people American women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer players Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players ADO Den Haag (women) players Eredivisie (women) players Breiðablik women's football players Besta deild kvenna players Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California Soccer players from California American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland FC Twente (women) players