Kevin Taylor (soccer)
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1982)}}
{{other people|Kevin Taylor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Taylor
| image =
| fullname = Kevin Taylor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|4}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, United States
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs1 = Michigan Wolverines
| years1 = 2002–2005
| clubs1 = Michigan Bucks
| caps1 = 56
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2005–2006
| clubs2 = Rochester Raging Rhinos
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007–2008
| clubs3 = Minnesota Thunder
| caps3 = 40
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2009–?
| clubs4 = Michigan Bucks
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2013–?
| clubs5 = Detroit City FC
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = AFC Ann Arbor
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = 18 May 2013
| ntupdate =
}}
Kevin Taylor (born November 4, 1982) is an American soccer player who most recently played for AFC Ann Arbor in the National Premier Soccer League.
Career
=College and amateur=
Taylor grew up in Miami, Florida, where he was a 1997 and 1998 All State and 2000 second team All American soccer player at Gulliver Preparatory School. He played college soccer at the University of Michigan from 2000 to 2003.,[http://www.mgoblue.com/soccer-m/playerbio.aspx?id=113678 University of Michigan]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and spent the 2003 collegiate off-season with the Michigan Bucks of the USL Premier Development League.
Taylor was drafted in the third round (25th fifth overall) of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids, but he was not offered a contract by the team, and he returned to play for Bucks for the 2004 and 2005 PDL seasons. In 2005, he was named the PDL Defender of the Year.
=Professional=
Following the Bucks’ elimination from the 2005 PDL playoffs, Taylor signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division.[http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/honors/105527.html PDL Defender, U19 honors announced] He played one game with the Rhinos in 2004 and then three games in 2005. On March 30, 2007, he signed a one-year contract with an option for a second year with the Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division.[http://www.mnthunder.com/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm?SRC=MD006&SRCN=articledetails&GnavID=10&SnavID=48&TnavID=&NewsID=261&NewsCatIDdisplay=&KeywordSearch= Thunder Signs 6-5 Defender Kevin Taylor]
After being released by the Thunder in February 2009,[http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/306016.html Thunder release Taylor, Moojen] Taylor re-signed with the Michigan Bucks.{{Cite web |url=http://www.buckssoccer.com/home/330660.html |title=Bucks add MLS experience to 2009 Roster |access-date=2009-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103432/http://www.buckssoccer.com/home/330660.html |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}
In 2013, Taylor signed with Detroit City, and scored on a penalty kick in his second game.{{Cite web |url=http://www.detcityfc.com/news/detroit-city-knocks-off-afc-cleveland-2-1/ |title=Detroit City Knocks Off AFC Cleveland |access-date=2013-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212024128/http://www.detcityfc.com/news/detroit-city-knocks-off-afc-cleveland-2-1/ |archive-date=2015-02-12 |url-status=dead }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081202222154/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/4068269/22376-4068271/102984.html USL Player Profile]
- [http://www.mnthunder.com/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm?SRC=MD008&SRCN=biodetail&GnavID=5&SnavID=89&TnavID=&StaffBioID=109 Minnesota Thunder Player Profile]
{{PDL Defender of the Year}}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Michigan Wolverines men's soccer players
Category:Flint City Bucks players
Category:Rochester New York FC players
Category:Minnesota Thunder players
Category:USL First Division players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:National Premier Soccer League players
Category:AFC Ann Arbor players
Category:Soccer players from Florida