Lindsay Taylor (soccer)

Taylor was born in California to parents, Gary and Jennifer Taylor. She attended Castilleja School in her hometown of Palo Alto, California where she was a two-time NSCAA All-American and a four-year letterwinner. Taylor was named 2007 Parade Magazine All-American but did not play high school soccer. Instead, she played for the club team, Mountain View-Los Altos Mercury and won three consecutive Cal-North State Cup titles.

Taylor attended Stanford University where she broke the school record for most games started (98) in a career and is tied with teammate Teresa Noyola for most games played at 102. Taylor is ranked number five on Stanford's all-time scoring list with 133 points, number four on Stanford's all-time goals list with 53, and number seven on Stanford's all-time assist list with 27. She is Stanford's school record-holder in career shots with 349.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Taylor player profile |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/taylor_lindsay00.html |publisher=Stanford University |accessdate=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021162458/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/taylor_lindsay00.html |archivedate=October 21, 2012 }}

In 2012, Taylor was selected as the first pick (sixth overall) by the Western New York Flash in the 2012 WPS Draft; however, the league folded before the season began.{{cite web|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|title=Leroux goes first in 2012 WPS Draft|date=January 13, 2012 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2012/01/13/leroux-goes-first-in-2012-wps-draft/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|accessdate=February 22, 2013}} She did not play with the Flash in the 2012 WPSL Elite season, instead playing for the WPSL's California Storm with former Stanford teammates, Teresa Noyola and Rachel Quon.San Jose Mercury News, [http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_20612391/local-sports-digest-santa-clara-stuns-texas-mens Local sports digest], May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.{{cite web|title=CALIFORNIA STORM WILL RETURN TO WPSL ACTION WITH FAMILIAR NAMES: CHASTAIN, SISSI AND WAGNER|url=http://www.wpsl.info/news/index.php?cat=1&id=1503|publisher=WPSL|accessdate=August 8, 2013}}

Taylor spent the last part of 2012 with Norwegian first division club Arna-Bjørnar.{{Cite web|url = http://washingtonspirit.com/news/spirit-acquire-forward-lindsay-taylor-from-seattle/|title = Spirit acquire forward Lindsay Taylor from Seattle|date = July 1, 2013}} She made five appearances for the club, including two starts.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Taylor|url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/players/lindsay-marie-taylor/256849/|publisher=Soccer Way|accessdate=August 8, 2013}}

Taylor signed with the Seattle Reign FC as a free agent for the inaugural season of the NWSL.{{cite web|last=Bird|first=Liviu|title=Seattle Reign FC signs Welsh captain Jess Fishlock, former Sounder Kate Deines, 2 others|date=February 4, 2013 |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/02/04/seattle-reign-fc-nwsl-free-agent-signings/|publisher=Equalizer Soccer|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Scott|title=Seattle Reign FC announce free agent signings|url=http://www.nwslnews.com/seattle-reign-fc-announce-free-agent-signings/|publisher=NWSL News|accessdate=February 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709194749/http://www.nwslnews.com/seattle-reign-fc-announce-free-agent-signings/|archive-date=July 9, 2017|url-status=dead}} After recovering from an eye injury during the first few games of the season, Taylor made her debut for the team in a match against Sky Blue FC on May 11, 2013. She scored her first goal during the squad's subsequent match against the Washington Spirit on May 16, 2013 at Starfire Stadium.{{cite web|title=NWSL: Early lead not enough for Seattle Reign as Washington Spirit win 4–2|url=http://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-early-lead-not-enough-for-reign-spirit-wins-4-2/?loc=psw|publisher=Soccer Wire|accessdate=May 17, 2013|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224194853/http://www.soccerwire.com/news/nwsl-early-lead-not-enough-for-reign-spirit-wins-4-2/?loc=psw|url-status=dead}} During a friendly match against the Haiti national team, she scored a hat trick helping lead the Reign to a 6–0 win.{{cite web|title=Seattle Reign FC Score Six in Victory over Haiti WNT|date=June 3, 2013 |publisher=Our Sports Central|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4606941|accessdate=August 8, 2013}} Taylor made six appearances for the Reign during the regular season and scored one goal before being traded mid-season to the Washington Spirit.{{cite news|title=Preview: Washington Spirit vs. FC Kansas City|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/preview-washington-spirit-vs-fc-kansas-city/2013/07/02/9bdb4772-e32a-11e2-bffd-37a36ddab820_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712094206/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-02/sports/40326598_1_washington-spirit-d-c-united-women-preview|url-status=live|archive-date=July 12, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=August 8, 2013|first=Steven|last=Goff|date=July 3, 2013}}

On July 1, 2013, it was announced that Taylor was traded to the Washington Spirit along with a "conditional fourth round pick" in the 2014 NWSL College Draft for the Spirit's second round pick.{{cite web|title=Taylor trade|url=https://twitter.com/SeattleReignFC/status/351782292135477248|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|accessdate=July 1, 2013}}

In 2006, Taylor represented the United States as a member of the U-17 team. She was called into the United States U-23 camps in October 2011 and May 2012.{{cite web|title=Lindsay Taylor player profile |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/u-23-wnt/t/lindsay-taylor.aspx |publisher=US Soccer |accessdate=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313221354/http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/U-23-WNT/T/Lindsay-Taylor.aspx |archivedate=March 13, 2013 }}

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