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Taylor Flint

{{short description|American soccer player (born 1998)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Taylor Flint

| image = NC Courage vs Racing Louisville (Jul 2024) 002 (Flint).jpg

| caption = Flint with Racing Louisville in 2024

| birth_name = Taylor Jacklyn Kornieck{{cite web |url=https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/i5pkwxe5/provisional_rosters_v2.pdf |title=National team roster – 2022 Concacaf W Championship: USA |work=CONCACAF |page=16 |date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=June 8, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608213440/https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/i5pkwxe5/provisional_rosters_v2.pdf |archive-date=June 8, 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|22}}

| birth_place = Troy, Michigan, United States

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Racing Louisville FC

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = San Diego Surf

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Las Vegas Premier

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Nevada ODP

| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019

| college1 = Colorado Buffaloes

| collegecaps1 = 82

| collegegoals1 = 39

| years1 = 2019

| clubs1 = LA Galaxy OC

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2021

| clubs2 = Orlando Pride

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = → MSV Duisburg (loan)

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = San Diego Wave

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = United States U18

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = United States U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam3 = United States U20

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2022–

| nationalteam4 = United States

| nationalcaps4 = 12

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| club-update = February 15, 2025

| ntupdate = February 22, 2023

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Racing Louisville FC

| caps5 = 24

| goals5 = 3

}}

Taylor Jacklyn Flint ({{nee|Kornieck}}; born November 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for San Diego Wave FC and the Orlando Pride. She was the third overall pick of the 2020 NWSL College Draft after playing for the Colorado Buffaloes. She debuted for the United States national team in 2022.

Early life

Born in Troy, Michigan, Flint grew up in Henderson, Nevada, and was a 2015 NSCAA All-American at Coronado High School where she served as team captain and finished her prep career with 84 goals and 44 assists. As a senior, she was named Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada as she scored 56 goals and led her school to the Division I state championship.{{cite news |title=Nevada Girls Soccer POY: Taylor Kornieck |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2016/gatorade-nevada-girls-soccer-poy-taylor-kornieck |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=USA Today |date=February 4, 2016}} A standout high school athlete, Flint also played outside hitter for the school volleyball team and wide receiver for the flag football team. At club level, Flint played soccer for the San Diego Surf and Las Vegas Premier ECNL clubs, captained the Nevada Olympic Development Program team and was selected to the Region IV ODP team in 2015.{{cite web |title=Taylor Kornieck - Colorado Buffaloes |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/taylor-kornieck/12853 |website=University of Colorado Athletics}}

=Colorado Buffaloes=

Flint was a four-year starter for the Colorado Buffaloes at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2016 to 2019 while also earning a degree in integrative physiology. During her freshman season, Flint scored 11 goals for the Buffaloes in 22 matches, earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award.{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=Pat |title=Taylor Kornieck from CU Buffs soccer named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year |url=https://www.buffzone.com/2016/11/08/taylor-kornieck-from-cu-buffs-soccer-named-pac-12-freshman-of-the-year/ |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Buffzone |date=November 8, 2016}} Following her junior year, Flint became the first All-American for the Buffaloes since 2006, scoring 9 goals in 16 starts.{{cite news |title=Taylor Kornieck adds preseason All-American to growing list of honors with CU Buffs soccer |url=https://www.buffzone.com/2018/08/14/taylor-kornieck-adds-preseason-all-american-to-growing-list-of-honors-with-cu-buffs-soccer/ |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=Buffzone |date=August 14, 2019}} She earned All Pac-12 honors every year of her collegiate career. Flint left Colorado as the program's all-time leader in points (102) and assists (24).{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/01/16/orlando-pride-trades-no-3-overall-selects-midfielder-taylor-kornieck-2020-nwsl |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}

During the 2019 college offseason, Flint joined UWS club LA Galaxy OC, making two appearances as the team won the National Championship.{{cite web |title=Galaxy OC shuts out Foothills WFC for United Women's Soccer title |url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/soccer/foothills-wfc-plays-la-galaxy-for-unite-womens-soccer-league-crown |website=Calgary Sun |date=July 22, 2019}}

Club career

= Orlando Pride (2020–2021) =

On January 16, 2020, Flint was selected with the third overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride who traded up during the draft in order to select her. Taken third overall, Flint became the highest draft selection in Orlando Pride history.{{cite news |last1=Citro |first1=Michael |last2=Carnevale |first2=Scott |title=Orlando Pride Sign First-Round Draft Choice Midfielder Taylor Kornieck |url=https://www.themaneland.com/2020/2/11/21133496/orlando-pride-sign-first-round-draft-choice-midfielder-taylor-kornieck |access-date=April 10, 2021 |work=The Maneland |date=February 11, 2020}} On February 11, 2020, she signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year. With preseason and the ensuing NWSL schedule canceled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NWSL eventually scheduled a smaller 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup replacement tournament in June.{{cite web |title=NWSL, CPL delay start of 2020 seasons due to Covid-19 |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/nwsl-cpl-delay-start-of-2020-seasons-due-to-covid-19/ |website=SportBusiness |date=March 21, 2020}}{{cite web |title=NWSL announces 2020 Challenge Cup presented by P&G and Secret |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nwsl-announces-2020-challenge-cup-presented-by-pg-and-secret |website=www.nwslsoccer.com |access-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101092654/https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nwsl-announces-2020-challenge-cup-presented-by-pg-and-secret |url-status=dead }} However, on June 22, Orlando Pride withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Statement Regarding 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Participation |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/2020/06/22/orlando-pride-statement-regarding-2020-nwsl-challenge-cup-participation |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}

Flint returned to Orlando following her loan spell ahead of the 2021 season, making her professional NWSL debut for the club on April 10, 2021, starting and scoring a 44th-minute equalizer in the team's Challenge Cup opener against Racing Louisville.{{cite web |title=Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/11/united-states/nwsl-challenge-cup/racing-louisville/orlando-pride/3471588/ |website=Soccerway}}

== MSV Duisburg (2020) ==

In September 2020, having been unable to play for Orlando, Flint joined German Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on loan for the rest of the year.{{cite web |title=Capelli neuer Haupt- und Trikot-Partner – Taylor Korniek wird ein Zebra |url=https://lokalklick.eu/2020/09/04/capelli-neuer-haupt-und-trikot-partner-taylor-korniek-wird-ein-zebra/ |website=LokalKlick.eu |language=de |date=September 4, 2020}} She made her debut on September 11, 2020, starting in a 2–0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. On October 31 she made her DFB-Pokal Frauen debut in a second round match against third-tier team Borussia Bocholt. She received a straight red card for serious foul play in the 38th minute and later handed a four-game ban by the German FA.{{cite web |title=Vier Pokalspiele Sperre für Kornieck |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/msv-vier-pokalspiele-sperre-fuer-kornieck-221358/ |website=DFB |language=de}} She scored her first goal on November 14 in a 5–3 defeat to Werder Bremen.{{cite web |title=MSV-Frauen verlieren in Bremen: Gebrauchter Tag |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-frauen-verlieren-in-bremen/ |website=MSV Duisburg|date=May 30, 2023 }}

= San Diego Wave FC (2022–2023) =

On January 18, 2022, Flint was traded with the rights to Emily van Egmond to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft.{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride Acquires $125,000 in Allocation Money, 2024 NWSL Draft Pick |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/orlando-pride-acquires-125-000-in-allocation-money-2024-nwsl-draft-pick |website=www.orlandocitysc.com}}

In two seasons with the club, Flint totaled four goals and three assists in 34 appearances, helping the Wave win the 2023 NWSL Shield and become the first expansion team to make the playoffs in its first year in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Racing lands USWNT midfielder Taylor Flint in trade |url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/01/22/racing-louisville-lands-uswnt-midfielder-taylor-kornieck-flint/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Racing Louisville FC |language=en-US}}

= Racing Louisville FC (2024–present) =

On January 22, 2024, Flint was traded to Racing Louisville FC for $150,000 in allocation money.

International career

=Youth=

Flint has represented the United States at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. In 2016, she served as the team captain for the under-18 side. Flint scored her first international goal with the under-19s in July 2017 in a 2–0 win over England.{{cite web |title=U19s in better shape for Euros following USA matches |url=http://thefa.com/news/2017/jul/08/england-women-u19-usa-mo-marley-uefa-u19-championship-finals-080717 |website=The FA}} In 2018, Flint was called up for the La Manga U20 tournament but was forced to withdraw through injury.{{cite web |title=CU soccer's Taylor Kornieck added to roster of U.S. U-20 Women's National Team |url=https://www.buffzone.com/2018/03/27/cu-soccers-taylor-kornieck-added-to-roster-of-us-u-20-womens-national-team/ |website=BuffZone |date=March 27, 2018}}

=Senior=

In June 2022, Flint received her first senior international call-up. At 6'1", she became the tallest player in the program's history to earn a cap with the national team.{{cite magazine |last=Pickman |first=Ben |title=How Taylor Kornieck Earned a Spot on the USWNT Roster |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/06/20/taylor-kornieck-san-diego-wave-uswnt-call-up |magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=June 20, 2022 }} She made her United States debut on June 25, 2022, entering as a 73rd-minute substitute and scoring in the 90th minute in a 3–0 friendly win over Colombia.{{cite news |title=USWNT tops Colombia; Koernick scores in debut |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3489633/2022/06/26/uswnt-tops-colombia-3-0-in-friendly-as-taylor-kornieck-scores-in-international-debut/ }} Flint scored her second international goal in a 5–0 win over New Zealand when she headed in a Rose Lavelle corner at the 80th minute.{{cite web |title=Kornieck heads in Lavelle service for 5-0 lead| url=https://www.nbcsports.com/video/taylor-kornieck-heads-rose-lavelle-service-uswnt-vs-new-zealand| website=NBC Sports}}

Personal life

Taylor's mother, Kristin, played professional volleyball in Europe. Her older brother, Nick, played basketball collegiately for Doane Tigers and CSU Dominguez Hills Toros.{{cite web |title=Nick Kornieck - Men's Basketball |url=https://gotoros.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/nick-kornieck/4838 |website=Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics}}

Formerly Taylor Kornieck, she married Bailey Flint and began using her married name in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/01/22/racing-louisville-lands-uswnt-midfielder-taylor-kornieck-flint/|title=Racing lands USWNT midfielder Taylor Flint in trade}}

Career statistics

= College =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |Pac-12 regular season

! colspan="2" |NCAA Tournament

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="4" |Colorado Buffaloes

|2016

| rowspan="4" |Div. I

|20

11202211
2017

|20

621227
2018

|16

9colspan="2" |—169
2019

|20

11212212
colspan="3" |Total

!76

37628239

= Club =

{{updated|December 23, 2024}}.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/526806/ | title=USA - T. Flint - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |CupIncludes DFB-Pokal and NWSL Challenge Cup

! colspan="2" |PlayoffsIncludes NWSL Playoffs

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

LA Galaxy OC

|2019

|UWS

|2

0colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

20
rowspan="2" |Orlando Pride

|2020

|rowspan=2|NWSL

| colspan="2" |—

colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

00
2021

|22

241colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

263
MSV Duisburg (loan)

|2020–21

|Bundesliga

|10

110colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

111
rowspan="2" |San Diego Wave FC

|2022

| rowspan="3" |NWSL

|18

36121

| colspan="2" |—

265
2023

|16

|1

|5

|1

|1

0

| colspan="2" |—

|22

|2

Racing Louisville FC

|2024

|24

3colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—

|3Includes NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

|0

273
colspan="3" |Career total

!92

1016331

!3

!0

11414

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

=International=

{{updated|match played February 22, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="2"|United States

|2022

71
202351
colspan=2| Total || 12 || 2

:Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Flint goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Taylor Flint

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|2022-06-25}}

|Commerce City, Colorado

|{{fbw|Colombia}}

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|style="text-align:center"|3–0

|Friendly

|

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|2023-01-21}}

|Auckland, New Zealand

|{{fbw|New Zealand}}

|style="text-align:center"|5–0

|style="text-align:center"|5–0

|Friendly

|{{cite web |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2023/01/international-friendly-uswnt-5-new-zealand-0-match-report-stats-standings |title=U.S. Women's National Team Closes January Camp With 5-0 Win Against World Cup Co-Host New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland |date=January 21, 2023 |website=U.S. Soccer}}

Honors

LA Galaxy OC

San Diego Wave

  • NWSL Shield: 2023{{cite web |title=San Diego Wave claim 2023 NWSL Shield |url=https://www.concacaf.com/en/concacafw/news/san-diego-wave-claim-2023-nwsl-shield/#:~:text=regular%20season%20champions.-,In%20just%20their%20second%20season%20as%20an%20NWSL%20team%2C%20the,the%20semifinals%20of%20the%20Playoffs. |access-date=October 19, 2023 |website=CONCACAF| date=October 17, 2023 }}

United States

  • CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Das |title=U.S. Women Beat Canada to Claim Spot in Paris Olympics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/sports/soccer/uswnt-canada-concacaf-w-championship.html |work= The New York Times |date= July 19, 2022}}
  • SheBelieves Cup: 2023{{Cite web |last=Herrera |first=Sandra |date=February 22, 2023 |title=USWNT vs. Brazil score: USA win SheBelieves Cup with Alex Morgan and Mallory Swanson dominating in attack |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-vs-brazil-score-usa-win-shebelieves-cup-with-alex-morgan-and-mallory-swanson-dominating-in-attack/live/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=CBS Sports |language=}}

Individual

  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: 2016

References

{{reflist}}

=Match reports=

{{Reflist|group=m}}

External links

  • {{sports links}}
  • [https://www.racingloufc.com/roster/taylor-flint/ Taylor Flint] at Racing Louisville FC
  • {{NWSL|taylor-jacklyn-kornieck|Taylor Kornieck}}
  • [https://www.orlandocitysc.com/players/214/taylor-kornieck Taylor Kornieck] at Orlando Pride
  • [https://cubuffs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/taylor-kornieck/12853 Taylor Kornieck] at Colorado Buffaloes
  • [https://www.dfb.de/en/data-center/people/397593/player Taylor Kornieck at DfB]

{{Racing Louisville FC squad}}

{{United States squad 2022 CONCACAF W Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flint, Taylor}}

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