Taylor Hunter
{{short description|American soccer player (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Taylor Hunter
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|7}}
| birth_place = Aurora, Colorado, United States
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs1 = Real Colorado
| youthyears2 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs2 = Denver Pioneers
| years1 = 2015
| clubs1 = Houston Dynamo
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = Rio Grande Valley FC
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017
| clubs4 = Houston Dynamo
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = Colorado Springs Switchbacks
| caps6 = 33
| goals6 = 1
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| club-update = 09:04, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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Taylor Hunter (born July 7, 1993) is an American soccer player.
Career
=Youth and College=
Hunter played youth soccer for Real Colorado before spending his entire college career at the University of Denver. He made a total of 69 appearances for the Pioneers and was named CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team three consecutive years.
=Professional=
On January 20, 2015, Hunter was selected in the third round (49th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo and signed a professional contract with the club a month later.{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo select defender Taylor Hunter in third round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/01/houston-dynamo-select-defender-taylor-hunter-third-round-2015-mls-superdraft|website=HoustonDynamo.com|publisher=Houston Dynamo Communications|accessdate=16 April 2015|date=20 January 2015}}{{cite web|title=Houston Dynamo sign 2015 MLS SuperDraft selections Oumar Ballo, Rob Lovejoy and Taylor Hunter|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/02/houston-dynamo-sign-2015-mls-superdraft-selections-oumar-ballo-rob-lovejoy-and-taylor-h|website=HoustonDynamo.com|publisher=Houston Dynamo Communications|accessdate=16 April 2015|date=23 February 2015}} On April 11, Hunter was sent on loan to USL club Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Amanda|title=SFC Introduces MLS Loanee Taylor Hunter|url=http://switchbacksfc.com/sfc-introduces-mls-loanee-taylor-hunter/|website=SwitchbacksFC.com|accessdate=16 April 2015|date=11 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417022511/http://switchbacksfc.com/sfc-introduces-mls-loanee-taylor-hunter/|archivedate=17 April 2015}} He made his professional debut that same day in a 1–0 victory over Real Monarchs SLC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/liveStats/v2/soccer/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=2005366&db_oem_id=32800|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228171458/http://www.uslsoccer.com/liveStats/v2/soccer/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=2005366&db_oem_id=32800|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2015|title=League - Live Stats|date=December 28, 2015}} He scored his first league goal for the club on 24 June 2015 in a 5–0 home victory over Orange County SC. His goal, the fourth of the match, came in the 59th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/06/25/united-states/mls-reserve-league/colorado-springs/los-angeles-blues-sc/2001307/|title=Colorado Springs vs. Orange County – 24 June 2015 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
Hunter joined United Soccer League side Rio Grande Valley FC Toros for their 2016 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/02/26/houston-dynamo-announce-memo-rodriguez-taylor-hunter-have-signed-rio-grande-valley|title=Houston Dynamo announce Memo Rodriguez, Taylor Hunter have signed with Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Houston Dynamo}} He made his league debut for the club on 26 March 2016 in a 2–0 away loss against Tulsa Roughnecks FC.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/27/united-states/mls-reserve-league/tulsa-roughnecks/rio-grande-valley/2196822/|title=Tulsa Roughnecks vs. Rio Grande Valley – 26 March 2016 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} He returned to Houston Dynamo on March 1, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/03/01/houston-dynamo-sign-four-players-first-team-roster|title=Houston Dynamo sign four players to first team roster | Houston Dynamo}}
References
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External links
- {{MLS player|taylor-hunter}}
- [http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/taylor_hunter_898608.html Denver Pioneers bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150417010545/http://ussda.demosphere.com/teams/27484436/27485068-27484530/18557549.html USSF Development Academy bio]
- {{Soccerway|taylor-hunter/398402}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Taylor}}
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players
Category:Denver Pioneers men's soccer players
Category:Houston Dynamo FC draft picks
Category:Houston Dynamo FC players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
Category:Soccer players from Aurora, Colorado