Matt Taylor (American soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Taylor | ||
| Date of birth | October 17, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Columbus, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Irvine Strikers | |||
| 2000–2003 | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Orange County Blue Star | 18 | (11) |
| 2004 | Kansas City Wizards | 17 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Chivas USA | 37 | (2) |
| 2007 | Portland Timbers | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | Hollywood United | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | TuS Koblenz | 22 | (7) |
| 2009–2010 | FSV Frankfurt | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 30 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | SC Paderborn 07 | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Preußen Münster | 69 | (22) |
| 2014–2016 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 56 | (21) |
| 2016– | Kickers Offenbach | 22 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 2 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Matthew Taylor (born October 17, 1981) is an American soccer player who currently is on a free agent.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Taylor grew up in Irvine, California and played college soccer at UCLA from 2000 to 2003. Taylor was mostly a substitute his first year, but earned a larger role as a sophomore, finishing the season with seven goals and two assists. As a junior, he bettered that, registering 12 goals and eight assists, while being an important part of a UCLA team that won the NCAA Championship. Taylor's senior season was his best, as he scored 14 goals and had 8 assists, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, and was a Hermann Trophy finalist. Taylor was the nation's leading scorer in the NCAA tournament during UCLA's championship run in 2002 and was named to the all tournament team at the college cup. Taylor is also the all-time leading scorer for UCLA in post season tournament play. During his college years he played several games alongside former German National Team player Jürgen Klinsmann with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.
An excellent MLS Combine saw the Kansas City Wizards trade up to draft him 4th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. Although stuck behind Davy Arnaud and Josh Wolff and receiving little playing time in 2003, Taylor showed his scoring acumen registering three goals and an assist in only 524 minutes from a substitute's role.
After his first season, Taylor was left unprotected for the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft, and was selected 8th overall by Chivas USA. He became one of the few non-Hispanics on the squad. Taylor was Chivas USA's first ever player to be named MLS player of the week. Taylor's first four years in MLS were hampered by injuries including a broken tibia, and double hernia surgery. Taylor became a first eleven player for Chivas USA coach Hans Westerhof and responded by leading all offensive categories in a starter's role. Taylor just started to regain the speed and quickness to match his work rate when he decided to leave Chivas USA over a contract dispute with then coach Preki. On July 25, 2007, Taylor signed for Portland Timbers.
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