Taylor Twellman
Twellman in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Timothy Twellman | ||
| Date of birth | February 29, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Maryland Terrapins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | TSV 1860 München II | 58 | (29) |
| 2002–2010 | New England Revolution | 174 | (101) |
| Total | 232 | (130) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | United States U-17 | 3 | (2) |
| 1999 | United States U-20 | 4 | (4) |
| 2002–2008 | United States | 30 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Taylor Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is a retired American international soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2009.
Twellman is best known for his play with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2002 to 2009, during which time he scored more goals in MLS than any other player. He was the youngest player to score 100 goals in MLS in 2009 at the age of 29, and is New England's all-time leading goal scorer. Twellman was a five-time MLS all-star and in 2005 was the league MVP. Twellman also earned 30 caps for the United States national team, scoring 6 international goals.
Twellman has been active since his retirement in promoting awareness of concussions and working in the media. He currently works as a television analyst for ESPN.
Taylor was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Saint Louis University High School (SLUH), where he was an all-star athlete in American football, basketball, soccer, and baseball, in which he was offered a contract by the Kansas City Royals. After graduating from SLUH in 1998, Twellman rejected the offer, electing to play soccer at Maryland on an athletic scholarship.
At Maryland, Twellman played soccer in 1998 and 1999; in 1998 Twellman was named a second-team All American for the squad, and in his sophomore 1999 season he finished as a runner-up for both the Hermann Trophy and the MAC Player of the Year Award. After only two seasons with the Terrapins, Twellman left college to turn professional.
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