Taylor Aylmer

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Taylor Aylmer
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Garnerville, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 26
Youth career
World Class FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 85 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 (0)
2021– Washington Spirit 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021

Taylor Aylmer (born September 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Early life[]

Raised in Garnerville, New York located north of New York City, Aylmer attended North Rockland High School where she played on the varsity team for four years[2] and captained the team in 2015.[3] The same year, she earned all-league, all-section, all-state, honors and was named Player of the Year.[4][2] Aylmer led the team to the state finals her junior and senior year.[4]

Aylmer played for World Class FC in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).[2] Excelling academically, she was named a 2015-16 NSCAA High School Scholar All-American[5] and was a member of the National Honor Society and Math, Science, English, and Social Studies Honor Society.[2]

College career[]

Aylmer attended Rutgers University where she played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer team from 2016–19.[2] She captained the team in 2019 and co-captained in 2018.[2] During her freshman year in 2016, she scored two goals and provided three assists in the 23 matches she played. She was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman Team.[2] In 2017, she was a starting midfielder in 19 of the team's 21 matches. She scored a penalty kick — the game winner — in a 4–0 win against Monmouth University.[2] The same year, she as named 2017 Academic All-Big Ten for the first of three consecutive years.[2] As a junior, Aylmer was named co-captain and starting midfielder in all 20 matches.[2] As captain during her senior year, her nine assists ranked top on the team. She was named to the 2019 All-Region Second Team, All-Big Ten Third Team, Scholar All-Region Second Team and earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honors.[2][6]

Club career[]

NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2021[]

NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Aylmer as a National Team Replacement Player in 2021.[7] She made her professional debut on April 14, 2021 during a 1–0 win against Orlando Pride in the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Taylor Aylmer". Soccerdonna.de. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Taylor Aylmer". Rutgers University. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Rockland Scholar-Athlete: North Rockland's Taylor Aylmer". The Journal News. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Vote now: Who is the lohud girls soccer player of the decade?". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "NSCAA High School Scholar All-Americans announced (Girls)". Soccerwire.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. October 31, 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Sign Taylor Aylmer and Claire Winter to National Team Replacement Player Contracts". NJ/NY Gotham FC. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Orlando Pride vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC". www.nwslsoccer.com.

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