Taylor Aylmer

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Taylor Aylmer
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998 (age 25)[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 7
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

NJ/NY Gotham FC, 2021[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Taylor Aylmer". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  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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