Leon Taylor (soccer)

Leon Taylor
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Dallas, Texas, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2010 Plano West HS
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 2 (0)
2012–2013 Incarnate Word Cardinals 31 (6)
2014–2016 Midwestern State Mustangs 39 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Laredo Heat 11 (3)
2016 Midland-Odessa Sockers FC 5 (1)
2017 Bodens BK 24 (8)
2018–2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 24, 2019

Leon Taylor (born May 19, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.

Youth career

Taylor attended Plano West Senior High School where he played both football and soccer. He joined Club Bolivar in LaPaz Bolivia for a stint in 2010. Taylor returned to the U.S. to play in the Dallas Cup for the Bolivian team. He first played college soccer at Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma, before transferring to the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and then on to Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.[2]

Professional career

During his college years, Taylor also played for the Laredo Heat and the Midland-Odessa Sockers FC of the fourth-tier Premier Development League. After college, he signed a contract in the Swedish Division 2 with Bodens BK in 2017 where Taylor quickly made a name for himself leading the team in goals and assists. Shortly after returning to America, Taylor signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Leon "Lil Smoothie" Taylor Bio". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "MSU player bios". Midwestern State Univ. Athletic Dept. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Life as a Professional Footballer: PSC Success Story Leon Taylor". Pro Soccer Consulting Soccer Academy. April 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rowdies Sign Attacker Leon Taylor". Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2018.


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