Matt Taylor
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| Matt Taylor | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matt Taylor | |
| Date of birth | October 17, 1981 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Columbus, OH, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | |
| Playing position | forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chivas USA | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000-03 | UCLA | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004 2005- |
Orange County Blue Star Kansas City Wizards Chivas USA |
18 (11) 18 (3) 25 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matt Taylor (born October 17, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays striker for the C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer.
Taylor 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 in 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 8 assists, was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, and was a Hermann Trophy finalist. During his college years he also played with Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, where he played alongside Jürgen Klinsmann.
Although perceived athletic limitations looked to damage Taylor's draft status, 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 unexposed for the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft, and was selected 11th overall by Chivas USA. He became one of the few non-Hispanics on the squad.
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| C.D. Chivas USA - Current Squad |
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2 Suárez | 3 Llamosa | 4 Whitfield | 6 Mendoza | 9 Razov | 11 O'Brien | 12 Muñoz | 13 Bornstein | 14 Arias | 15 Marsch | 16 Kljestan | 18 Guzan | 19 Taylor | 20 Perez | 21 Hernandez | 23 Burpo | 25 Vaughn | 27 Robles | 29 Sanchez | 30 Borja | 31 Corona | 88 López | – Arvizu | – Barrera | – Borboa | – Dunn | – Galindo | – Guevara | – Zotinca | Coach: Preki |
