Taylor Aylmer

Taylor Aylmer (born September 23, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Taylor Aylmer
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-23) September 23, 1998[1]
Place of birth Garnerville, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2021–2022 Washington Spirit 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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". Washington Spirit. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  2. "Taylor Aylmer". Rutgers University. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. "Rockland Scholar-Athlete: North Rockland's Taylor Aylmer". The Journal News. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. "Vote now: Who is the lohud girls soccer player of the decade?". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. August 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. "NSCAA High School Scholar All-Americans announced (Girls)". Soccerwire.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. "Big Ten Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Postseason Honors". Big Ten Conference. October 31, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  7. "NJ/NY Gotham FC Sign Taylor Aylmer and Claire Winter to National Team Replacement Player Contracts". NJ/NY Gotham FC. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. "Orlando Pride vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC". www.nwslsoccer.com.
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