Taylor Leach
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Maree Leach[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Toledo, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Cleveland Internationals | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 86 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Sunnanå SK | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | Östersunds DFF | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | BK Häcken | 53 | (4) |
| 2020 | Utah Royals | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kansas City Current | 34 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | South Carolina Gameocks (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | South Carolina Gameocks (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Lexington SC (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2020 | |||
Taylor Maree Leach (born January 19, 1992) is a retired American professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2] She is currently an assistant coach for USL Super League club Lexington SC.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Leach played for Swedish club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.[3]
Leach made her NWSL debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on July 8, 2020, for Utah Royals FC.[4] She later played for Kansas City Current and retired after the 2022 NWSL season.[2]
Coaching
[edit | edit source]After graduation, Leach briefly served as a volunteer assistant coach for her alma, the South Carolina Gameocks. She returned to South Carolina after the conclusion of her playing career.[5] In September 2025, Leach joined Masaki Hemmi's staff at Lexington SC in the USL Super League.[6]
References
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External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Ohio
- People from Maumee, Ohio
- Women's association football defenders
- South Carolina Gamecocks women's soccer players
- Sunnanå SK players
- BK Häcken FF players
- Utah Royals players
- Damallsvenskan players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Kansas City Current players
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Östersunds DFF players
- Sportspeople from Toledo, Ohio
- South Carolina Gamecocks coaches
- College women's soccer coaches in South Carolina
- Sports coaches from Ohio
- Lexington SC non-playing staff
- American women's soccer defender stubs