Taylor Suarez
 Suarez with Florida State in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Marie Suarez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 2005[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Florida State Seminoles | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U-17 | 13 | (3) |
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 8 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 16, 2024 | |||
Taylor Marie Suarez (born May 27, 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Florida State Seminoles and the United States national under-20 team.
Early life
[edit]Suarez grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of three children born to Lorie and Rick Suarez. She is of Puerto Rican and Portuguese descent.[2] Her family played college baseball, her father at Seton Hall and her brothers at Charlotte and Lenoir–Rhyne. She began playing soccer at age four.[3] She played club soccer for Charlotte Soccer Academy, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2021–22.[4]
Suarez attended Ardrey Kell High School, where she played three years of high school soccer before graduating early.[5] She led her school to the 4A state final as a sophomore in 2022, contributing 18 goals and 12 assists though she missed part of the regular season for national team duties.[6] In her junior year in 2023, she recorded 36 goals and 33 assists and led the team to win its first state championship, scoring once and assisting twice in the 3–2 victory in the final.[7][8] She was named the Charlotte Observer, NCSCA, and Gatorade North Carolina player of the year in both her sophomore and junior years.[3]
College career
[edit]Suarez scored on her debut for the Florida State Seminoles in 2024.[2]
International career
[edit]Suarez received her first youth national team call-up at the United States under-17 level in November 2021.[9] She made the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship following an injury to Melanie Barcenas went on to start for the team, helping the United States win the tournament with the game-winning assist against Mexico in the final.[10][11] She was part of the team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where they lost on penalties in the quarterfinals.[3] She trained with the combined under-18/under-19 teams in 2023 and the under-20 team in 2024.[12][13] She was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, its best result since 2012.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 – USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 4, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Taylor Suarez – 2024 – Women's Soccer". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c Wertz Jr., Langston (June 25, 2023). "Ardrey Kell's 'phenomenal' Taylor Suarez is Observer's girls athlete of the year". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
- ^ "ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ Wertz Jr., Langston (April 25, 2024). "'Her potential is to the moon and back.' Ardrey Kell freshman soccer star turning heads". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Stevens, Nick (June 23, 2022). "Ardrey Kell sophomore Taylor Suarez named Gatorade NC Player of the Year in girls soccer". HighSchoolOT. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Pruitt, Marc (June 23, 2023). "Taylor Suarez of Ardrey Kell picks up second straight N.C. Gatorade Player of the Year Award in girls soccer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Carboni, Nick (July 21, 2023). "Watching the women's World Cup? You could see an Ardrey Kell student on the US women's team someday". WCNC-TV. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (October 13, 2022). "Ardrey Kell High junior Taylor Suarez showcases soccer talents in India". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Hindle, Tom (May 12, 2022). "Relentless attack anchors U17 WNT dominance". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Five Things To Know About The 2022 Concacaf Womens U17 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. April 21, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "U18/19 WNT Camp Roster Named for California". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "U20 WNT Begins World Cup Preparations". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Taylor Suarez at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Soccer players from Charlotte, North Carolina
- American women's soccer players
- American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent
- American people of Portuguese descent
- Women's association football forwards
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportswomen