Taylor Washington

Taylor Washington (born August 16, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.

For the community in the United States, see Taylor, Washington.
Taylor Washington
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-16) August 16, 1993
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Nashville SC
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Boston University Terriers 18 (1)
2013–2015 George Mason Patriots 53 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Worcester Hydra 5 (0)
2015 D.C. United U-23 13 (0)
2016 Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
2016 → Bethlehem Steel (loan) 28 (0)
2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 29 (0)
2018–2019 Nashville SC (USL) 59 (2)
2020– Nashville SC 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 9, 2020

Career

Youth and college

Washington played four years of college soccer, one year at Boston University in 2011, before moving to George Mason University in 2013.[1] In 2013, with the Patriots, Washington won the Atlantic 10 Championship in Dayton, Ohio. Picking up 1st Team All-Conference honors and helping lead the team to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. He was also named 2nd Team ALL-ECAC and 2nd Team All-VaSID.

While at college, Washington also appeared for Premier Development League side Worcester Hydra in 2012 and captaining the D.C. United U-23 in 2015.[2]

Professional

Following his senior season in 2015, Washington was invited to the 2016 MLS Player Combine, after initially being left off the combine list.

On January 14, 2016, Washington was selected 23rd overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.[3]

He made his professional debut with Bethlehem Steel FC on March 25, 2016, starting in a 1–0 win over FC Montreal.[4] Washington made one appearance for the Union in a friendly against English Premier League side Crystal Palace on July 13, 2016.[5]

After the 2016 season, Taylor Washington's contract option with the Philadelphia Union was not renewed.[6]

On December 20, 2016, Washington signed with the USL's Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[7]

On December 7, 2017, Washington was announced as a new signing by Nashville SC ahead of their debut USL season.[8]

Washington, after two years playing for the Nashville SC USL team was signed to an MLS contract with Nashville on November 22, 2019 along with three other USL players.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 November 2020[10]
Club performanceLeagueCupOtherTotal
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Worcester Hydra 2012 PDL 5000—50
D.C. United U-23 2015 130——130
Philadelphia Union 2016 MLS 0000—00
Bethlehem Steel FC (loan) 2016 USL 280——280
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2017 USL 29010—300
Nashville SC 2018 USL 321301[lower-alpha 1]0361
2019 271202[lower-alpha 1]0311
Total5925030672
Nashville SC 2020 MLS 140—3[lower-alpha 2]0170
Career statistics148260601602
  1. Appearance(s) in USL Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References
  1. "Taylor Washington - 2015 Men's Soccer Roster - The Official Site of George Mason University Athletics". gomason.com. George Mason Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. "Taylor Washington". prospectxi.com. Prospectxi. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  3. "RCDS grad Taylor Washington of Somers drafted by Philly". lohud.com. The Journal News. January 14, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. "Bethlehem Steel FC at FC Montreal - 2016 Regular Season". uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League. March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
  5. "Union, Crystal Palace Battle To Scoreless Draw In Friendly". philadelphiaunion.com. Philadelphia Union. July 13, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. "Philadelphia Union officially send Kratz to Atlanta United". brotherlygame.com. Vox Media. December 11, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. "Riverhounds sign Taylor Washington". riverhounds.com. Pittsburgh Riverhounds. December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. "Nashville SC Signs Another MLS Cup Champion, Defender Kosuke Kimura". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  9. "Nashville SC sign four players from USL Championship side". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. November 22, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. Taylor Washington at Soccerway
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