Jodie Taylor

Jodie Taylor ( born May 17, 1986 in Birkenhead ) is an English football player who is under contract with the NWSL participants Spirit Washington since the 2014 season.

Career

Association

Taylor began her career in 2002 as a fifteen- year-old with the English first division club Tranmere Rovers. After the descent of the Rovers in 2004, she began studying at Oregon State University in the U.S. and played for their high school team, the Oregon State Beavers. Meanwhile, she ran sporadically for the W-League franchises the Boston Renegades and Ottawa Fury. In the 2009 season she was part of the W-League champion team Pali Blues, before returning for a season to Ottawa.

Taylor closed at the end of 2010, the Australian first division club Melbourne Victory at the beginning of 2011 and moved back to their home to the Lincoln Ladies. The end of 2011, she signed a contract with Birmingham City LFC, but left immediately borrow for the winter months to Melbourne Victory. After the 2012 season at Birmingham, which was rewarded by winning the FA Women's Cup, followed by another loan, the Taylor in 2013 to the Swedish first division Kopparbergs / Göteborg FC led.

For the 2013/14 season of the Australian W-League, she signed a contract with Sydney FC, ​​with whom she reached the semifinals for the championship that was lost with 2:3 against the eventual champions Melbourne Victory. However, Taylor secured with twelve goals in eleven games of the season the title as the top scorer of the regular season. She then moved to Washington NWSL participants Spirit.

National

Taylor was in the squad various English junior national teams. In January 2014, it was first invited to a training camp of the English national team.

Achievements

  • 2009: winning the championship in the W- League ( Pali Blues )
  • 2012: Winning the FA Women's Cup (Birmingham City LFC )
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