D. J. Taylor (soccer)

David Justin "D. J." Taylor (born August 26, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship as a defender.

D. J. Taylor
Personal information
Full name David Justin Taylor
Date of birth (1997-08-26) August 26, 1997
Place of birth Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Full back
Winger
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina FC
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2013 CASL Chelsea
2012–2015 North Carolina FC Youth
2015–2016 Torre Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Torre Levante
2017 CD Buñol
2017– North Carolina FC 83 (1)
National team
2015 United States U18 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 3, 2020

Youth career

Taylor trained with his hometown youth team since he was six, originally playing as a member of CASL Chelsea before it became the North Carolina FC youth academy. He signed an amateur contract with the club before their rebranding, when they were known as the Carolina RailHawks, in May 2015, before moving to Spain with a Spanish professional football academy. He then signed with CF Torre Levante and eventually CD Buñol of the Tercera División. On July 27, 2017, Taylor returned to North American Soccer League side North Carolina FC before the club joined the USL Championship.[1]

Career

After rejoining his hometown team, Taylor made two appearances before the end of the season. He went on to establish himself as the starting right back in 2018, making 32 appearances. He held down that role the following year.[2] On January 6, 2020, Taylor committed to a fourth season with North Carolina.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "#27 DJ Taylor". www.northcarolinafc.com.
  3. Communications, NCFC (January 6, 2020). "Raleigh Native DJ Taylor Returning to NCFC for Fourth Straight Season". North Carolina FC.


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