Taylor Lytle
 Lytle playing for Sky Blue FC in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Lytle | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sky Blue FC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Rio Vista FC 89 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Pali Blues | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Sky Blue FC | 21 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | United States U23 | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2013. | |||
Taylor Lytle (born March 31, 1989) is an American professional soccer midfielder. She currently plays for Sky Blue FC of the NWSL.
Early life
Lytle was raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico where she attended Las Cruces High School. She helped lead the Las Cruces squad to state championship titles in 2003 and 2005 and was named first team All-District and All-State all four years. In 2005, she was named New Mexico State Player and Gatorade Player of the Year as well as NSCAA High School All-American. In 2007, she was named as one of the nations Top 125 Freshman for the year's recruiting class by Soccer Buzz. She ended her high school career with 78 goals and 81 assists.[1]
Lytle played for Rio Vista FC 89 who were State Champions in 2005 and was a member of the New Mexico State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. She also participated in multiple U-14 and U-15 national camps.[1]
Texas Tech University
Lytle attended Texas Tech University majoring in animal science. She played from 2008 to 2011 for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and was named to the Big Twelve Conference first team in 2009 and all-second team in 2008 and 2011. During her career she scored 14 goals and 27 assists, the latter a school record. She was team captain in her Junior and Senior seasons.[1]
International career
Lytle was a member of the U.S. women's national under-23 team in 2012. She came off the bench in each of the three matches of the Under-23 Four Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain and scored one goal.[2]
Club
Sky Blue FC
In 2013, she signed as a discovery player with Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League.[3] Often coming off the bench, Lytle appeared in 21 of Sky Blue's 22 regular season games and scored four goals.[4] On May 16, 2013, Lytle scored her first goal in her Sky Blue FC and National Women's Soccer League career. This goal was scored in the 80th minute of the match, and proved to be the game winner of Sky Blue's 1–0 defeat of then first place team[5] Portland Thorns FC.
Lytle was a substitute in Sky Blue's semi-final loss to the Western New York Flash on August 24, 2013.[6]
In 2014, Lytle played in 7 games, starting in 5, for Sky Blue before suffering a season-ending tibia fracture and lateral meniscus tear on 11 May.
References
- 1 2 3 "Taylor Lytle". Texas Tech University. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ "U.S. Women's Soccer"http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/youth.aspx?d=201203, accessed December 30, 2013
- ↑ "Sky Blue FC sign Kendall Johnson and Taylor Lytle". NWSL News. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html, accessed 30 Dec2013
- ↑ http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/720087.html
- ↑ "Flash Shut Out Sky Blue FC 2–0 in Semifinal" http://www.nwslsoccer.com/News/750093.html, accessed December 30, 2013
External links
- Taylor Lytle profile at National Women's Soccer League
- Taylor Lytle profile at Sky Blue FC
- Texas Tech player profile