Taylor Peay

Taylor Peay
Personal information
Full name Taylor Peay
Date of birth (1991-09-05) September 5, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Inter FC Premier 92
2009–2010 Real Salt Lake
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Washington Huskies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Ogden Outlaws 1 (0)
2011–2012 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 7 (0)
2013 North Sound SeaWolves 5 (0)
2014–2016 Portland Timbers 33 (0)
2014 → Orange County Blues (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 23 (0)
2017 Real Monarchs 20 (2)
2018 Real Salt Lake 11 (0)
2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 7 (0)
2019 Louisville City 21 (0)
2020 Real Monarchs 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020

Taylor Peay (born September 5, 1991) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Peay spent his entire collegiate career at the University of Washington. On September 18, 2010, Peay scored his first collegiate goal for the Huskies in a 4–1 upset win over No. 15 Portland.[1] He was one of two freshmen to appear in all 17 matches for the Huskies. In his sophomore year, Peay made 17 appearances and helped the Huskies record nine clean sheets. In 2012, he made 20 appearances and finished the year with one goal. In his final season with the Huskies, Peay made 22 appearances and scored six goals including a hat trick in a 4–1 victory over Santa Clara on September 3.[2] He led the Huskies to their first Pac-12 title since 2000 scoring 9 goals and their first trip to the Elite Eight where they fell to no. 7 seed New Mexico.[3] On September 13, 2013, Peay was named NSCAA First Team All-American.[4] As well as a Mac Herman Trophy Finalist.

Peay also played in the USL Premier Development League with Ogden Outlaws, Seattle Sounders FC U-23 and North Sound SeaWolves.[5][6][7][8]

Professional

On January 16, 2014, Peay was drafted in the first round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers.[9] Later that year, he was loaned out to USL Pro club Orange County Blues FC.[10] He made his professional debut on April 5 in 2–0 loss to Oklahoma City Energy FC.[11] Peay went on to play a vital part in the 2015 MLS Cup run for the Portland Timbers. Peay then went abroad to Bodo Glimt where he spent a couple months after leaving Portland Timbers at the end of 2016.

Peay then signed with United Soccer League side Real Monarchs on March 23, 2017.[12] Peay's option was not picked by the Monarchs at the end of the 2017 season as he was set to sign with Real Salt Lake.

On December 15, 2017, Peay signed for Real Salt Lake after they acquired his rights from Portland Timbers in exchange for a third round 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick.[13]

On December 11, 2018, Peay signed for USL Championship side Louisville City ahead of their 2019 season.[14]

On December 6, 2019, it was announced Peay would return to Real Monarchs for the 2020 season.[15] His option was declined by Real Monarchs following the 2020 season as he was set to retire from professional soccer.

Honors

Club

Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake

References

  1. ^ "Huskies Upset No. 15 Portland, 4-1". Washington Huskies. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Peay's Hat-Trick Leads UW Past Santa Clara, 4-1". Washington Huskies. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Huskies' Magical Season Ends With 1-0 Loss In Elite Eight". Washington Huskies. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Peay Named First Team All-American". Washington Huskies. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ^ "2009 Ogden Outlaws stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  6. ^ "2011 Tacoma Tide stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. ^ "2012 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ^ "2013 North Sound SeaWolves stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Portland Timbers select Schillo Tshuma, Taylor Peay, and Aaron Long in 2014 MLS SuperDraft". Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers Communications. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  10. ^ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (19 March 2014). "Portland Timbers send Schillo Tshuma, Taylor Peay on loan to Orange County". Oregon Live. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  11. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archive.is. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019. [dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Monarchs Add Peay Ahead of Opener". USL Championship. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs Salt Lake City Native DF Taylor Peay | Real Salt Lake". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  14. ^ "Phoenix Brings Veteran Forward Jahn Aboard". USL Championship. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: New Mexico Snaps up Amando Moreno". 6 December 2019.
  16. ^ McCauley, Kim (6 December 2015). "Goals, screw-ups, stats and more: Everything great from the MLS Cup Final". Sbnation.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. ^ Blue, Molly (1 December 2015). "Portland Timbers, fans celebrate Western Conference Championship". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.