Taylor Gray (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 28, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hughesville, Maryland, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| D.C. United | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Lees–McRae Bobcats | 38 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Reinhardt Eagles | (12) | |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | West Virginia Chaos | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tri-Cities Otters | 26 | (8) |
| 2021 | Maryland Bobcats | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Chattanooga FC | 56 | (11) |
| 2025 | Tormenta FC | 23 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 1, 2025 | |||
Taylor Gray (born January 28, 1998) is an American soccer player.
Gray played youth soccer with the D.C. United Academy.[1]
College career
In 2016, Gray began attending Lees–McRae College, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] He made his collegiate debut and recorded his first assist on September 1, 2016, against the Anderson Trojans.[2] He scored his first collegiate goal on October 12, 2016, against the Catawba Indians.[3]
In 2018, he began attending Reinhardt University, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] In 2018, he was named to the All-Appalachian Athletic Conference Second Team, after scoring five goals and adding three assists.[5] In 2019, after scoring seven goals and adding seven assists during his senior season, he was named to the All-Appalachian Athletic Conference Second Team[6] and was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year.[7]
Club career
In 2017, Gray played with the West Virginia Chaos in the Premier Development League.[8]
In 2018 and 2019, Gray played with the Tri-Cities Otters.[9][10] In 2019, he had a league best five consecutive game goal scoring streak[11] and was named to the USL2 Eastern Conference Team of the Season.[12] He was also named one of 12 finalists nationwide in the 'Global Greats' honors in 2019, finishing as runner-up.[13] He was set to return to the team in 2020, however, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]
In May 2021, he joined the Maryland Bobcats FC first team in NISA, after beginning the year with their reserve squad in the Eastern Premier Soccer League.[15]
In 2022, he joined Chattanooga FC in NISA,[16] after having previously trialed with the team in 2019, but failing to make the team.[17] On May 21, 2022, he scored a hat trick in a 4–2 victory over Bay Cities FC.[18] He was named to the NISA Best XI in 2022.[19] He spent much of the 2023 season injured, before returning to full health in 2024 as the team moved leagues to play in MLS Next Pro.[20]
Gray signed with USL League One club Tormenta FC in January 2025.[21]