Taylor Hansen
American soccer player (born 1999)
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Taylor Kay Hansen (born April 4, 1999) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She played college soccer for the Montana Grizzlies and became the first Grizzlies women's soccer player to sign in the NWSL after spending one season with the San Diego Wave.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Kay Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | April 4, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Diego Surf SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Montana Grizzlies | 103 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | San Diego Wave | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:08, December 29, 2025 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Hansen was born in Florida to Dan and Diane Hansen.[1] The family moved to California and Indiana before settling in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, when Hansen was in 8th grade.[2] Although Hansen started playing soccer at age 4,[3] she also participated in various other sports, including tap, ballet, ice skating, and basketball. She eventually settled on soccer after outgrowing the other sports.[2] Hansen played youth club soccer with San Diego Surf SC,[2][3] winning the ECNL U-15 Championship in 2014 and a Division 1 title in 2016.[4][5] She attended Del Norte High School in San Diego, where she also played soccer.[5]
College career
Hansen captained and played soccer for the Montana Grizzlies.[2][6] In her early years of college, she played as a full back[1] and earned All-West third team honors.[7] She scored her first collegiate goal on March 7, 2021, helping the Grizzlies beat MSU Billings 3–0.[8] With Montana, Hansen was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference First Team and a three-time Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team honoree. As a senior, she was named to the All-West Region First Team by the United Soccer Coaches.[1][9][10] Throughout her college career, Hansen played frequent minutes for the Grizzlies, starting all of Montana's matches from her sophomore year to her final year of college.[1][10] She set the program record for matches played and had the second-highest amount of starts in Grizzlies history.[3] Hansen also left Montana as the 6th-highest assist leader.[1]
Club career
Leading up to the 2022 NWSL Draft, Hansen was on hometown club San Diego Wave FC's radar of draftee options.[11] Ultimately, she went undrafted and instead joined the Wave as a non-roster invitee in their preseason squad.[12] Hansen later signed her first professional contract with the Wave in March 2022, becoming the first Grizzlies women's soccer player to sign in the National Women's Soccer League.[13] She made her professional debut on April 14, starting and playing for 65 minutes at left-back in an NWSL Challenge Cup defeat to the OL Reign.[14][15][16] It would be her first and only appearance with the Wave.[17] At the end of the 2022 season, the Wave announced that Hansen would be among the contingent of players not returning to the club in 2023.[18]
