Taylor Porter

Taylor Porter
Porter (above) with the Portland Thorns in 2022
Personal information
Full name Taylor Lauren Porter[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997
Place of birth San Diego, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Carolina Ascent
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 NC State Wolfpack 85 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2019–2020 ŽFK Spartak Subotica 5 (0)
2020–2021 UDG Tenerife Egatesa 0 (0)
2021–2023 Portland Thorns 19 (3)
2024– Carolina Ascent 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 31, 2025

Taylor Lauren Porter (born October 29, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for and captains USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the NC State Wolfpack.

Club career

Porter signed with the Portland Thorns FC in 2021 when players from the US Women's National team were at the Olympics.[2] She re-signed with the Thorns for the 2022 season.[3]

In May 2024, Porter signed with USL Super League club Carolina Ascent FC.[4] She played every minute of every game in the league's inaugural season and captained the Ascent to the Players' Shield.[5]

Honors

Carolina Ascent

Portland Thorns

References

  1. ^ "ZFK Spartak Subotica: Squad". UEFA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Timbers, Portland. "Thorns FC sign Raisa Strom-Okimoto, Taylor Porter as National Team Replacement players". Portland Timbers. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Taylor Porter Welcome Back!". Portland Timbers. Thorns FC. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Carolina Ascent FC Signs Four Accomplished Players to Join the Climb: Midfielder Taylor Porter, Forward Rylee Baisden, Midfielder Jill Aguilera and Defender Kelly Ann Livingstone".
  5. ^ "Carolina Ascent FC". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Carolina Ascent claims 2024/25 USL Super League Players' Shield". USL Super League. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Azzi, Alex (October 30, 2022). "Portland Thorns win 2022 NWSL Championship, MVP Smith scores game winner". On Her Turf. Retrieved November 1, 2022.