Taylor Suarez

Taylor Suarez
Suarez with Florida State in 2025
Personal information
Full name Taylor Marie Suarez[1]
Date of birth (2005-07-27) July 27, 2005[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Angel City
Number 99
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Florida State Seminoles 36 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Angel City 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 United States U-17 13 (3)
2024–2025 United States U-20 8 (1)
2026– United States U-23 1 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Colombia 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 15, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:16, March 8, 2026 (UTC)

Taylor Marie Suarez (born July 27, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the 2025 national championship and earning second-team All-American honors as a sophomore. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Early life

Suarez grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] She began playing soccer when she was three or four.[3][4] She played club soccer for Charlotte Soccer Academy, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2022.[5] She attended Ardrey Kell High School, where she played three years of high school soccer before graduating early.[6] She led the school to the 4A state final as a sophomore in 2022, contributing 18 goals and 12 assists though she missed part of the regular season due to youth national team selection.[7] In her junior year in 2023, she posted 36 goals and 33 assists and led the team to win their first state championship, scoring once and assisting twice in the 3–2 victory in the final.[8][9] She was named the Charlotte Observer, NCSCA, and North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year following both her sophomore and junior seasons.[3] She originally committed to play college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels before switching her commitment to the Florida State Seminoles.[10] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 21st-best prospect of the 2024 class, part of Florida State's top-ranked recruiting class.[11]

College career

Suarez scored 3 goals in 14 games for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024, missing about a month while at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In the ACC tournament final, she opened the scoring in a 3–2 victory over North Carolina. The team earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament but was upset on penalties in the second round.[2][12] Suarez became a regular starter for the Seminoles as a sophomore in 2025, scoring 5 goals and adding 9 assists in 22 games. She had one goal and five assists during the NCAA tournament, including the winning assist to Wrianna Hudson in the 1–0 win over Stanford in the final, as Florida State won their fifth national title. She earned second-team All-ACC and second-team All-American recognition and was named in the NCAA all-tournament team.[2][13] After her sophomore season, she announced that she would give up her remaining college eligibility and turn pro.[14]

Club career

Angel City FC announced on January 8, 2026, that they had signed Suarez to her first professional contract on a three-year deal.[15] She made her professional debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Kennedy Fuller in a season-opening 4–0 victory over the Chicago Stars on March 15.[16]

International career

Suarez received her first youth national team call-up at the United States under-17 level in November 2021.[17] She made the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship following an injury to Melanie Barcenas went on to start for the team, helping the United States win the tournament with the game-winning assist against Mexico in the final.[18][19] She was part of the team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where they lost on penalties in the quarterfinals.[3] She trained with the combined under-18/under-19 teams in 2023 and the under-20 team in 2024.[20][21] She was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, its best result since 2012.[22]

Personal life

Suarez is one of three children born to Lorie and Rick Suarez.[2] She is of Puerto Rican and Portuguese descent.[2] Several members of her family played college baseball, her father at Seton Hall and her brothers at Charlotte and Lenoir–Rhyne.[3][4]

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles

United States U-17

United States U-20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 – USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 4, 2022. p. 16. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Taylor Suarez – 2024 – Women's Soccer". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Wertz Jr., Langston (June 25, 2023). "Ardrey Kell's 'phenomenal' Taylor Suarez is Observer's girls athlete of the year". The Charlotte Observer.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b Schram, Kani (October 14, 2024). "On the world stage: Suarez secures bronze with Team USA". FSUNews.com. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "ECNL Girls All-America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  6. ^ Wertz Jr., Langston (April 25, 2024). "'Her potential is to the moon and back.' Ardrey Kell freshman soccer star turning heads". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Stevens, Nick (June 23, 2022). "Ardrey Kell sophomore Taylor Suarez named Gatorade NC Player of the Year in girls soccer". HighSchoolOT. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Pruitt, Marc (June 23, 2023). "Taylor Suarez of Ardrey Kell picks up second straight N.C. Gatorade Player of the Year Award in girls soccer". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Carboni, Nick (July 21, 2023). "Watching the women's World Cup? You could see an Ardrey Kell student on the US women's team someday". WCNC-TV. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Clark, Travis (September 26, 2022). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: Sept. 26-Oct. 2". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  11. ^ "Final 2024 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. August 14, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  12. ^ Joffer, Prince Akeem (November 23, 2024). "FSU soccer falls in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Vanderbilt". Tomahawk Nation. SB Nation. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Nee, Chris (December 8, 2025). "Fifth-Star Performance: FSU Soccer earns their fifth National Championship due to Hudson's goal, Ockene's play". 247Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  14. ^ Suarez, Taylor [@taylorsuarez_]; (December 24, 2025). "Over the past 2 years, it has been an honor to represent Florida State ..." Retrieved December 26, 2025 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "Angel City Football Club Signs Florida State Midfielder Taylor Suarez". Angel City FC. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  16. ^ Taylor Suarez at FBref.com
  17. ^ Goldberg, Steve (October 13, 2022). "Ardrey Kell High junior Taylor Suarez showcases soccer talents in India". The Charlotte Post. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Hindle, Tom (May 12, 2022). "Relentless attack anchors U17 WNT dominance". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Five Things To Know About The 2022 Concacaf Womens U17 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. April 21, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "U18/19 WNT Camp Roster Named for California". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  21. ^ "U20 WNT Begins World Cup Preparations". United States Soccer Federation. January 10, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  22. ^ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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