Taylor Leach

Taylor Leach
Leach in 2019
Personal information
Full name Taylor Maree Leach
Date of birth (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Toledo, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Defender
Youth career
–2010 Cleveland Internationals
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 South Carolina Gamecocks 86 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Sunnanå SK 13 (2)
2017 Östersunds DFF 14 (2)
2017–2019 BK Häcken 53 (4)
2020 Utah Royals 2 (0)
2021–2022 Kansas City Current 34 (1)
Managerial career
2015 South Carolina Gameocks (assistant)
2024–2025 South Carolina Gameocks (assistant)
2025– Lexington SC (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2020

Taylor Maree Leach (born January 19, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Kansas City Current in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She is currently an assistant coach for USL Super League club Lexington SC.

Club career

Leach played for Swedish club Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC.

Leach made her NWSL debut in the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup on July 8, 2020, for Utah Royals FC. She later played for Kansas City Current and retired after the 2022 NWSL season.

Coaching

After graduation, Leach briefly served as a volunteer assistant coach for her alma, the South Carolina Gameocks. She returned to South Carolina after the conclusion of her playing career. In September 2025, Leach joined Masaki Hemmi's staff at Lexington SC in the USL Super League.

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Leach". South Carolina Gamecocks. 22 June 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Defender Taylor Leach Announces Retirement - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. November 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ Monroe, Mark (March 2, 2020). "Anthony Wayne grad Taylor Leach earns chance to play pro soccer in U.S." Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Utah Royals FC vs. OL Reign". www.nwslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Shelley Smith Adds Familiar Face in Taylor Leach". GamecocksOnline.com. South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Galbreath, N. "Lexington SC Adds Former NWSL Defender Taylor Leach to Gainbridge Super League Coaching Staff". LexSporting.com. Lexington SC. Retrieved 6 September 2025.