Taylor Lord (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player and coach who serves as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at Seneca College.

Taylor Lord
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2008–2009 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Portugal FC 15 (2)
2010 Serbian White Eagles 10 (0)
2010 SV Morlautern
2011 Toronto Lynx 12 (0)
2011 York Region Shooters 5 (1)
2012–2013 Dayton Dutch Lions 13 (0)
2014–2017 Durham United FC 23 (0)
2018 Darby FC 1 (0)
2019 Unionville Milliken SC 1 (0)
International career
2009 Canada U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2020

Club career

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Lord began his professional career with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) in 2008.[1] The following season he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC, making his debut on June 4, 2010, in a match against the York Region Shooters.[2] In 2010, he had a brief stint abroad in Germany with SV Morlautern, before returning to North America to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the Premier Development League.[3] The Lynx concluded the season by finishing seventh in the Great Lakes Division, thus failing to reach a postseason berth.

When the PDL season came to a conclusion Lord returned to the CSL and signed with York Region Shooters. He made his debut for the club on August 28, 2011, against St. Catharines Wolves where he recorded his first goal of the season in a 4–1 victory.[4] In 2012, he signed a contract with the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro.[5] On February 13, 2013 Dayton announced the re-signing of Lord for the 2013 season.[6] The Lions reached the playoffs for the first time in their history in the USL Pro, but were playoff run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat to the Richmond Kickers in the quarterfinals.

In 2014, he played in League1 Ontario with Durham United FC.[7] He later signed with Darby FC, and in 2019 played with Unionville Milliken SC.[8][9]

International career

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Lord made his debut for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team on September 26, 2009 against the Rwanda national under-20 football team at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.[10] In total he made three appearances for the national team.

Managerial career

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In 2015, he was appointed as an assistant coach for Seneca Sting.[11] He is currently on the Technical Staff for DeRo United Futbol Academy.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  2. ^ "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  3. ^ "Taylor Lord | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  4. ^ Hayakawa, Michael (2011-08-29). "York Shooters rebound to beat St. Catharines". YorkRegion.com. Newmarket Era. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ^ "Oshawa's Taylor Lord back with Dutch Lions soccer club". DurhamRegion.com. Oshawa This Week. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  6. ^ "Knotek Returns To Dutch Lions". United Soccer Leagues. Dayton Dutch Lions News Release. February 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "Durham United FA - 2016 Mens L1 Cup - Roster - # - Taylor Lord - M". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  8. ^ "Darby FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  9. ^ "Unionville Milliken S.C. - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - # - Taylor Lord -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  10. ^ "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  11. ^ "Seneca College". Seneca College. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  12. ^ "Technical Staff". Dero United Futbol Academy. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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