| Miri Taylor | |
| Full Name: | Miriaél Géanne Taylor[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Aston Villa |
| Youthclubs1: | Gillingham |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Soccer Elite Football Academy |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Chelsea |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs5: | Arsenal |
| Youthyears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2018–2021 |
| College1: | Hofstra Pride |
| Collegecaps1: | 69 |
| Collegegoals1: | 33 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Chelsea |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Angel City |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Liverpool |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Aston Villa (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Aston Villa |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:15, 23 July 2024 (UTC) |
Miriaél Géanne Taylor (born 2 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa.
Taylor was born in Gillingham, Kent. An only child, she began playing football with a local boys' club.[3] She started with Chelsea's youth team at age 12, moving up to the reserves and eventually the first team.
Taylor attended Hofstra University, earning a degree in rhetoric and public advocacy. In her sophomore year, in 2019, she started all 22 matches and scored nine goals, of which five were game winners. Taylor also started every game in the 2020 season, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant the team played only nine, in the spring of 2021. Her senior year, she started 21 matches, recording 17 goals, tied for second-most in program history, and 11 assists. Her 31 career assists were a program record. In 2021, she was a United Soccer Coaches first-team All American and a MAC Hermann semi-finalist.
After having played with the club's youth and reserves sides, Taylor moved up to the first team at age 16. She made her first appearance against Doncaster Rovers Belles, coming on for Karen Carney in the 82nd minute.[4]
Taylor moved to Arsenal for one season before attending college in the United States.
Angel City selected Taylor in the fourth round of the 2022 NWSL Draft, 39th overall.[5] She made her first appearance on 15 May 2022, against the Washington Spirit.[6] She got her first start on 11 June 2022, against Racing Louisville FC.[7] Taylor played a total of 342 minutes in 11 matches in her first season.[8] She played at right wing, center forward, and central midfielder at different times over the course of the season.
In January 2023, Taylor returned to England, signing with Women's Super League club Liverpool.[9] She spent the second half of the 2023–24 season on loan with Aston Villa,[10] and departed Liverpool at the end of her contract.[11]
On 23 July 2024, Taylor signed for Aston Villa on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[12]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chelsea | 2016 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Angel City | 2022 | NWSL | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||