| Taylor Flint | |
| Birth Name: | Taylor Jacklyn Kornieck[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Troy, Michigan, United States |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Racing Louisville FC |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthclubs1: | San Diego Surf |
| Youthclubs2: | Las Vegas Premier |
| Youthclubs3: | Nevada ODP |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| College1: | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Collegecaps1: | 82 |
| Collegegoals1: | 39 |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | LA Galaxy OC |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Orlando Pride |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → MSV Duisburg (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | San Diego Wave |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U18 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | United States |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | October 17, 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | February 22, 2023 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Racing Louisville FC |
Taylor Jacklyn Flint (; born November 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for San Diego Wave FC and the Orlando Pride. She was the third overall pick of the 2020 NWSL College Draft after playing for the Colorado Buffaloes. She debuted for the United States national team in 2022.
Born in Troy, Michigan, Flint grew up in Henderson, Nevada, and was a 2015 NSCAA All-American at Coronado High School where she served as team captain and finished her prep career with 84 goals and 44 assists. As a senior, she was named Gatorade Player of the Year for Nevada as she scored 56 goals and led her school to the Division I state championship.[2] A standout high school athlete, Flint also played outside hitter for the school volleyball team and wide receiver for the flag football team. At club level, Flint played soccer for the San Diego Surf and Las Vegas Premier ECNL clubs, captained the Nevada Olympic Development Program team and was selected to the Region IV ODP team in 2015.[3]
Flint was a four-year starter for the Colorado Buffaloes at the University of Colorado Boulder from 2016 to 2019 while also earning a degree in integrative physiology.[3] During her freshman season, Flint scored 11 goals for the Buffaloes in 22 matches, earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award.[4] Following her junior year, Flint became the first All-American for the Buffaloes since 2006, scoring 9 goals in 16 starts.[5] She earned All Pac-12 honors every year of her collegiate career. Flint left Colorado as the program's all-time leader in points (102) and assists (24).[3] [6]
During the 2019 college offseason, Flint joined UWS club LA Galaxy OC, making two appearances as the team won the National Championship.[7]
On January 16, 2020, Flint was selected with the third overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft by Orlando Pride who traded up during the draft in order to select her. Taken third overall, Flint became the highest draft selection in Orlando Pride history.[6] [8] On February 11, 2020, she signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.[8] With preseason and the ensuing NWSL schedule canceled in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NWSL eventually scheduled a smaller 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup replacement tournament in June.[9] [10] However, on June 22, Orlando Pride withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff.[11]
Flint returned to Orlando following her loan spell ahead of the 2021 season, making her professional NWSL debut for the club on April 10, 2021, starting and scoring a 44th-minute equalizer in the team's Challenge Cup opener against Racing Louisville.[12]
In September 2020, having been unable to play for Orlando, Flint joined German Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg on loan for the rest of the year.[13] She made her debut on September 11, 2020, starting in a 2–0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. On October 31 she made her DFB-Pokal Frauen debut in a second round match against third-tier team Borussia Bocholt. She received a straight red card for serious foul play in the 38th minute and later handed a four-game ban by the German FA.[14] She scored her first goal on November 14 in a 5–3 defeat to Werder Bremen.[15]
On January 18, 2022, Flint was traded with the rights to Emily van Egmond to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft.[16]
In two seasons with the club, Flint totaled four goals and three assists in 34 appearances, helping the Wave win the 2023 NWSL Shield and become the first expansion team to make the playoffs in its first year in 2022.[17]
On January 22, 2024, Flint was traded to Racing Louisville FC for $150,000 in allocation money.[17]
Flint has represented the United States at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.[6] In 2016, she served as the team captain for the under-18 side. Flint scored her first international goal with the under-19s in July 2017 in a 2–0 win over England.[18] In 2018, Flint was called up for the La Manga U20 tournament but was forced to withdraw through injury.[19]
In June 2022, Flint received her first senior international call-up. At 6'1", she became the tallest player in the program's history to earn a cap with the national team.[20] She made her United States debut on June 25, 2022, entering as a 73rd-minute substitute and scoring in the 90th minute in a 3–0 friendly win over Colombia.[21] Flint scored her second international goal in a 5–0 win over New Zealand when she headed in a Rose Lavelle corner at the 80th minute.[22]
Taylor's mother, Kristin, played professional volleyball in Europe.[3] Her older brother, Nick, played basketball collegiately for Doane Tigers and CSU Dominguez Hills Toros.[23]
Formerly Taylor Kornieck, she married Bailey Flint and began using her married name in 2024.[24]
| Team | Season | Pac-12 regular season | NCAA Tournament | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Colorado Buffaloes | 2016 | Div. I | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 9 | — | 16 | 9 | ||||
| 2019 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | |||
| Total | 76 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 39 | |||
.[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[26] | Playoffs[27] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| LA Galaxy OC | 2019 | UWS | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Orlando Pride | 2020 | NWSL | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2022 | NWSL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| Racing Louisville FC | 2024 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 83 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 12 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list United States's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Flint goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commerce City, Colorado | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | ||||
| 2 | Auckland, New Zealand | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [28] |
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