Taylor Mikael McNamara (born December 4, 1987) is a Canadian

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player who plays for

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Career

Youth and amateur

McNamara attended Iona Catholic Secondary School in his native city, Mississauga. He played for the junior club team of professional side

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, helping the team win its division and advance to the semifinals of the North American championships as well as advance to the title game of the Dallas Cup, before coming to the United States in 2005 to play

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at the

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. With Albany, McNamara was named to the America East Academic Honor Roll as a freshman in 2005, was named to the America East Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and his team's MVP as a sophomore in 2006 and as a junior in 2007, and was an ESPN All-Academic All-American selection. During his college years McNamara also played four seasons in the

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for the

, scoring 6 goals in 56 appearances for the club.

Professional

McNamara turned professional in 2011 when he signed with

Dayton Dutch Lions The Dayton Dutch Lions are an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the USL Professiona ...

of the

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. He made his professional debut on April 23, 2011 in a 3-2 loss to

Rochester Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup sinc ...

. McNamara re-signed with Dayton in February 2012.

References

External links

Dayton Dutch Lions profile

Albany bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNamara, Taylor Mikael 1987 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Albany Great Danes men's soccer players Toronto Lynx players Dayton Dutch Lions players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL League Two players Soccer players from Mississauga USL Championship players League1 Ontario players Blue Devils FC players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Canadian sportsmen