Taylor Kay Rene Comeau (born July 21, 1993) is an American retired

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player who played as a

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. She played for

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

Chicago Red Stars Chicago Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Chicago metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league as the Chic ...

, and

Houston Dash The Houston Dash are an American professional soccer team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Dash began play in the 2014 season. The team plays its home games at Shell Energy Stadium. His ...

in the

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(NWSL).

Early life

Taylor Comeau attended

Los Gatos High School Los Gatos High School (LGHS) is a high school in Los Gatos, California. It was founded in 1908 and is part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, which in 2021 was ranked the best high school district in California The scho ...

. Comeau played for

California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...

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during her college years.

Playing career

Portland Thorns FC, 2015

Comeau appeared in 9 games for Portland in 2015 as an amateur call-up to cover for Thorns players missing for International duty.

Chicago Red Stars, 2016–2018

Comeau was named to the 2016 Chicago Red Stars final roster, after having been a trialist. On July 16, 2016, in her second start for Chicago Red Stars Taylor Comeau scored a crucial goal in a 1–0 away win over

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Orlando, Florida, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The Pride began play in the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season, 2016 ...

; which positioned the Red Stars in solitary possession of fourth place in

2016 National Women's Soccer League season The 2016 National Women's Soccer League season was the fourth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer ( ...

putting the team on track to a playoff spot. On June 18, 2018, Comeau was traded alongside

Sofia Huerta Sofia Christine Huerta (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Lyon of the Première Ligue, on loan from Seattle Reign FC, and the United States national team. Huerta played collegiately ...

to the Houston Dash as part of a three team trade that also included the

Utah Royals FC The Utah Royals (formerly Utah Royals FC) are an American professional soccer team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established on November 16, 2017, as an expansion team, ...

Houston Dash, 2018–2019

After being acquired midseason by the Dash, Comeau made her debut for Houston on June 22 against

Retirement

Comeau announced her retirement on June 18, 2019.

References

External links

Chicago Red Stars player profile

Cal Golden Bears player profile
* 1993 births Living people American women's soccer players California Golden Bears women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars players National Women's Soccer League players Sportspeople from Los Gatos, California Seattle Sounders Women players Soccer players from Santa Clara County, California Women's association football midfielders Houston Dash players Portland Thorns FC players 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-women-footy-midfielder-stub