Taylor Danielle Vancil (born May 18, 1991) is a retired American professional women's

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player who was a

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for

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 ...

in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a women's professional Association football, soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system#Women's leagues, United States soccer league system (alongside the USL Supe ...

Career

Real Colorado Cougars, 2009

Vancil played for the semi-professional

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in the

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in 2009.

Chicago Red Stars, 2013–2015

On January 18, 2013, Vancil was drafted in the third round of the

2013 NWSL College Draft The 2013 NWSL College Draft was the first annual college draft held by the National Women's Soccer League to assign the NWSL rights of college players to the eight NWSL teams. It took place on January 18, 2013 at the National Soccer Coaches Ass ...

by the

. Vancil then made her debut for the Red Stars on May 24, 2013, against the

Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American women's soccer club based in Elma, New York, that most recently competed in the United Women's Soccer league in 2018. They won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-Leag ...

in which she started and played the full 90 minutes as the Red Stars lost the match 2–1. Vancil announced her retirement from professional soccer in March 2015.

International

Vancil was the #1 goalkeeper for the United States U17s during the

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth footbal ...

in which she led the United States to the Final where they lost to North Korea 2–1. After the tournament she was awarded the golden gloves award.

References

External links

Profile at Chicago Red Stars
1991 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Women's association football goalkeepers American women's soccer players Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players Louisville Cardinals women's soccer players Chicago Red Stars draft picks Chicago Red Stars players Women's Premier Soccer League players USL W-League (1995–2015) players National Women's Soccer League players People from Youngsville, North Carolina United States women's youth international soccer players United States women's under-20 international soccer players 21st-century American sportswomen {{US-women-footy-goalkeeper-stub