Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Name Taylor Lord Number 0 | Current team Durham United FC Playing position | |
Date of birth (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Taylor Lord U20 Cdn Player
Taylor Lord (born May 30, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Durham United FC in League1 Ontario.
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Playing career
Lord began his professional career with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League in 2008. He made his debut for the club on May 22, 2009, in a match against the Serbian White Eagles FC which resulted in 2–2 draw. Throughout the season he appeared in 15 matches and scored 2 goals. His contribution throughout the season helped the Portugal FC clinch a playoff berth, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The following season he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC, making his debut on June 4, 2010, in a match against the York Region Shooters. The White Eagles finished second in the standings behind York Region, but Lord failed to feature in the postseason due to an injury sustained midway through the season.
In 2010, he had a brief stint abroad in Germany with SV Morlautern, before returning to North America to sign with the Toronto Lynx of the Premier Development League. He made his debut for the club on May 22, 2011, against FC London in a 1–0 loss. The Lynx concluded the season by finishing seventh in the Great Lakes Division, thus failing to reach a postseason berth. When the PDL season came to a conclusion Lord returned to the CSL and signed with York Region Shooters. He made his debut for the club on August 28, 2011, against St. Catharines Wolves where he recorded his first goal of the season in a 4–1 victory. He assisted the club in reaching the postseason where York Region defeated SC Toronto in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Toronto Croatia.
In 2012, he signed a contract with the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL Pro. Dayton finished in ninth in an 11-team league last season with a record of 4-10-10 failing to clinch a playoff berth. On February 13, 2013 Dayton announced the re-signing of Lord for the 2013 season. The Lions reached the playoffs for the first time in their history in the USL Pro, but were playoff run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat to the Richmond Kickers in the quarterfinals.