Taylor Marie Ziemer (born July 16, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln. She has represented the United States National Team at the U14, U15, U18,U18 National Team goes to Mexico for Training Camp and Matches against U20 Mexico National Team Soccer Nation. August 6, 2015. and U19 levels.Taylor Ziemer Profile Top Drawer Soccer, Retrieved April 12, 2023.
Early life
Ziemer attended and graduated from Montgomery High School. As a youth player, she played in the NorCal Premier Soccer Player Development Program.
Youth career Ziemer started her youth career with local side Santa Rosa United playing predominantly as a forward and on occasion in midfield. She is a two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year.Girls Player of the Year | Taylor Ziemer USA Today High School Sports, Published May 16, 2016.
College career Virginia Cavaliers In 2016 she signed a letter of intent to play in NCAA Division I with University of Virginia. She represented the Cavaliers 45 times over two seasons,Virginia Sports Profile | Taylor Ziemer Virginia Sports 2016–17 Season. registering 12 goals and 8 assists before joining ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands to play professionally.Ziemer keert terug naar de Verenigde Staten ADO Vrouwen (in Dutch). Published May 10, 2019.
Texas A&M Aggies Having played the 2018–19 season with ADO, she returned to the United States, transferring to Texas A&M where she made 38 appearances across two seasons, including 8 goals and 4 assists from midfield.2020–21 Soccer Roster | Taylor Ziemer 12th Man. 2020–21 Season.
Senior career ADO Den Haag Ziemer agreed to join ADO Den Haag for the 2018–19 season in the women's Eredivisie.Feministe in de spits: ADO speelster Taylor Ziemer strijdt voor gelijkheid AD.nl (in Dutch), November 21, 2018. She appeared in 21 games as a midfielder, making 10 starts. Ziemer scored 5 times, including a goal against Ajax.
Breiðablik In 2021. Ziemer agreed to join Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top women's football league in Iceland.Ziemer signs with Icelandic professional squad 12th Man. Published May 13, 2021. She played in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League where Breiðablik were drawn in Group B against Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv. She made twenty-eight appearances and scored six goals in her first year in Iceland.
Going into the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League season, Breiðablik were knocked out in the qualifying stages against Rosenborg on aggregate, with Ziemer playing in both legs.
In her three years in Iceland, she scored 9 goals in 51 domestic league matches. She had one goal in international cup matches.
Twente Ziemer returned to the Eredivisie, joining FC Twente in September 2023. In her first season with Twente, she scored 9 goals, which tied for eighth-most in the league.
Ziemer also scored a goal in a 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round match against BK Häcken on October 11, 2023, though Twente lost the matchup on aggregate goals.
1. FC Köln German club 1. FC Köln announced it signed Ziemer to a one-year contract on May 30, 2024.
Media Ziemer featured in the February 2019 edition of the ADO Den Haag Post where she discussed her journey from The U.S to The Netherlands in an interview alongside fellow American Johnny Reynolds.Voetballiefde Bracht Johnny Reynolds en Taylor Ziemer naar ADO Den Haag De ADOPOST (in Dutch). Published Februari 27th 2019.
International career
She has represented the United States at youth level.
Ziemer is also eligible to represent Germany.Player Summary | Taylor Ziemer World Football, Retrieved April 12, 2023.Taylor Ziemer | Stats Eurosport, Retrieved April 12, 2023.
Style of play
Ziemer can operate as a midfielder or forward.
Personal life
Ziemer identifies as a feminist, having majored in gender studies during college.
She is the daughter of coach Marcus Ziemer, the coach of the Sonoma State Seawolves men's soccer team. She is the great-granddaughter of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair.Taylor Ziemer | Bio 12th Man. 2020–21 Soccer Roster.
Honors Breiðablik Icelandic Cup Winner 2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna Runner-up 2021 Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup Runner-up 2022
Individual 2014 Gatorade National Player of the Year 2015 Gatorade National Player of the Year 2015 NSCAA Youth All American
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