Franck Tayou

Franck Tayou (born April 16, 1990) is a Cameroon-born-American[1] soccer player who currently plays for the Ontario Fury in the Major Arena Soccer League.[2]

Franck Tayou
Tayou with the Richmond Kickers in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-16) April 16, 1990
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ontario Fury
Number 15
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Real Maryland Monarchs 3 (0)
2012–2013 Las Vegas Legends (indoor) 16 (20)
2013 NJ-LUSO Parma 2 (0)
2013 Northern Virginia Royals 9 (8)
2013–2014 Tulsa Revolution (indoor) 10 (14)
2014–2015 Oxford City FC of Texas (indoor) 13 (13)
2015 Las Vegas Mobsters 8 (2)
2014–2015 Las Vegas Legends (indoor) 6 (4)
2015–2018 Soles de Sonora (indoor) 62 (175)
2016 San Antonio FC 17 (5)
2017 Richmond Kickers 13 (1)
2018 FC Wichita 6 (7)
2018 Fresno FC 12 (1)
2018–2019 Monterrey Flash (indoor) 24 (50)
2019– FC Wichita 5 (2)
2019– Ontario Fury (indoor) 21 (47)
National team
– United States beach
– United States national futsal team
– United States arena
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2020

Career

Tayou began his college soccer career at West Virginia University in 2010 where he played for two years, leading the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in both seasons.[3] Tayou has had a successful career playing indoor soccer in the Major Arena Soccer League. He was voted Most Valuable Player of the 2015/2016 MASL after an outstanding season with Mexican club Soles de Sonora whom he led to the Ron Newman Cup final. The eventually lost to the Baltimore Blast. He led the league with 47 goals and 62 points in 20 games. He was also the leading goal scorer of the playoff series.

Tayou has represented the US Futsal National team in the CONCACAF tournament which took place in Costa Rica. The team fell short to Canada in the pre-qualifying matches. He has also represented the United States in futsal and arena soccer.

Tayou has played with numerous Premier Development League sides, including Real Maryland Monarchs, NJ-LUSO Parma, Northern Virginia Royals and Las Vegas Mobsters.[4][5] He has also played indoor soccer professionally with Las Vegas Legends, Tulsa Revolution and Soles de Sonora in the Major Arena Soccer League.[1] Tayou signed with United Soccer League side San Antonio FC on June 16, 2016.[6]

On June 16, 2017, Tayou signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USL.[7]

After a spell with NPSL side FC Wichita, Tayou joined USL club Fresno FC on June 15, 2018.[8] Along with his outdoor soccer experience, Tayou has built an incredible resume in the Major Arena Soccer League, where he has won four Most Valuable Player Awards and scored 323 goals in just 152 games.[9]

Honors
Individual
  • MASL MVP(4): 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20
  • All-MASL First Team: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2019-20
  • All-MASL Second Team: 2018-19
  • Ed Tepper Humanitarian of the Year: 2018-19

References
  1. Communications, San Antonio FC (16 June 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD FRANCK TAYOU".
  2. "Franck Tayou- Stats". MASL Soccer. Soccer Shift. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "Franck Tayou - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us.
  5. "Archived Stats". USL PDL.
  6. Communications, San Antonio FC (16 June 2016). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD FRANCK TAYOU".
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2017-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. USLSoccer.com Staff (15 June 2018). "Foxes Add Tayou to Attacking Corps".
  9. "Franck Tayou Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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