Taylor Booth (soccer)

Taylor Anthony Booth (born May 31, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich II.[2]

Taylor Booth
Personal information
Full name Taylor Anthony Booth[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001
Place of birth Eden, Utah, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2015 La Roca FC
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
2019–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayern Munich II 4 (0)
National team‡
United States U16
2017 United States U17 13 (0)
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2018 United States U19 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2020

Club career

Booth joined the Bayern Munich youth team from the Real Salt Lake youth academy in January 2019.[3] He made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II in the 3. Liga on June 14, 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Malik Tillman in the away match against Waldhof Mannheim, which finished as a 3–2 win.[4]

International career

Booth was included in the United States squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[1] He made two appearances in the tournament, in which the United States reached the quarter-finals before losing 1–4 to eventual champions England.[2]

Personal life

Booth was born in Eden, Utah, to Kelli (née Carver) and Chad Booth, both collegiate soccer players.[5] Through his father's Italian heritage, he was able to obtain an Italian passport, allowing him to move to Germany at 17.[6] Booth was born with torticollis, which required physical therapy as an infant.[7][8]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. October 28, 2017. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. Taylor Booth at WorldFootball.net
  3. "FC Bayern verpflichtet US-Talent Taylor Booth" [Bayern sign US talent Taylor Booth]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  4. "Germany » 3. Liga 2019/2020 » 32. Round » Waldhof Mannheim - Bayern München II 2:3". WorldFootball.net. June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. Ryan, Comer (March 21, 2016). "14-year-old soccer prodigy from Eden, Taylor Booth, on path to achieve big goal". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. Sciaretta, Brian (February 12, 2019). "With Bayern move sealed, Booth eyes bright future for both club & country". American Soccer Now. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. "Taylor Booth: 5 things on Bayern Munich's American teen prodigy". Bundesliga. October 15, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  8. Hollis, Randy (April 19, 2015). "Soccer: Taylor Booth is a 13-year-old phenom with his sights set on playing for RSL someday". Deseret News. Retrieved June 14, 2020.


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