Taylor Booth (soccer)

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Taylor Booth
Booth training with Utrecht in 2022
Personal information
Full name Taylor Anthony Booth[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Eden, Utah, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2015 La Roca FC
2016–2018 Real Salt Lake
2019–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bayern Munich II 27 (3)
2021–2022 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2021 → St. Pölten (loan) 15 (3)
2022 Jong Utrecht 3 (0)
2022– Utrecht 38 (7)
International career‡
2016 United States U16 7 (0)
2017 United States U17 13 (0)
2018 United States U18 3 (0)
2018 United States U19 2 (1)
2023– United States U23 3 (0)
2023– United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 18, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2023

Taylor Anthony Booth (born May 31, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Utrecht and the United States national team.

Club career[edit]

Youth career[edit]

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] He finished the 2019–20 season with two appearances.[5] He also made two appearances for the reserve team during the 2020–21 season[6] before being loaned out to SKN St. Pölten.[7]

St. Pölten[edit]

On February 8, 2021, Booth was loaned to Austrian side SKN St. Pölten until the end of the season.

Bayern Munich[edit]

On August 25, he was promoted to Bayern Munich's senior squad for their 2021–22 DFB-Pokal first round fixture against Bremer SV. He came as a substitute in the second half and played 22 minutes in the 12–0 victory.

Utrecht[edit]

On January 28, 2022, Booth signed a pre-contract with Eredivisie club Utrecht to join the team as a free agent in the summer.[8]

After scoring a goal in both of Utrecht’s league matches during November 2022, Booth was named the November Eredivisie Player of the Month.[9]

Booth scored his first goals of the following league campaign by way of a hat-trick, the first of his career, against FC Volendam on February 4, 2024; his brother, Zach, also scored in the match.[10]

International career[edit]

Booth has represented the United States at a number of youth levels, from under-15 to under-19. Most notably, he 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, helping his team to the quarter-finals before losing 4–1 to eventual champions England.[2] On December 3, 2021, he was called up for the first time to the United States senior team for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 18,[11] though he did not make an appearance. Booth got his first cap on March 24, 2023 in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Grenada.

On October 8, 2023, Booth was called up to the United States under-23 national team ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Booth was born in Eden, Utah, to Kelli (née Carver) and Chad Booth, both collegiate soccer players.[13] Through his father's Italian heritage, he was able to obtain an Italian passport, allowing him to move to Germany at 17.[14] Booth was born with torticollis, which required physical therapy as an infant. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[15][16] His younger brother, Zach, plays for Volendam on loan from Leicester City.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played February 18, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20[5] 3. Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
2020–21[6] 3. Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 23 3 — — — 23 3
Total 27 3 — — — 27 3
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21[6] Austrian Bundesliga 15 3 — — — 15 3
Bayern Munich 2021–22[18] Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
FC Utrecht 2022–23 Eredivisie 25 2 3 0 — — 28 2
2023–24 Eredivisie 13 5 2 1 — — 15 6
Total 38 7 5 1 — — 43 8
Career total 80 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 86 14
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup

International[edit]

As of match played March 27, 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

Honors[edit]

Bayern Munich II

United States

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Taylor Booth at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  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. ^ a b "Booth Taylor". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Taylor Booth » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  7. ^ ""Sehr gespannt auf ihre weitere Entwicklung": Bayern verleiht zwei Talente nach Österreich". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "U.S., Bayern Munich youngster Taylor Booth to join Dutch side Utrecht - sourc". ESPN. January 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Henry Jr., Larry (February 4, 2024). "Taylor Booth's hat trick edges brother Zach in head-to-head showdown". SBI Soccer.
  11. ^ "BERHALTER CALLS 26 PLAYERS AHEAD OF USA-BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON DEC. 18 IN CARSON, CALIF". United States Soccer Federation. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  12. ^ "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Sciaretta, Brian (February 12, 2019). "With Bayern move sealed, Booth eyes bright future for both club & country". American Soccer Now. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Taylor Booth: 5 things on Bayern Munich's American teen prodigy". Bundesliga. October 15, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Zach Booth". lcfc.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  18. ^ "Taylor Booth". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "Bayern Munich, U.S. youth star Taylor Booth in talks over new contract, set for loan". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  20. ^ "U.S. beats Canada to win Nations League as Balogun opens account". ESPN. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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