.jpg) Flint withRacing Louisville in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Taylor Jacklyn Kornieck[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-22)November 22, 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Troy, Michigan,United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Diego Surf | |||
| Las Vegas Premier | |||
| Nevada ODP | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Colorado Buffaloes | 82 | (39) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Orlando Pride | 22 | (2) |
| 2020 | →MSV Duisburg (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | San Diego Wave | 34 | (4) |
| 2024– | Racing Louisville FC | 47 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U18 | ||
| 2017–2018 | United States U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | United States | 12 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 8, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 22, 2023 | |||
Taylor Jacklyn Flint (née Kornieck; born November 22, 1998) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as amidfielder forRacing Louisville FC of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played forSan Diego Wave FC and theOrlando Pride. She was the third overall pick of the2020 NWSL College Draft after playing for theColorado Buffaloes. She debuted for theUnited States national team in 2022.
Born inTroy, Michigan, Flint grew up inHenderson, Nevada, and was a 2015 NSCAA All-American at Coronado High School where she served as team captain and finished her prep career with 84 goals and 44 assists. As a senior, she was namedGatorade Player of the Year for Nevada as she scored 56 goals and led her school to the Division I state championship.[2] A standout high school athlete, Flint also played outside hitter for the school volleyball team and wide receiver for the flag football team. At club level, Flint played soccer for the San Diego Surf and Las Vegas Premier ECNL clubs, captained the Nevada Olympic Development Program team and was selected to the Region IV ODP team in 2015.[3]
Flint was a four-year starter for theColorado Buffaloes at theUniversity of Colorado Boulder from 2016 to 2019 while also earning a degree inintegrative physiology.[3] During her freshman season, Flint scored 11 goals for the Buffaloes in 22 matches, earning the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year award.[4] Following her junior year, Flint became the first All-American for the Buffaloes since 2006, scoring 9 goals in 16 starts.[5] She earned All Pac-12 honors every year of her collegiate career. Flint left Colorado as the program's all-time leader in points (102) and assists (24).[3][6]
During the 2019 college offseason, Flint joinedUWS clubLA Galaxy OC, making two appearances as the team won theNational Championship.[7]
On January 16, 2020, Flint was selected with the third overall pick in the2020 NWSL College Draft byOrlando Pride who traded up during the draft in order to select her. Taken third overall, Flint became the highest draft selection in Orlando Pride history.[6][8] On February 11, 2020, she signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.[8] With preseason and the ensuing NWSL schedule canceled in March due to thecoronavirus pandemic, the NWSL eventually scheduled a smaller2020 NWSL Challenge Cup replacement tournament in June.[9][10] However, on June 22, Orlando Pride withdrew from the tournament following positive COVID-19 tests among both players and staff.[11]
Flint returned to Orlando following her loan spell ahead of the2021 season, making her professional NWSL debut for the club on April 10, 2021, starting and scoring a 44th-minute equalizer in the team'sChallenge Cup opener againstRacing Louisville.[12]
In September 2020, having been unable to play for Orlando, Flint joined GermanBundesliga clubMSV Duisburg on loan for the rest of the year.[13] She made her debut on September 11, 2020, starting in a 2–0 defeat toBayer Leverkusen. On October 31 she made herDFB-Pokal Frauen debut in a second round match againstthird-tier teamBorussia Bocholt. She received a straight red card for serious foul play in the 38th minute and later handed a four-game ban by the German FA.[14] She scored her first goal on November 14 in a 5–3 defeat toWerder Bremen.[15]
On January 18, 2022, Flint was traded with the rights toEmily van Egmond toSan Diego Wave FC in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural second-round pick in the2024 NWSL Draft.[16]
In two seasons with the club, Flint totaled four goals and three assists in 34 appearances, helping the Wave win the 2023 NWSL Shield and become the first expansion team to make the playoffs in its first year in 2022.[17]
On January 22, 2024, Flint was traded to Racing Louisville FC for $150,000 in allocation money.[17]
Flint has represented theUnited States atunder-18,under-19 andunder-20 levels.[6] In 2016, she served as the team captain for the under-18 side. Flint scored her first international goal with the under-19s in July 2017 in a 2–0 win overEngland.[18] In 2018, Flint was called up for the La Manga U20 tournament but was forced to withdraw through injury.[19]
In June 2022, Flint received her first senior international call-up. At 6'1", she became the tallest player in the program's history to earn a cap with the national team.[20] She made herUnited States debut on June 25, 2022, entering as a 73rd-minute substitute and scoring in the 90th minute in a 3–0friendly win overColombia.[21] Flint scored her second international goal in a 5–0 win overNew Zealand when she headed in aRose Lavelle corner at the 80th minute.[22]
Taylor's mother, Kristin, played professional volleyball in Europe.[3] Her older brother, Nick, played basketball collegiately forDoane Tigers andCSU Dominguez Hills Toros.[23]
Formerly Taylor Kornieck, she marriedBailey Flint and began using her married name in 2024.[24]
| Team | Season | Pac-12 regular season | NCAA Tournament | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colorado Buffaloes | 2016 | Div. I | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 9 | — | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | ||
| Total | 76 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 39 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy OC | 2019 | UWS | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Orlando Pride | 2020 | NWSL | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| MSV Duisburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2022 | NWSL | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Racing Louisville FC | 2024 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 25, 2022 | Commerce City, Colorado |  Colombia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [21] |
| 2 | January 21, 2023 | Auckland, New Zealand |  New Zealand | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [m 1] |
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