Taylor Ray
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Ray | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Sydney FC | 61 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Sydney Olympic | 20 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Melbourne Victory | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Australia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Australia U-20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2022 | |||
Taylor Ray (born 22 April 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women club Melbourne Victory.
Club career
[edit]Ray was born in 2001 in Townsville and played for local team, Townsville Warriors as a junior.[2]: 69 She made her senior debut in the A-League Women, at age 16, for Sydney FC on 9 December 2017,[2] in a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.[3]
In May 2024, Ray departed Sydney FC, after seven seasons at the club.[2]: 69 [4] Over her 61 appearances she kicked two goals for her team.[2]: 69 During her time at Sydney in the A-League Women off-seasons, Ray also appeared for National Premier Leagues Women's clubs Football NSW Institute (2017–2018) and Sydney Olympic (2020–2024).[2][5]
In August 2024, Ray was signed by Central Coast Mariners for the 2024–25 A-League Women season.[6] Following the expiration of her contract, Ray left Central Coast Mariners in August 2025.[7] A few days later,Melbourne Victory announced signing Ray for the 2025–26 A-League Women season.[8]
International career
[edit]In June 2022, after an impressive season with Sydney FC, Ray was called up to Australia's senior national team for their upcoming friendlies against Spain and Portugal.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Taylor Ray". sydneyfc.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ninja A-League 2024/25 Season Guide" (PDF). A-Leagues Media Centre. November 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ↑ "Ray debuts for Sky Blues". Soccerway. 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Long Serving Midfielder One Of Six Released". Sydney FC. 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "Taylor Ray loving her Sydney Olympic journey". National Premier Leagues NSW. Football NSW. 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "Central Coast Mariners sign Championship winning midfielder Taylor Ray". Central Coast Mariners. 15 August 2024.
- ↑ Ingham, Matthew (29 August 2025). "Taylor Ray departs Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory welcomes Taylor Ray". Melbourne Victory. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Matildas Squad for June Friendlies Announced". 14 June 2022.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Australian women's soccer players
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Women's association football defenders
- Sydney FC (women) players
- Central Coast Mariners FC (women) players
- Melbourne Victory FC (women) players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- A-League Women championship–winning players