Taylor Booth (soccer)

Taylor Anthony Booth (born May 31, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and right back for German club Bayern Munich II.

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, right back
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 26 (3)
2021 → St. Pölten (loan) 15 (3)
2021– Bayern Munich 0 (0)
National team‡
2016 United States U16 7 (0)
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 May 1, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 14, 2020

Club career

Youth 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] 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

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

Bayern Munich

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.

FC Utrecht

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

International career

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 [9] but has yet to make a senior team appearance.

Career statistics
As of match played May 1, 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 20—20 [5]
2020–21 3. Liga 20—20 [6]
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 22 3 — 22 3
Total 263—263—
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 15300153 [6]
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga001010[10]
Career Total 41610426—

Personal life

Booth was born in Eden, Utah, to Kelli (née Carver) and Chad Booth, both collegiate soccer players.[11] Through his father's Italian heritage, he was able to obtain an Italian passport, allowing him to move to Germany at 17.[12] 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.[13][14]

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. "Booth Taylor". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Taylor Booth". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  11. 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.
  12. Sciaretta, Brian (February 12, 2019). "With Bayern move sealed, Booth eyes bright future for both club & country". American Soccer Now. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  13. "Taylor Booth: 5 things on Bayern Munich's American teen prodigy". Bundesliga. October 15, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  14. 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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