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Ged Taylor (born 19 February 1994 in Des Moines, Iowa is an American Soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper for Seattle Sounders. He previously played for Des Moines Menace in the Premier Development League before being drafted by New York City FC in the 2015 season.

Early Career
Ged Taylor was not only a good footballer, but was also a talented Lacrosse player, however, his older brother Layton, convinced him to focus on football. His first team was the Des Moines Menace, his local club in the area which was coached by his Father, Jacob. He impressed with the team which led to him joining Des Moines Menace in 2006, the premier team in Des Moines.

Des Moines Menace
In 2014 he made his debut in the Premier Development League in a 3-0 win over WSA Winnipeg. They went on to top the Heartland Division in the Central conference with 37 points, which was higher than any other team in any other division, which meant they won the Regular Season Championship. They played K-W United FC in the Central Conference Championship. After the game finished 0-0, the game went to penalties. Ged saved Ridge Robinson's penalty and Sergio Camargo hit the post which allowed the Des Moines based side to win 4-3 on penalties. However, they ended up losing the central conference final to Michigan Bucks, who ended up winning the entire playoff bracket.

New York City FC
In 2015, Ged Taylor was chosen as the 1st pick of the MLS season draft by New York City FC after being recommended by officials at the Central Conference Finals. He made his MLS debut on the 7th of March in a home match against San Jose Earthquakes, which they lost 1-0. It was only NYCFC second game in the MLS. However, he only played another 4 Matches in the season, conceding 11 goals overall. It was a fantastic season for NYCFC, who won the Easter Conference, the Easter Conference Playoffs, The Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup.

In the 2016 season he was pushing for the Number 1 shirt, but midway through the season he was traded to Seattle Sounders for a 2-year international slot + £180,000.

Seattle Sounders
Ged Taylor Was unveiled to the Seattle faithful on the 31st of May 2016. He was given the number 1. shirt. He made his debut in a 1-1 draw away to New England Revolution. He would make another 18 appearances over the course of the season conceding 25 in a dissapointing campaign in which they scraped 4th in the Western Conference and got knocked out by LA Galaxy in the Playoff Semi-Finals 5-3 on aggregate.

The Next season saw improvements in the team and Ged's playtime. He made 28 apperances (Conceding 48) in a season which they topped the western conference, won the western conferences playoff but sadly lost in the MLS Cup against Toronto FC.

International Career
Ged Taylor has been capped for the USA U23 team, which he played all 5 games of the successful North American Olympic Qualifying campaign. However, he was controversially excluded from the team that would take part in Rio, who ended up finishing 3rd in their group on 3 points behind Holland and Brazil, only ahead of New Zealand. He has yet to make a senior appearance.

Personal Life
Ged was born from an American born father of Norman Decent, and a El Salvadorian American mother. He has 2 siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Thanks to his mother, Ged is fluent in Spanish.