# Taylor Ziemer

Taylor Marie Ziemer (born July 16, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Köln. She has represented the United States National Team at the U14, U15, U18, and U19 levels.

## Early life

Ziemer attended and graduated from Montgomery High School. As a youth player, she played in the NorCal Premier Soccer Player Development Program.

## Youth career

Ziemer started her youth career with local side Santa Rosa United playing predominantly as a forward and on occasion in midfield. She is a two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year.

## College career
### Virginia Cavaliers

In 2016 she signed a letter of intent to play in NCAA Division I with University of Virginia. She represented the Cavaliers 45 times over two seasons, registering 12 goals and 8 assists before joining ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands to play professionally.

### Texas A&M Aggies

Having played the 2018–19 season with ADO, she returned to the United States, transferring to Texas A&M where she made 38 appearances across two seasons, including 8 goals and 4 assists from midfield.

## Senior career
### ADO Den Haag

Ziemer agreed to join ADO Den Haag for the 2018–19 season in the women's Eredivisie. She appeared in 21 games as a midfielder, making 10 starts. Ziemer scored 5 times, including a goal against Ajax.

### Breiðablik

In 2021. Ziemer agreed to join Breiðablik in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top women's football league in Iceland. She played in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League where Breiðablik were drawn in Group B against Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv. She made twenty-eight appearances and scored six goals in her first year in Iceland.
Going into the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League season, Breiðablik were knocked out in the qualifying stages against Rosenborg on aggregate, with Ziemer playing in both legs.
In her three years in Iceland, she scored 9 goals in 51 domestic league matches. She had one goal in international cup matches.

### Twente

Ziemer returned to the Eredivisie, joining FC Twente in September 2023. In her first season with Twente, she scored 9 goals, which tied for eighth-most in the league.
Ziemer also scored a goal in a 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round match against BK Häcken on October 11, 2023, though Twente lost the matchup on aggregate goals.

### 1. FC Köln

German club 1. FC Köln announced it signed Ziemer to a one-year contract on May 30, 2024.

## Media

Ziemer featured in the February 2019 edition of the ADO Den Haag Post where she discussed her journey from The U.S to The Netherlands in an interview alongside fellow American Johnny Reynolds.

## International career

She has represented the United States at youth level.
Ziemer is also eligible to represent Germany.

## Style of play

Ziemer can operate as a midfielder or forward.

## Personal life

Ziemer identifies as a feminist, having majored in gender studies during college.
She is the daughter of coach Marcus Ziemer, the coach of the Sonoma State Seawolves men's soccer team. She is the great-granddaughter of Pro Football Hall of Famer Bob St. Clair.

## Honors

Breiðablik
* Icelandic Cup Winner 2021
* Úrvalsdeild kvenna Runner-up 2021
* Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup Runner-up 2022
Individual
* 2014 Gatorade National Player of the Year
* 2015 Gatorade National Player of the Year
* 2015 NSCAA Youth All American