Taylor Twellman

In 2000, Twellman signed with German Bundesliga club 1860 Munich. He spent two years with the team, but played for the reserve team in Division III, and never played above the reserve level. Twellman returned to the U.S. when he was drafted second overall by the New England Revolution in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft on February 10, 2002. He made his MLS debut in the Revolution's season opener on March 23, coming on as a 67th minute substitute for Álex Pineda Chacón in a 3-1 loss to the MetroStars. He scored his first MLS goal, and made his first MLS start, on April 20, 2002, scoring in the 10th minute of a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew. In Twellman's first season in MLS, he established himself as one of the best players in the league, scoring 23 goals and tallying six assists. On May 11, 2002, Twellman scored the first (and second) ever goals at Gillette Stadium in MLS league play, in the Revolution's 2-0 win over the Dallas Burn. He finished second in league MVP voting, and was named to the 2002 MLS Best XI. Twellman scored his first professional hat trick against D.C. United on September 7. In the 2003 season, despite being beset by a number of injuries, Twellman finished tied with Carlos Ruiz of the L.A. Galaxy for top goalscorer of the league with 15. His season officially ended on October 4, vs. Dallas when he broke his left foot after scoring two goals earlier in the game. Twellman was named both New England Revolution Team MVP and Midnight Riders Man of the Year in…

Due to having an American father and a mother of Algerian descent, Twellman was eligible to represent the United States men's national soccer team as well as the Algerian national football team. Twellman began his involvement with the U.S. national program at youth level with the U-17 and U-20 squads. He first gained professional attention after scoring four goals for the U-20 national team at the 1999 World Youth Championship while still playing with the University of Maryland. He also represented the United States at the 1999 Pan American Games. After establishing himself in MLS, Twellman made his first appearance with the senior U.S. national team on November 17, 2002, against El Salvador. He struggled to score his first international goal, having several apparent goals waved off for offside infractions. He finally scored against Panama in a World Cup qualifier on October 12, 2005. He improved his chances for a spot on the 2006 World Cup team in a friendly against Norway on January 29, 2006. In the game, he scored the ninth hat trick in U.S. national team history, but was ultimately left off the World Cup roster by coach Bruce Arena. Twellman was selected by new U.S. coach Bob Bradley as a member of the U.S. squad for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring in a group stage win over El Salvador. Twellman gradually fell out of the national team pool in the following years after a series of concussions sidelined his club career.

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Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Twellman goal.

Taylor's father Tim Twellman, and uncles Mike Twellman and Steve Twellman, all played professionally in the North American Soccer League. Taylor's brother James Twellman played with the San Jose Earthquakes reserves in 2002. Taylor's grandfather, Jim Delsing, was a Major League Baseball outfielder in the 1950s for five teams. His uncle is golfer Jay Delsing. Taylor married his high school sweetheart Lindsey in 2003, the two later divorced in 2008, due to "irretrievable breakdown" of their marriage.