AUBURN, Ala. – While her Auburn soccer teammates charge through nonconference play, freshman standout Chloe Taylor competes 5,000 miles away for Canada in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.
“It’s the greatest honor,” said Taylor, a native of North Vancouver, British Columbia, who captained Canada’s U-17 Women’s National Team before attending Auburn. “Doing it at the U-17 level was the best experience and I’m excited to do it at this level with this special U-20 group. The World Cup is the biggest stage so having the opportunity to wear the badge and represent Canada is something I can never take for granted.”
For a few more days, the precocious Taylor still qualifies for the U-17 team. Taylor scored her first two career Auburn goals before her 18th birthday on Sept. 2.
“Getting the experience at this young age is really beneficial and will help me down the line,” she said. “It’s also an experience to enjoy as a younger one and take it all in, be the best teammate I can be and see what I can perform with on the field.”
With her stellar international resume, Taylor earned scholarship offers from coast to coast, choosing Auburn based on a combination of style and substance.
“I really like the playing style Coach James (Armstrong) has brought in,” Taylor said. “We play very good, possession-based football, which I appreciate. The campus is unmatched. You don’t see a college town like that; nowhere else I visited was like that. Auburn is truly one of a kind.
“I love it there. The people and the place make it all worth it. It’s everything you could want in a college.”
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