Taylor Graham

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Taylor Graham
Personal information
Full name	Taylor Graham
Date of birth	June 3, 1980 {{{1}}}
Place of birth	Fair Oaks, CA, United States
Height	6'5
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	Red Bull New York
Number	26
Youth clubs
1998-2002	Stanford
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2003-04 2005 2006-	Kansas City Wizards Seattle Sounders Red Bull New York	19 (1) 28 (2) 10 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2006.

Taylor Graham (born June 3, 1980 in Fair Oaks, California) is an American soccer central defender, who is currently with Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer.

Graham played five years of college soccer at Stanford University, registering as a walk-on his freshman year of 1998, and only appearing in two games in 1999. After appearing in 18 games his sophomore season, Graham started every possible game his final two, winning first team All-Pac 10 his senior year, as he led the Cardinal to an appearance in the NCAA College Cup.

After graduating from Stanford, Graham was drafted 33rd overall in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards. Graham was signed to a developmental contract, making two appearances and playing a total of ten minutes. In his second season Graham was given significantly more playing time, but was still not close to a major player for the Wizards. After a season in the USL First Division when he played every minute for the Seattle Sounders, led his team to the title, and was named USL Defender of the Year, Graham was acquired by the MetroStars, now Red Bull New York.

Red Bull New York - Current Squad
2 Wynne | 4 Mendes | 6 Stammler | 7 Magee | 9 Wolyniec | 12 Camp | 13 Kuykendall | 14 Vide | 15 Kovalenko | 16 Dunivant | 17 Altidore | 18 Conway | 22 Behonick | 23 Parke | 26 Graham | 27 Ikangu | 28 Laventure | 32 Schopp | 33 Arvizu | - Regan | - Denton | Coach: Arena