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Taylor Twellman

Taylor Timothy Twellman (born February 29, 1980) is an American former soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Twellman is best known for his play with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2002 to 2009, during which time he scored more goals in MLS than any other player. He was the youngest player to score 100 goals in MLS in 2009 at the age of 29, and is New England's all-time leading goal scorer. Twellman was a five-time MLS all-star and in 2005 was the league MVP. Twellman also earned 30 caps for the United States national team, scoring 6 international goals. Twellman has been active since his retirement in promoting awareness of concussions and working in the media as a color commentator for ESPN/ABC until 2023 and for Apple TV since 2023.

Infobox

1997
United States U17
1999
United States U20
Full name
Taylor Timothy Twellman
Date of birth
(1980-02-29) February 29, 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position
Forward
Years
Team
1998–1999
Maryland Terrapins
2000–2002
1860 Munich II
2002–2010
New England Revolution
2002–2008
United States

Tables

· Career statistics › MLS
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
Open Cup
Apps
Open Cup
Goals
North America
Apps
North America
Goals
New England Revolution
New England Revolution
Club
New England Revolution
Season
2002
League
Major League Soccer
League
28
League
23
Open Cup
–
Open Cup
–
North America
28
North America
23
2003
2003
Club
2003
Season
22
League
15
League
1
League
1
Open Cup
2
Open Cup
1
North America
25
North America
17
2004
2004
Club
2004
Season
23
League
9
League
1
League
0
Open Cup
–
Open Cup
24
North America
9
2005
2005
Club
2005
Season
25
League
17
League
1
League
0
Open Cup
–
Open Cup
26
North America
17
2006
2006
Club
2006
Season
32
League
11
League
2
League
1
Open Cup
2
Open Cup
0
North America
36
North America
12
2007
2007
Club
2007
Season
26
League
16
League
4
League
4
Open Cup
–
Open Cup
30
North America
20
2008
2008
Club
2008
Season
16
League
8
League
2
League
1
Open Cup
1
Open Cup
0
North America
19
North America
9
2009
2009
Club
2009
Season
2
League
2
League
–
League
–
Open Cup
2
Open Cup
2
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
174
League
101
League
11
League
7
Open Cup
5
Open Cup
1
North America
190
North America
109
Club
Season
League
Open Cup
North America
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
New England Revolution
2002
Major League Soccer
28
23
–
–
28
23
2003
22
15
1
1
2
1
25
17
2004
23
9
1
0
–
24
9
2005
25
17
1
0
–
26
17
2006
32
11
2
1
2
0
36
12
2007
26
16
4
4
–
30
20
2008
16
8
2
1
1
0
19
9
2009
2
2
–
–
2
2
Career total
174
101
11
7
5
1
190
109
Appearances and goals by national team and year[33] · Career statistics › International
United States
United States
National team
United States
Year
2002
Apps
1
Goals
0
2003
2003
National team
2003
Year
5
Apps
0
2004
2004
National team
2004
Year
2
Apps
0
2005
2005
National team
2005
Year
5
Apps
1
2006
2006
National team
2006
Year
6
Apps
4
2007
2007
National team
2007
Year
10
Apps
1
2008
2008
National team
2008
Year
1
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
30
Apps
6
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
United States
2002
1
0
2003
5
0
2004
2
0
2005
5
1
2006
6
4
2007
10
1
2008
1
0
Total
30
6
List of international goals scored by Taylor Twellman · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
October 12, 2005
Venue
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States of America
Opponent
Panama
Score
2-0
Result
2-0
Competition
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
January 29, 2006
Venue
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States of America
Opponent
Norway
Score
1-0
Result
5-0
Competition
Friendly
3
3
No.
3
Date
2-0
4
4
No.
4
Date
4-0
5
5
No.
5
Date
February 10, 2006
Venue
AT&T Park, San Francisco, United States of America
Opponent
Japan
Score
3-0
Result
3-2
Competition
Friendly
6
6
No.
6
Date
June 12, 2007
Venue
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States of America
Opponent
El Salvador
Score
3-0
Result
4-0
Competition
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
October 12, 2005
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States of America
Panama
2-0
2-0
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
January 29, 2006
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States of America
Norway
1-0
5-0
Friendly
3
2-0
4
4-0
5
February 10, 2006
AT&T Park, San Francisco, United States of America
Japan
3-0
3-2
Friendly
6
June 12, 2007
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States of America
El Salvador
3-0
4-0
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

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