Taylor Hansen

Taylor Kay Hansen (born April 4, 1999) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. She played college soccer for the Montana Grizzlies and became the first Grizzlies women's soccer player to sign in the NWSL after spending one season with the San Diego Wave.

Early life Hansen was born in Florida to Dan and Diane Hansen. The family moved to California and Indiana before settling in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, when Hansen was in 8th grade. Although Hansen started playing soccer at age 4, winning the ECNL U-15 Championship in 2014 and a Division 1 title in 2016. She attended Del Norte High School in San Diego, where she also played soccer. In her early years of college, she played as a full back She scored her first collegiate goal on March 7, 2021, helping the Grizzlies beat MSU Billings 3–0. With Montana, Hansen was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference First Team and a three-time Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team honoree. As a senior, she was named to the All-West Region First Team by the United Soccer Coaches. Throughout her college career, Hansen played frequent minutes for the Grizzlies, starting all of Montana's matches from her sophomore year to her final year of college. Ultimately, she went undrafted and instead joined the Wave as a non-roster invitee in their preseason squad. Hansen later signed her first professional contract with the Wave in March 2022, becoming the first Grizzlies women's soccer player to sign in the National Women's Soccer League. She made her professional debut on April 14, starting and playing for 65 minutes at left-back in an NWSL Challenge Cup defeat to the OL Reign. It would be her first and only appearance with the Wave. At the end of the 2022 season, the Wave announced that Hansen would be among the contingent of players not returning to the club in 2023.