Taylor Suarez

College career

Suarez scored 3 goals in 14 games for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2024, missing about a month while at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In the ACC tournament final, she opened the scoring in a 3–2 victory over North Carolina. The team earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament but was upset on penalties in the second round. Suarez became a regular starter for the Seminoles as a sophomore in 2025, scoring 5 goals and adding 9 assists in 22 games. She had one goal and five assists during the NCAA tournament, including the winning assist to Wrianna Hudson in the 1–0 win over Stanford in the final, as Florida State won their fifth national title. She earned second-team All-ACC and second-team All-American recognition and was named in the NCAA all-tournament team. After her sophomore season, she announced that she would give up her remaining college eligibility and turn pro.

Club career

Angel City FC announced on January 8, 2026, that they had signed Suarez to her first professional contract on a three-year deal. She made her professional debut as an 80th-minute substitute for Kennedy Fuller in a season-opening 4–0 victory over the Chicago Stars on March 15. On August 1, she scored her first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with the Kansas City Current.

International career

Suarez received her first youth national team call-up at the United States under-17 level in November 2021. She made the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship following an injury to Melanie Barcenas went on to start for the team, helping the United States win the tournament with the game-winning assist against Mexico in the final. She was part of the team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where they lost on penalties in the quarterfinals. She was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, its best result since 2012.

Personal life

Suarez is one of three children born to Lorie and Rick Suarez. Several members of her family played college baseball, her father at Seton Hall and her brothers at Charlotte and Lenoir–Rhyne.

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2025 ACC women's soccer tournament: 2024

United States U-17 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: 2022

United States U-20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024

Individual Second-team All-American: 2025 Second-team All-ACC: 2025 NCAA tournament all-tournament team: 2025