Rising senior Kyra Taylor joins the Gator soccer team for the 2026 season. The forward owns 16 career goals.
Gator Soccer Adds Transfer Kyra Taylor
Monday, December 15, 2025 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida soccer adds Kyra Taylor to the Gators attack for the 2026 season. The forward was third among the Mississippi State goal scorers (4) in 2025. She also earned All-Conference USA Freshman of the Year and part of the All-CUSA first team in 2023.
"We are so pumped to welcome Kyra to the UF family," Florida Head Coach Nick Zimmerman said. "Her tireless work rate and willingness to be coached is something that will continue to push the standard as we move forward.
Taylor is the sixth newcomer to join the Gators for the 2026 season as UF signed four freshmen last month.
Kyra Taylor
IG: kyrataylorr_ X: @kyrataylor05
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Taylor's Career Statistics
"We are so pumped to welcome Kyra to the UF family," Florida Head Coach Nick Zimmerman said. "Her tireless work rate and willingness to be coached is something that will continue to push the standard as we move forward.
Taylor is the sixth newcomer to join the Gators for the 2026 season as UF signed four freshmen last month.
Kyra Taylor
IG: kyrataylorr_ X: @kyrataylor05
- Position: Forward
- High School: Longview High School
- Club: Dallas Texans
- Previous Schools: Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech
- Hometown: Longview, Texas
- Info
- Four goals shared third among Bulldogs in goal (4) and fourth in points (9)
- One of two Bulldogs to start all 20 matches
- Scored goals versus Louisiana Tech, South Alabama, at Missouri and Vanderbilt
- 2023 All-Conference USA first team
- 2023 CUSA Freshman of the Year
- 2023 CUSA All-Freshman Team
- Set program record with three multi-goal matches as a freshman
- Led 2023 Bulldogs in goals (9) and points (18)
- One of two Bulldogs to start every match of 2024 season
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medalist and part of CUSA Honor Roll in 2024 and 2025
Club:
- Played for Dallas Texans in club career
- Dallas Texas won 2021 Dallas International Cup and runner-up in 2019 and 2022
- Qualified for the ECNL Champions League twice
- 2020 Disney Showcase Championships champion
- Two-time U.S. Club Soccer (USCS) regional and national champion
- Lettered in basketball, volleyball and track & field at Longview High School
- 2021 15-5A All-District first-team basketball performer and 2022 all-district as volleyball libero
- Advanced with 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays to 2021 and 2022 regional and state championships
Taylor's Career Statistics
| Season | GP-GS | Min | Shots | G (GWG) | A | Pts |
| 2023 (LaTech) | 20-8 | 1060 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 2024 (LaTech) | 17-17 | 1311 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 (MSU) | 20-20 | 1448 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Totals | 57-45 | 3819 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
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