Player Details

Name

Taylor Hunter

Height

6' 0"

Weight

170 lbs

Date of Birth

7.7.1993 (30)

Birthplace

Aurora, Colorado USA

Position

Defender
Career Summary

Talented young center back who spent the 2016 season playing under current Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera with RGV FC. Was a third-round pick (49th overall) by the Dynamo in the 2015MLS SuperDraft. Signed to first team contract on March 1, 2017.

2017 OPEN CUP: Started and played 120 minutes in a 3-2 win at North Carolina FC in the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 14 ... Started and played 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss in the Round of 16 against Sporting Kansas City on June 28

USL 2016: Signed with Dynamo's USL affiliate RGV FC Toros … Played 20 games under head coach Wilmer Cabrera

MLS 2015: Selected in the third round (49th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Denver … Made first MLS start on 7/18 at Real Salt Lake … OPEN CUP: Made substitute appearance in Round of 16 vs. Colorado Rapids … Started Quarterfinal loss at Sporting Kansas City

COLLEGE: 2014: Started all 20 matches while posting 1,797 minutes … Was substituted for in just one game … Was named team captain prior to the start of the season … Named Summit League Tournament MVP for his stellar defensive work … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team … 2013: Started 19 of Denver's 20 games … Helped Denver set new Division I school records in consecutive shutouts (5), consecutive scoreless minutes (584), single-season wins (13) and consecutive unbeaten matches (15) … Recorded assists against Loyola-Chicago (Oct. 16) and at Western Illinois in The Summit League Tournament finals (Nov. 17) … All-Summit League First Team … CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team … Academic All-Summit League … 2012: Played in 16 of Denver's 20 matches, starting 13 of them … Tallied one assist in 1,182 minutes at center back … Assisted Cole Chapleski's game-winner in overtime against San Jose State(Nov. 8) in the MPSF Quarterfinals … CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team … Academic All-MPSF … 2011: Made 13 appearances and started 10 matches

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Real Colorado USSDA Team … Played for Colorado State ODP from 2006-08 … Helped lead his team to the Colorado State Cup championship in 2008 … Attended Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo … Named to Second Team All-State 2010 … Selected to First Team All-Centennial Conference and First Team All-City Aurora in 2009 and 2010 … Also named First Team Academic All-State in 2009 and 2010 … Voted Grandview Wolves Player of the Year

PERSONAL: Son of Kristi and Jeffrey Hunter … Has one brother, Trevor, and one sister, Chelsea … Enjoys playing basketball … Finance major at Denver