Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: Nov. 22, 1998
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Height: 6-foot-1
Pronunciation: Taylor Flint
Previous Team: San Diego Wave (NWSL)
2024: After shifting to a defensive midfield role with her new club, Flint proved to be one of the top defensive presences in the NWSL, making 24 appearances, all starts, while scoring three times and logging one assist. The Las Vegas native led the league in aerial duels won and win percentage, interceptions and tackles won while also ranking third in blocks. Flint also ranked in the top 10 in passes into the final third and progressive passes. She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March/April.
Before Racing Louisville: Flint (née Kornieck) joins Racing after two successful seasons in San Diego, where she totaled six goals and four assists in 45 appearances between the NWSL regular season and UKG NWSL Challenge Cup. She played a key role in the Wave becoming the first expansion team in league history to make the playoffs in its debut campaign in 2022, and a year later she helped San Diego win the NWSL Shield, given to the first-place team through the regular season.
A three-year NWSL veteran, Flint was the No. 3 pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft, the highest draft selection in Orlando Pride history. The University of Colorado legend is the program’s all-time leader in career assists and points while sitting second in career goals. She was an All-American, four-time all-Pac-12 selection and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, helping CU to three NCAA Tournament second-round appearances.
She spent the COVID-19-interrupted season on loan with MSV Duisburg in Germany before returning to debut for Orlando in 2021, tallying three goals and three assists in 26 appearances across all competitions.
Flint scored her first NWSL goal in her debut – the April 10, 2021, NWSL Challenge Cup match against Racing at Lynn Family Stadium that was the first game in Louisville club history.
International: A versatile midfielder, Flint has two goals in 12 appearances for the U.S. Women’s National Team, with gold medals from the 2022 Concacaf W Championsip and the 2023 SheBelieves Cup.