Taylor Ray

Taylor Ray (born 22 April 2001) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Women club Melbourne Victory.

Taylor Ray

Personal information
Full name	Taylor Ray
Date of birth	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2024	Sydney FC	61	(2)
2022–2023	Sydney Olympic	20	(1)
2024–2025	Central Coast Mariners	9	(0)
2025–	Melbourne Victory	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Australia U-17	3	(0)
2017–2019	Australia U-20	3	(2)
2022–	Australia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2022

Club career

Ray was born in 2001 in Townsville and played for local team, Townsville Warriors as a junior.^[2]: 69 She made her senior debut in the A-League Women, at age 16, for Sydney FC on 9 December 2017,^[2] in a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.^[3]

In May 2024, Ray departed Sydney FC, after seven seasons at the club.^{[2]: 69 [4]} Over her 61 appearances she kicked two goals for her team.^[2]: 69 During her time at Sydney in the A-League Women off-seasons, Ray also appeared for National Premier Leagues Women's clubs Football NSW Institute (2017–2018) and Sydney Olympic (2020–2024).^[2][5]

In August 2024, Ray was signed by Central Coast Mariners for the 2024–25 A-League Women season.^[6] Following the expiration of her contract, Ray left Central Coast Mariners in August 2025.^[7] A few days later,Melbourne Victory announced signing Ray for the 2025–26 A-League Women season.^[8]

International career

In June 2022, after an impressive season with Sydney FC, Ray was called up to Australia's senior national team for their upcoming friendlies against Spain and Portugal.^[9]