Taegan Stewart
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taegan Pryce Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Calgary Wild FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Suburban FC | |||
| Calgary Foothills FC | |||
| 2022–2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 4 | (1) |
| 2024 | ASA High Performance | 11 | (7) |
| 2025– | Calgary Wild FC | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U15 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 21, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 25, 2024 | |||
Taegan Pryce Stewart (born October 10, 2007) is a soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she has also represented Wales at youth international level.
Early life
[edit]Taegan was born in Calgary, but moved to Halifax at age one and began playing soccer with Suburban FC at age three, before moving back to Calgary at age four.[1] In Calgary, she played youth soccer with Calgary Foothills WFC.[2] At age ten, she trained with the boys Barcelona Academy, returning a year later to play on an all-boys team at the Barca Academy World Cup.[3][4] In August 2022, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite.[5]
In 2023, she began training with German club SC Freiburg's U17 and U20 teams periodically for two years, and was set to join their U20 side on a permanent basis in 2025, however, she signed a professional contract instead with another club.[6][7]
Club career
[edit]In 2023, she played with Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia.[8] She won the league and national title with the Whitecaps. In 2024, she played with ASA High Performance in League1 Alberta.[9]
In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC.[10][11] At the time of her signing, she was the joint-youngest player (alongside her twin sister) to sign a contract with a team in the league.[12] On April 16, 2025, she came on as a substitute in the league's inaugural game, a 1-0 defeat to Vancouver Rise FC.[citation needed] On June 5, 2025, she scored her first professional goal, in a 3-2 victory over the Halifax Tides.[13][14]
International career
[edit]Taegan made her debut in the Canada national program with the Canada U15 at the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[1] She scored a goal assisted by her twin sister on August 1, 2015 against Jamaica U15.[15] In doing so, Taegan became the first Canadian youth international to score with an assist from her twin sister.
In October 2024, she was named to the Wales U19 team for a friendly against Portugal U19.[16]
Personal life
[edit]She is the twin sister of fellow professional player Keelyn Stewart.[17][18]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of June 21, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2023[8] | League1 British Columbia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| ASA High Performance | 2024[9] | League1 Alberta | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | ||||
| Calgary Wild | 2025 | Northern Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
[edit]- ^ a b Taegan Stewart at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Foothills Academy Members Taegan and Keelyn Stewart off to SC Freiburg". Calgary Foothills FC. January 29, 2024.
- ^ Code, Jillian (January 27, 2025). "Calgary Wild FC announce signing of local teen twins". CityNews.
- ^ "Calgary Wild FC Welcomes Local Twin Talents". Footboom. January 27, 2025.
- ^ "Taegan Stewart Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Woldu, Moses (January 25, 2024). "Twins soccer stars grab the attention of a top football team in Germany". Global News.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (January 27, 2025). "Wild FC signs 17-year-old Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart". Global News.
- ^ a b "Taegan Stewart 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ a b "Taegan Stewart 2024 L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
- ^ "Teenaged Twins Sign with Hometown Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC. January 27, 2025.
- ^ Toombs, Aryn (January 28, 2025). "Twintuition comes to Calgary Wild FC with signing of Stewart twins". LiveWire Calgary.
- ^ Zan, Elliot (January 28, 2025). "Calgary twins become youngest players to sign with new women's pro soccer league". CBC Sports.
- ^ "Calgary's Wild FC downs Halifax Tides 3-2 in Northern Super League". Times Colonist. June 6, 2025.
- ^ Pramod, Ankur (June 6, 2025). "Match report: Taegan Stewart stars as Calgary Wild FC survive Halifax scare in five-goal NSL thriller". Total Soccer News.
- ^ "Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship". Toronto Star. August 1, 2022.
- ^ "WU19 squad announced for Portugal friendlies". Football Association of Wales. October 17, 2024.
- ^ "'Double the trouble': Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Herald. January 27, 2025.
- ^ Desai, Devika (June 5, 2025). "Twins and Wild FC players Keelyn and Taegan Stewart go from grad to game". Calgary Herald.
External links
[edit]- Taegan Stewart at PlaymakerStats