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With contract extension, Taylor Malham is ready to take the next step in her career

In an exclusive interview, the young defender details the process that led to her signing her first professional multi-year contract.

Taylor Malham chases the ball while playing for Chicago Stars FC against Racing Louisville in 2025.
Credit: Melissa Tamez-Imagn Images

Taylor Malham was ready to move on from soccer. 

Weeks into the 2023 preseason, Racing Louisville, the team that claimed her playing rights while still a college player at Arkansas, waived her from the roster. 

“I was freaking out,” Malham told The Equalizer in an exclusive interview. “I was like, ‘I don’t know what to do. I don’t even know if I want to play soccer anymore.’

 

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