Taegan Stewart

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

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

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]

International career

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.[13] 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.[14]

Personal life

She is the twin sister of fellow professional player Keelyn Stewart.[15]

Career statistics

As of May 24, 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 20 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship

References

  1. ^ a b Taegan Stewart at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. ^ "Foothills Academy Members Taegan and Keelyn Stewart off to SC Freiburg". Calgary Foothills FC. January 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Code, Jillian (January 27, 2025). "Calgary Wild FC announce signing of local teen twins". CityNews.
  4. ^ "Calgary Wild FC Welcomes Local Twin Talents". Footboom. January 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Taegan Stewart Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  6. ^ Woldu, Moses (January 25, 2024). "Twins soccer stars grab the attention of a top football team in Germany". Global News.
  7. ^ Spencer, Donna (January 27, 2025). "Wild FC signs 17-year-old Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart". Global News.
  8. ^ a b "Taegan Stewart 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
  9. ^ a b "Taegan Stewart 2024 L1A Stats". League1 Alberta.
  10. ^ "Teenaged Twins Sign with Hometown Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Wild FC. January 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Toombs, Aryn (January 28, 2025). "Twintuition comes to Calgary Wild FC with signing of Stewart twins". LiveWire Calgary.
  12. ^ Zan, Elliot (January 28, 2025). "Calgary twins become youngest players to sign with new women's pro soccer league". CBC Sports.
  13. ^ "Canada blanks Jamaica 5-0 to open play at CONCACAF U-15 Women's Championship". Toronto Star. August 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "WU19 squad announced for Portugal friendlies". Football Association of Wales. October 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "'Double the trouble': Calgary twins Keelyn and Taegan Stewart join Calgary Wild FC". Calgary Herald. January 27, 2025.