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{{Short description|American soccer player}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Taylor Twellman
| image          = CINvSKC 2019-04-07 - Taylor Twellman (32618249487) (cropped).jpg
| caption        = Twellman on an [[ESPN]] show in 2019
| fullname       = Taylor Timothy Twellman
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1980|2|29}}
| birth_place    = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| collegeyears1  = 1998–1999
| college1       = [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland Terrapins]]
| collegecaps1   = 43
| collegegoals1  = 28
| years1         = 2000–2002
| clubs1         = [[TSV 1860 Munich II|1860 Munich II]]
| caps1          = 36
| goals1         = 7
| years2         = 2002–2010
| clubs2         = [[New England Revolution]]
| caps2          = 174
| goals2         = 101
| totalcaps      = 210
| totalgoals     = 108
| nationalyears1 = 1997
| nationalteam1  = [[United States U-17 men's national soccer team|United States U17]]
| nationalcaps1  = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1999
| nationalteam2  = [[United States U-20 men's national soccer team|United States U20]]
| nationalcaps2  = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2008
| nationalteam3  = [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
| nationalcaps3  = 30
| nationalgoals3 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|soccer]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007 United States]]|}}
}}

'''Taylor Timothy Twellman''' (born February 29, 1980) is an American former [[Association football|soccer]] player who played professionally from 1999 to 2010. He now works in the media as a soccer television commentator for [[MLS Season Pass]] on [[Apple TV app|Apple TV]].

Twellman is best known for his play with the [[New England Revolution]] of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) from 2002 to 2009, during which time he scored more goals in MLS than any other player.<ref name="auto">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160109012351/http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2008/01/31/mls_blocks_another_offer_for_twellman/ "MLS blocks another offer for Twellman"], ''Boston Globe'', Frank Dell'Apa, January 31, 2008.</ref> He was the youngest player to score 100 goals in MLS in 2009 at the age of 29,<ref>[http://www.sbisoccer.com/2009/06/twellman-named-mls-player-of-the-week.html "TWELLMAN NAMED MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK"], Soccer By Ives, June 8, 2009.</ref> and is New England's all-time leading goal scorer. Twellman was a five-time MLS all-star and in 2005 was the league MVP.<ref name="auto1">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110307962.html "Revs' Twellman retires 2 years after concussion"], Washington Post, Steve Ulman, November 3, 2010.</ref> Twellman also earned 30 caps for the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]], scoring 6 international goals.

Twellman has been active since his retirement in promoting awareness of concussions and working in the media as a color commentator for [[Soccer on ESPN/ABC|ESPN/ABC]] until 2023 and for [[Apple TV app|Apple TV]] since 2023.

==Youth and college==
Taylor was raised in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], and attended [[Saint Louis University High School]] (SLUH), where he was an all-star athlete in [[American football]], [[basketball]], [[Association football|soccer]], and [[baseball]], during which he was offered a contract by the [[Kansas City Royals]] baseball team. After graduating from SLUH in 1998, Twellman rejected the offer, electing to play soccer at [[University of Maryland, College Park|Maryland]] on an athletic scholarship.<ref>{{Citation |last=Rosewater |first=Amy |title=Twinkle returns for Twellman |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/2002-08-01-twellman_x.htm |work=USA Today |date=August 1, 2002 |access-date=November 9, 2007}}</ref>  At [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland]], Twellman played soccer in 1998 and 1999; in 1998 Twellman was named a second-team [[All America]]n for the squad, and in his sophomore 1999 season he finished as a runner-up for both the [[Hermann Trophy]] and the MAC Player of the Year Award. After only two seasons with the Terrapins, Twellman left college to turn professional.

==Professional career==
In 2000, Twellman signed with German [[Bundesliga]] club [[1860 Munich]].<ref name="Munich">{{cite web | last=Athletics | first=University of Maryland | title=Twellman Signs With 1860 Munich Of German Bundesliga | website=University of Maryland Athletics | date=January 24, 2000 | url=https://umterps.com/news/2000/1/24/207284372 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> He spent two years with the team, but played for the reserve team in Division III, and never played above the reserve level.

Twellman returned to the U.S. when he was drafted second overall by the [[New England Revolution]] in the [[2002 MLS SuperDraft]] on February 10, 2002.<ref name="Super Draft">{{cite web | title=2002 MLS SuperDraft | website=mlssoccer | date=February 10, 2002 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2002-mls-superdraft-369929 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> He made his MLS debut in the Revolution's season opener on March 23, coming on as a 67th minute substitute for [[Álex Pineda Chacón]] in a 3-1 loss to the [[MetroStars]].<ref name="Debut">{{cite web | title=MetroStars vs. New England Revolution Match Report – Saturday March 23, 2002 | website=FBref.com | date=March 23, 2002 | url=https://fbref.com/en/matches/4f81751a/MetroStars-New-England-Revolution-March-23-2002-Major-League-Soccer | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> He scored his first MLS goal, and made his first MLS start, on April 20, 2002, scoring in the 10th minute of a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew.<ref name="First Goal">{{cite web | title=Columbus Crew vs. New England Revolution Match Report – Saturday April 20, 2002 | website=FBref.com | date=April 20, 2002 | url=https://fbref.com/en/matches/5705732d/Columbus-Crew-New-England-Revolution-April-20-2002-Major-League-Soccer | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref><ref name="First Goal and start">{{cite web | title=Taylor Twellman ends soccer career | website=revolutionsoccer.net | date=November 3, 2010 | url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/taylor-twellman-ends-soccer-career | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> In Twellman's first season in MLS, he established himself as one of the best players in the league, scoring 23 goals.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2014/05/27/4761835/keith-hickey-taylor-twellman-should-have-been-mls-all-time "Landon Donovan may have the record, but Twellman's abbreviated career showed the Revs striker was truly the best at finding the net"], Goal.com, Keith Hickey, May 27, 2014.</ref> On May 11, 2002, Twellman scored the first (and second) ever goals at [[Gillette Stadium]] in MLS league play, in the Revolution's 2-0 win over the [[Dallas Burn]].<ref name="2024 Media Guide">{{cite book |title=2024 Media Guide |publisher=New England Revolution|url=https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |access-date=September 19, 2024|archive-date=March 22, 2024 }}</ref> He finished second in league MVP voting, and was named to the 2002 [[MLS Best XI]].<ref name="auto1"/> Twellman scored his first professional hat trick against D.C. United on September 7.<ref name="Hat Trick">{{cite web | last=Leger | first=Justin | title=Revolution Classics: Taylor Twellman notches hat trick vs. DC United | website=NBC Sports Boston | date=June 25, 2020 | url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/soccer/new-england-revolution/revolution-classics-taylor-twellman-notches-hat-trick-vs-dc-united/412003/ | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>

In the 2003 season, despite being beset by a number of injuries, Twellman finished tied with Carlos Ruiz of the L.A. Galaxy for top goalscorer of the league with 15. His production went down in 2004, as he ended up with just nine goals.

[[File:TaylorTwellman 2006 MLS Cup.jpg|thumb|right|Twellman with New England Revolution in 2006]]

Twellman's best MLS season came in 2005, winning both the [[Major League Soccer MVP Award]] and [[MLS Golden Boot]], and finishing the regular season with 17 goals.<ref name="MVP">{{cite web | title=Twellman captures MLS Honda MVP | website=mlssoccer | date=January 23, 2010 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/twellman-captures-mls-honda-mvp | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> He was also named to the 2005 [[MLS Best XI]].
Twellman was the target of transfer talk when [[Odd Grenland]] of Norway reportedly made a $1.2 million bid for him, which MLS rejected. In February 2007, New England announced they had signed Twellman to a four-year contract, reportedly worth $5 million.<ref>{{Citation |title=Revs' Taylor Twellman signs contract extension |url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070212&content_id=83473&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp |publisher=MLS |date=February 12, 2007 |access-date=November 9, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071229113750/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20070212&content_id=83473&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp |archive-date = December 29, 2007}}</ref>

In 2007, Twellman won his first title with the Revolution: the [[US Open Cup]],<ref name="Open Cup">{{cite web | title=An oral history of the Revolution's 2007 U.S. Open Cup victory over FC Dallas | website=revolutionsoccer.net | date=September 12, 2016 | url=https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/oral-history-revolutions-2007-us-open-cup-victory-over-fc-dallas | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> a season in which he finished third in MLS in goals scored. The Revolution also won the Eastern Conference title, with Twellman scoring a spectacular bicycle kick against the Chicago Fire to secure the Revs' spot in the [[2007 MLS Cup]].<ref name="Bicycle">{{cite web | title=Playoff Moments | website=mlssoccer | date=November 8, 2007 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/video/a-goal-you-dream-about-twellman-s-legendary-bicycle-kick-playoff-m-5971815771001 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> Twellman scored the opening goal of the 2007 MLS Cup against Houston Dynamo. However, this would be New England's only goal as they would go on to lose their third straight MLS Cup by a score of 2–1.<ref>{{Citation|title=Dynamo beat Revolution 2–1 to repeat as MLS champions |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7462040 |work=Fox Sports |date=November 18, 2007 |access-date=November 18, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120113916/http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7462040 |archive-date=November 20, 2007 }}</ref>

In January 2008, English [[Football League Championship|Championship]] team [[Preston North End]] attempted to entice Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution to sell Twellman. Preston initially advanced an offer of $1.7 million, but MLS and the team rejected that offer,<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/01/08/english_team_ponders_new_pitch_for_twellman/ "English team ponders new pitch for Twellman"], ''Boston Globe'', Frank Dell'Apa, January 8, 2008.</ref> rejected another offer of $2.5 million, and then rejected another bid for $3 to $3.5 million, which would have been the fourth highest and possibly the second highest transfer fee in MLS history to date.<ref>{{cite news |title=Twellman Vents About Preston Approach |url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2008/01/twellman_vents_about_preston_a.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 18, 2008 |access-date=January 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

===Injuries and retirement===
Twellman suffered a neck injury and a serious [[concussion]] from a mid-air collision against [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] goalkeeper [[Steve Cronin]] on August 30, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 28, 2008 |title=Revolution F Twellman out with concussion symptoms |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2008-10-28-1238087828_x.htm |work=[[USA Today]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref> Twellman played the rest of the 2008 season, but due to lingering symptoms from his whiplash and concussion, he played only two games in 2009. Twellman had planned to make his return during the 2010 season, but he was unable to play that season and was placed on the season-ending injury list. After struggling to find any playing time over the past three seasons in MLS due to his head injury, Twellman announced his retirement from the game at the end of the 2010 MLS season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ulman |first=Howard |date=November 3, 2010 |title=Revs' Twellman retires 2 years after concussion |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110307962.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press |access-date=July 3, 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Due to having an American father and a mother of Algerian descent, Twellman was eligible to represent the [[United States men's national soccer team]] as well as the  [[Algeria national football team|Algerian national football team.]]

Twellman began his involvement with the U.S. national program at youth level with the U-17 and U-20 squads.<ref name="US Soccer Profile">{{cite web | title=Taylor Twellman | website=US Soccer Players | date=August 30, 2008 | url=https://ussoccerplayers.com/player/twellman-taylor | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> He first gained professional attention after scoring four goals for the U-20 national team at the 1999 [[FIFA World Youth Championship|World Youth Championship]] while still playing with the University of Maryland.<ref name="US Soccer Profile"/> He also represented the United States at the [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|1999 Pan American Games]].

[[File:TaylorTwellman 20060410.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Twellman at a U.S. national team practice in 2006]]

After establishing himself in MLS, Twellman made his first appearance with the [[United States men's national soccer team|senior U.S. national team]] on November 17, 2002, against [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]].<ref name="US Soccer Profile"/> He struggled to score his first international goal, having several apparent goals waved off for offside infractions. He finally scored against [[Panama national football team|Panama]] in a World Cup qualifier on October 12, 2005.<ref name="US Soccer Profile"/> He improved his chances for a spot on the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] team in a friendly against Norway<ref name="Norway">{{cite web | title=Three for Twellman as U.S. tops Norway | website=mlssoccer | date=January 23, 2010 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-twellman-us-tops-norway | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> on January 29, 2006. In the game, he scored the ninth [[hat trick]] in U.S. national team history, but was ultimately left off the World Cup roster by coach [[Bruce Arena]].<ref name="06 World Cup">{{cite web | title=Twellman adjusts after U.S. Cup team snub | website=Cape Cod Times | date=May 4, 2006 | url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports/2006/05/04/twellman-adjusts-after-u-s/50889347007/ | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>

Twellman was selected by new U.S. coach [[Bob Bradley]] as a member of the U.S. squad for the [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], scoring in a group stage win over El Salvador.<ref name="2007 Gold Cup">{{cite web | title=United States 4, El Salvador 0: U.S. dominates | website=MetroWest Daily News | date=June 13, 2007 | url=https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/sports/2007/06/13/united-states-4-el-salvador/41374643007/ | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> Twellman gradually fell out of the national team pool in the following years after a series of concussions sidelined his club career.

==Post-retirement==

Since retirement, Twellman has created the THINKTaylor foundation, a charitable organization regarding sports-related concussions.
Twellman has agreed to donate his brain to science after death. His brain could be of use to determine whether multiple concussions cause permanent harm to the brain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.necn.com/11/04/10/Twellmans-retirement-not-a-choice/landing_sports.html?blockID=345492&feedID=6097 |title=Twellman's retirement 'not a choice' |access-date=November 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908065509/http://www.necn.com/11/04/10/Twellmans-retirement-not-a-choice/landing_sports.html?blockID=345492&feedID=6097 |archive-date=September 8, 2012 }}</ref>

Twellman Soccer provides programs and tools for players, coaches and organizations across the United States.

==Media career==

Twellman has had an active media career after retiring as a player. He joined [[Soccer on ESPN/ABC|ESPN/ABC]] from November 2011 until January 2023 as a soccer analyst,<ref name="SI-ESPN2023">{{cite magazine |last=Koons |first=Zach |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Taylor Twellman Announces Departure From ESPN |url=https://www.si.com/media/2023/01/06/taylor-twellman-announces-departure-espn |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=January 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Wahl |first=Grant |date=November 21, 2011 |title=Grant Wahl: Harkes out as ESPN's lead analyst |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2011/11/21/harkes-espn |access-date=July 1, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2011 |title=Taylor Twellman Replacing John Harkes In ESPN's Soccer Booth Next Year |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2011/11/22/Media/MLS-TV.aspx |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}</ref> serving as lead color commentator for their Major League Soccer coverage alongside lead play-by-play commentator [[Adrian Healey]] and later [[Jon Champion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hofheimer |first=Bill |date=December 10, 2018 |title=Renowned British Broadcaster Jon Champion Will Move to the United States as ESPN's New Play-by-Play Voice for Major League Soccer |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2018/12/renowned-british-broadcaster-jon-champion-will-move-to-the-united-states-as-espns-new-play-by-play-voice-for-major-league-soccer/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=ESPN Press Room U.S. |language=en-US}}</ref> He also hosted a weekly recap show about the league, ''MLS Rewind'', on [[ESPN+]]. Twellman called the 2012, 2016, and 2020 European Championships, and in 2014 Twellman was the USMNT lead color commentator in the World Cup in Brazil.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140923220819/http://www.gazettenet.com/home/12434047-95/after-concussion-ends-playing-career-taylor-twellman-is-again-a-rising-star "After concussion ends playing career, Taylor Twellman is again a rising star"], ''Baltimore Sun'', Ryan Bacic, June 20, 2014.</ref> He left the network in January 2023 to join Apple's MLS coverage.<ref name="SI-ESPN2023"/>

==Personal life==
Taylor's father [[Tim Twellman]], and uncles [[Mike Twellman]] and [[Steve Twellman]], all played professionally in the [[North American Soccer League (1968-84)|North American Soccer League]]. Taylor's brother James Twellman played with the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] reserves in 2002. Taylor's grandfather, [[Jim Delsing]], was a [[Major League Baseball]] outfielder in the 1950s for five teams. His uncle is golfer [[Jay Delsing]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==Career statistics==
===MLS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|Open Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[CONCACAF|North America]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[New England Revolution]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Taylor Twellman|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/taylor-twellman/stats/|website=mlssoccer.com|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>||[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]]||rowspan="8"|[[Major League Soccer]]||28||23||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||23
|-
|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]]||22||15||1||1||2||1||25||17
|-
|[[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]]||23||9||1||0||colspan="2"|–||24||9
|-
|[[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]||25||17||1||0||colspan="2"|–||26||17
|-
|[[2006 Major League Soccer season|2006]]||32||11||2||1||2||0||36||12
|-
|[[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]||26||16||4||4||colspan="2"|–||30||20
|-
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]||16||8||2||1||1||0||19||9 
|-
|[[2009 Major League Soccer season|2009]]||2||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!174||101||11||7||5||1||190||109
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|id=7100|name=Taylor Twellman|access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]||2002||1||0
|-
|2003||5||0
|-
|2004||2||0
|-
|2005||5||1
|-
|2006||6||4
|-
|2007||10||1
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!30!!6
|}

:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Twellman goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Taylor Twellman 
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|October 12, 2005}}
|[[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], United States of America
|{{fb|Panama}}
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=USA vs. Panama |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/780/Usa_Panama.html|website=National-football-teams.com |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 29, 2006}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Dignity Health Sports Park]], [[Carson, California|Carson]], United States of America
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|NOR}}
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5-0
|rowspan="3"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=USA vs. Norway|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13861/Usa_Norway.html|website=National-football-teams.com |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|February 10, 2006}}
|[[Oracle Park|AT&T Park]], [[San Francisco]], United States of America
|{{fb|Japan}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|style="text-align:center"|3-2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{cite web|title=USA vs. Japan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13860/Usa_Japan.html|website=National-football-teams.com |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|{{dts|June 12, 2007}}
|Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States of America	
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|3-0
|style="text-align:center"|4-0
|[[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=USA vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2049/Usa_El_Salvador.html|website=National-football-teams.com |access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Honors==
'''New England Revolution'''
* [[U.S. Open Cup]]: [[2007 U.S. Open Cup|2007]]
* [[North American SuperLiga]]: [[2008 North American SuperLiga|2008]]

'''United States'''
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]: [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2007]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Major League Soccer MVP Award|Major League Soccer MVP]]: 2005
* [[MLS Golden Boot]] (2): 2002, 2005
* [[MLS Best XI]]: 2002, 2005
* [[List of Major League Soccer players with 100 or more goals|MLS 100 goals club]]
* [[MLS All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: 2002,<ref name="2002 All Star Game">{{cite web | title=2002 MLS All-Star Game | website=mlssoccer | date=August 3, 2002 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2002-mls-all-star-game-373147 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> 2003,<ref name="2003 All Star Game">{{cite web | title=2003 MLS All-Star Game | website=mlssoccer | date=August 2, 2003 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2003-mls-all-star-game-373148 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> 2005<ref name="2005 All Star Game">{{cite web | title=2005 MLS All-Star Game | website=mlssoccer | date=July 30, 2005 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2005-mls-all-star-game-373150 | access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>

In 2004, Twellman received the inaugural [[Keough Award]], which recognizes the outstanding male soccer player from the St. Louis area.

In 2021 Twellman received the Soccer Legacy award from [[The Sports Museum]] at [[TD Garden]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘He’s a good guy.’ David Ortiz really does like Alex Rodriguez, and other highlights from The Tradition - The Boston Globe |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/09/sports/hes-good-guy-david-ortiz-really-does-like-alex-rodriguez-other-highlights-tradition/ |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{MLS player}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060322021856/http://www.yanks-abroad.com/content.php?mode=search&s=Taylor%20Twellman Taylor Twellman articles on Yanks Abroad]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071125212350/http://www.soccer-new-england.com/Twellman-Smiles-His-Way-to-Success.html Taylor Twellman profile at Soccer New England]}}

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