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Emma Taylor-Main
Taylor-Main playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2026.
Personal information
Full name Emma Kalan Taylor-Main[1]
Birth name Emma Kalan Main
Date of birth (1999-10-19) 19 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix[3]
Number 20
Youth career
–2023 Upper Hutt City FC[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Wellington Phoenix[3] 54 (10)
International career‡
2016 New Zealand U-17[5] 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 March 2026

Emma Kalan Taylor-Main (née Main; born 19 October 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for the A-League side Wellington Phoenix. Taylor-Main played internationally for the New Zealand under-17 team.

Youth career

Born and raised in the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, Taylor-Main played all of her junior football for local side Upper Hutt City FC.[6] Taylor-Main joined the club at four years old, and made her debut for the first team aged just 14.[7]

Senior career

Wellington Phoenix

2022–23

Taylor-Main was signed as an injury replacement for the final week of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[8] She made her debut for the Wellington Phoenix on the 28th of March against Adelaide United after coming on as a substitute.[9] On her debut, Taylor-Main provided an assist.

2023–24

On 13 June 2023, the Phoenix announced that the attacker had signed a one-year contract with the club ahead of the 2023–24 season.[10] In that season, Taylor-Main found the net on five occasions, including a brace against Western Sydney Wanderers.[11] Those goals meant that Taylor-Main ended the season as the Phoenix's second top goal scorer, behind only Mariana Speckmaier.[12]

2024–25

Ahead of the 2024–25 A-League season, Taylor-Main signed a contract that would keep her on at the club until the conclusion of the season.[13] Taylor-Main would go on to score three goals that season, taking her overall tally for the Wellington Phoenix to eight.[14]

2025–26

On 4 July 2025, Taylor-Main signed another contract extension with the Phoenix, this time through to the end of the 2026–27 A-League season.[15] She became the first Phoenix player to do so. Taylor-Main's first goal involvement of the 2025–26 season an assist for Grace Jale's second goal in the 7–0 victory over Sydney FC on the 20 December 2025.[16] Next match, Taylor-Main scored her first and second goal of the season through a brace in a 3–0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers.[17] The second of her two goals sent Taylor-Main's tally for the club up to 10, making her the equal top goal scorer in the history of the Phoenix, alongside Mariana Speckmaier, and Grace Jale.

On 3 January 2026, Taylor-Main brought up her 50th cap for the club after starting against the Brisbane Roar.[18] She became just the fourth player to reach the milestone for the Phoenix.

On 13 April, the club announced Taylor-Main was set to miss the rest of the season due to a chronic lumbar spine injury, excluding her from the club's first ever appearance in the A-League Women Finals.[19]

International career

Taylor-Main was selected in the New Zealand U-17 squad to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup held in Jordan.[20] Taylor-Main started the last two group matches, including a 5–0 victory over the hosts.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Emma Taylor-Main". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Emma Main". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Emma secures Main contract". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Emma Main". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Emma Main". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Mental toughness pays off for Emma Main as Sarah Gregorius arrives to lend some advice". Stuff. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Emma secures Main contract". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Adelaide United vs Wellington Phoenix". FotMob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Emma secures Main contract". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix vs Western Sydney Wanderers". FotMob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "A-League Women 2023-24 Player Stats: Top Scorer". FotMob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix agree new contract to keep forward Emma Main". Friends of Football. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix (W) Top Goalscorers 2024-25". FotMob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Main Train signs on for another two seasons". Wellington Phoenix. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC". FotMob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers vs Wellington Phoenix". Fotmob. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix". FotMob. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (13 April 2026). "Wellington Phoenix lose striker Emma Main for A-League Women finals". Stuff. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  21. ↑ "Emma Main looks ahead to another football World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 2 January 2026.