Kaylyn Kyle



Kaylyn Mackenzie Kyle (born 6 October 1988) is a Canadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League. She is also a member of Canada national women's soccer team and a Right To Play ambassador.



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[hide]  *1 Early life  ==Early life[edit] == Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kyle attended Bishop Mahoney High School where she helped the soccer team win both the city and provincial titles.[1] [2]  Her father, Doug, was a professional hockey player and her mother, Pat, a competitive volleyball player.[3] [4]  She has an older sister named Courtnee who also played soccer at the national level.[2]
 * 1.1 University of Saskatchewan
 * 2 Playing career
 * 2.1 Club
 * 2.1.1 Vancouver Whitecaps
 * 2.1.2 Pitea IF
 * 2.1.3 Seattle Reign FC
 * 2.2 International
 * 3 References
 * 4 External links

Kyle was named Saskatchewan Soccer Association Youth Female Player of The Year in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and Senior Female Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011.[5] ===University of Saskatchewan[edit] === Kyle attended the University of Saskatchewan from 2006 to 2010. In 2006, she played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer at the university, making 14 appearances and scoring three goals with three assists.[5]  After only a year with the team, she was invited to play for the Canada national women's soccer team and was offered a contract to play professionally in Sweden.[2] ==Playing career<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ===Club<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ====Vancouver Whitecaps<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Kyle played a total of six seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2006–2012, not including 2009. During her inaugural W-League season in 2006, Kyle made one appearance for the Whitecaps for a total of 78 minutes. In 2007, she made eight appearances in her second season for the Whitecaps scoring one goal. During the 2008 season, Kyle made six appearances for the blue and white with two assists. In 2010, her fourth season with the Whitecaps, Kyle made five appearances tallying two assists. She had two playoff appearances for the team contributing one goal and one assist as the Whitecaps fell in the Championship final. In 2011, Kyle made three playoff appearances for the Whitecaps. She scored two goals during those appearances including the game-winning goal against arch-rival Seattle to help the team clinch third place.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-whitecaps_bio_5-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5] ====Pitea IF<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2009, Kyle played with the Pitea IF in Sweden's top-flight women's league, Damallsvenskan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-whitecaps_bio_5-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  She made 13 appearances for the team, scoring one goal.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] ====Seattle Reign FC<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== Kyle scores a penalty kick against theChicago Red Stars on July 25, 2013 at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, WA.<p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On 11 January 2013, as part of the NWSL Player Allocation, Kyle joined the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  After playing a few games as a midfielder, Kyle shifted to a center back position and helped strengthen a young defensive line. As a defender, Kyle was a leading scorer for the Reign scoring three goals on the season, all of them penalty kicks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  Kyle made 21 appearances for the squad, starting in nineteen matches and tallying 1,752 minutes played.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sw_stats_13-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">On September 10, 2013, she was traded to the Boston Breakers in exchange for fellow Canadian, Carmelina Moscato.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14] ===International<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === <p style="line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Kyle has represented Canada on the U-17 and U-20 youth teams. She participated at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice in 2006 and 2008.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">In 2008, she won her first cap for the senior team in a 4–0 loss to the United States. At the 2011 Pan-American games, she was a member of the gold-winning team which defeated Brazil.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Kyle won bronze at the London 2012 Olympic games, playing a prominent role throughout the tournament in Canada's midfield. Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal game on 9 August 2012.