Kayla Gonçalves
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kayla Nicole Azevedo Gonçalves | ||
Date of birth | April 14, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise FC | ||
Youth career | |||
Glen Shields SC | |||
Unionville Milliken SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Simon Fraser Clan | 46 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Unionville Milliken SC | 29 | (2) |
2022 | Unionville Milliken SC | 6 | (0) |
2022 | Altitude FC | ||
2022–2023 | CA Paris 14 | ||
2023–2024 | FC Swift Hesperange | ||
2024–2025 | Famalicão | 9 | (0) |
2025– | Vancouver Rise FC | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 23, 2025 |
Kayla Nicole Azevedo Gonçalves (born April 14, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.
Early life
[edit]Gonçalves played youth soccer with Glen Shields SC.[1]
College career
[edit]In 2018, Gonçalves began attending Simon Fraser University.[2] On August 30, 2018, she scored her first goal in the season opener in a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons.[3] On September 4, 2021, she scored her second career goal in a 1-1 draw against the MSU Denver Roadrunners.[4]
Club career
[edit]From 2017 to 2019, Gonçalves played with Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario.[5][6][7] She again played for the side in 2022.[8]
In the summer of 2022, she joined Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia.[9]
In August 2022, she signed with French Division 2 Féminine club CA Paris 14 .[9]
In August 2023, she joined FC Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.
In August 2024, she signed with Portuguese club Famalicão in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[10]
In January 2025, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.
References
[edit]- ^ "DPYSL". Pointstreak.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves Simon Fraser profile". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
- ^ McLeod, Brad (August 30, 2018). "SFU women's soccer earn 6-1 win over MSUM". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves scores in 1-1 draw against MSU Denver". Simon Fraser Red Leafs. September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b Wong, Wilson (September 23, 2022). "Kayla Goncalves' professional soccer career off to a great start". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
- ^ "FC Famalicão anuncia três reforços com ligação a Portugal (e uma é goleadora)" [FC Famalicão announces three reinforcements with links to Portugal (and one is a goalscorer)]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). August 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kayla Goncalves at ZeroZero