Kayla Gonçalves

Kayla Gonçalves
Personal information
Full name Kayla Nicole Azevedo Gonçalves
Date of birth (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 24)
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 [fr]
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

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Gonçalves played youth soccer with Glen Shields SC.[1]

College career

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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

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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 [fr].[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

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  1. ^ "DPYSL". Pointstreak.
  2. ^ "Kayla Goncalves Simon Fraser profile". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
  3. ^ McLeod, Brad (August 30, 2018). "SFU women's soccer earn 6-1 win over MSUM". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
  4. ^ "Kayla Goncalves scores in 1-1 draw against MSU Denver". Simon Fraser Red Leafs. September 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  7. ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  8. ^ "Kayla Goncalves 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ^ a b Wong, Wilson (September 23, 2022). "Kayla Goncalves' professional soccer career off to a great start". Simon Fraser Red Leafs.
  10. ^ "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.
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