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| Full name | Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-06)October 6, 1988 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | National Training Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Saskatchewan Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Piteå IF | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Seattle Reign FC | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Boston Breakers | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Houston Dash | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portland Thorns FC | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Orlando Pride | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Canada U-17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Canada U-20 | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Canada | 101 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle (born October 6, 1988) is a Canadian formersoccer player and member of theCanada national team, winning a bronze medal at the2012 Summer Olympics. She is a Right To Play ambassador and currently serves as a soccer broadcaster forMLS Season Pass onApple TV, hosting MLS 360.
Born and raised inSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kyle attendedBishop Mahoney High School, where she helped the soccer team win both the city and provincial titles.[2][3] Her father, Doug, was a professional hockey player and her mother, Pat, a competitive volleyball player.[4][5] Her older sister Courtnee also played soccer at the national level.[3]
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.[6]
Kyle attended theUniversity of Saskatchewan in 2006. In 2006, she playedCanadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) soccer at the university, making 14 appearances and scoring three goals with three assists.[6] After only a year with the team, she was invited to play for theCanada national team and was offered a contract to play professionally in Sweden.[3]
Kyle played a total of six seasons with theVancouver Whitecaps from 2006 to 2012, not including 2009. During her inauguralW-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-rivalSeattle to help the team clinch third place.[6]
In 2009, Kyle played with thePiteå IF in Sweden's top-flight women's league,Damallsvenskan.[6] She made 13 appearances for the team, scoring one goal.[7]
On January 11, 2013, as part of theNWSL Player Allocation, Kyle joined theSeattle Reign FC in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[8][9] After playing a few games as a midfielder, Kyle shifted to a centre 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.[10][11][12][13] Kyle made 21 appearances for the squad, starting in nineteen matches and tallying 1,752 minutes played.[14]
On September 10, 2013, Seattle traded her to theBoston Breakers for fellow CanadianCarmelina Moscato.[15]
On April 29, 2014, Kyle was traded to theHouston Dash forNikki Washington.[16]
Kyle played 12 games for Portland in 2015.
On October 26, 2015, Kyle was acquired by theOrlando Pride along withAlex Morgan fromPortland Thorns FC. In return, Portland received Orlando's rights to their first expansion draft selection.[17] She made 17 appearances for the Pride before being released prior to the start of the 2017 season.[18]
Kyle has represented Canada on theU-17 andU-20 youth teams. She participated at theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup twice in2006 and2008.
In 2008, she won her first cap for thesenior team in a 4–0 loss to theUnited States. At the2011 Pan American Games, she was a member of the gold-winning team that defeatedBrazil.
Kyle won bronze at the London2012 Olympic Games, playing a prominent role throughout the tournament in Canada's midfield. Canada defeatedFrance 1–0 in the bronze medal game on August 9, 2012.[19]
She won her 100th cap with the senior national team at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, during the round of 16 match againstSwitzerland.[20]
Kyle announced her retirement from international competition via social media on April 21, 2017.[21]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 May 2011 | Rome,Italy |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 June 2011 |  North Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3. | 25 October 2011 | Guadalajara,Mexico |  Colombia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2011 Pan American Games |
| 4. | 23 January 2012 | Vancouver,Canada |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 5. | 4 April 2013 | Nice,France |  France | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 7 March 2014 | Larnaca,Cyprus |  Italy | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2014 Cyprus Women's Cup |
Kyle became a broadcaster forTSN in 2017.[22] She hit the headlines in June 2019 when she stated that Canada's rivalsthe US should not have celebrated whilst scoring the last few of their goals during the13–0 defeat ofThailand during theWomen's World Cup of that year.[23] Kyle hosts forBeIN Sports regularly. She also serves as an analyst for broadcasts on the network. In 2020, she was announced to be the sideline reporter forInter Miami CF.[24]
Kyle joined theApple TVMLS Season Pass broadcasting team for the 2023 season.[25]
Kyle announced on December 21, 2023 that she had become a brand ambassador for Can-i Wellness oral spray supplements.[26]
She marriedHarrison Heath in 2017. They welcomed their first child in June 2018, Hayden Jack Heath.[27]
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