Kaylyn Kyle

Kaylyn McKenzie Kyle... sports family (hockey father Doug, soccer sister Courtnee)... she was born just over a year after her father retired from professional hockey in the United States... she was six years old when she started playing for Silverwood Rangers (as a goalkeeper)... growing up, favourites included Christine Sinclair and Carmelina Moscato...

honoured by the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame... she was celebrated as part of the London 2012 Olympic soccer team honoured in the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 in Toronto on 23 October 2019 (she was one of 18 players that attended the event)...

Concacaf champion with Canada (2010)… won a bronze medal with Canada at the London 2012 Olympic Games... represented Canada at two FIFA Women’s World Cups (Germany 2011 and Canada 2015)... in all, won two Concacaf medals with Canada (2010 gold and 2012 silver)... won a gold medal with Canada at the Pan American Games at Guadalajara 2011... career 101 international “A” appearances across eight years from 2008 to 2015 with Canada Soccer's Women's National Team… after her playing career, she was celebrated by Canada Soccer on 11 June 2017 in the half-time presentation to former Olympic bronze medal winners at BMO Field in Toronto (on that day, Josée Bélanger, Jonelle Filigno, Robyn Gayle, Kaylyn Kyle, and Lauren Sesselmann were honoured at the Canada match)...

represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-20 at Russia 2006 and Chile 2008)... won two Concacaf youth medals with Canada (2006 silver U-20 and 2008 gold U-20)… as a youth player in 2008, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“balances the team, strong and influential player, excellent awareness of defensive duties, good timing of passes, composure in possession”)...

club career in Canada, Sweden, USA... with Surrey United SC, a one-time BC Soccer provincial championship winner (2010)...

at age 13, attended the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Championship Canada 2002 in Edmonton... in 2013, was one of 28 athletes featured in Sportsnet Magazine’s The Beauty of Sport... served as a draw assistant at the Official Draw for the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifiers on 7 November 2019... served as a brand ambassador for Golazo, Right To Play, Under Armour...

said Kyle in 2017, “to be able to pull on your jersey with a Canadian crest is one of the most amazing feelings in the world; Canada Soccer has allowed me to grow on both a personal and professional level”... said coach John Herdman in 2017, Kyle “is a competitor and her competitiveness brings a presence to the training environment and off the pitch... she was also able to demonstrate a high level of football IQ (and) I think that’s going to bode well for her future”...