Nikayla Desiree Small... speaks English... her father Jamie was born in Toronto while her mother Ishan was born in Kingstown, VIN... she grew up participating in basketball, volleyball, athletics, flag football... she was four years old when she started playing soccer at Pickering SC... enjoys music, movies, shopping, art, parks, hanging out with friends and family... growing up, favourites included Paul Pogba, Luka Modrić, Kylian Mbappé, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, N'Golo Kanté, CF Real Madrid, Arsenal FC, Manchester United FC... other favourites have included DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors...

represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2022 bronze U-20)…

For Country

she was 15 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2018 with coach Rhian Wilkinson... she represented Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship... won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Dominican Republic (Canada qualified for Costa Rica 2022)... represented Canada at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022...represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)...