Kaila Lillyanna Novak... speaks English (and learning French)... while she was born at a hospital in neighbouring London, ON, her family was living in St. Thomas... her father Jan was born in Chomutov, CZE while her mother Jeanette was born in London, ENG... grew up participating in soccer, hockey, gymnastics, dance... she was four years old when she started playing soccer at St. Thomas SC... enjoys snowboarding, sports, hanging out with friends and family... growing up, favourites included Jessie Fleming, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Manchester United FC... other favourites have included Usain Bolt, Seattle Seahawks...

represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-17 at Uruguay 2018 and U-20 at Costa Rica 2022)... won two Concacaf youth medals with Canada (2018 bronze U-17 and 2022 bronze U-20)…

For Country

she was 15 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2017 with coach Bev Priestman... won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship in Nicaragua and USA... finished fourth with Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Uruguay 2018... represented Canada at the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in Dominican Republic... 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)...