Kayla Gonçalves

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Azevedo and the second or paternal family name is 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

Gonçalves played youth soccer with Glen Shields SC.

College career

In 2018, Gonçalves began attending Simon Fraser University. On August 30, 2018, she scored her first goal in the season opener in a 6-1 victory over the Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons. On September 4, 2021, she scored her second career goal in a 1-1 draw against the MSU Denver Roadrunners.

Club career

From 2017 to 2019, Gonçalves played with Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario. She again played for the side in 2022.

In the summer of 2022, she joined Altitude FC in League1 British Columbia.

In August 2022, she signed with French Division 2 Féminine club CA Paris 14 [fr].

In August 2023, she joined FC Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.

In August 2024, she signed with Portuguese club Famalicão in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.

In January 2025, she signed with Canadian Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.

References

  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.