Kaela Hansen

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Kaela Hansen
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Hansen in 2025
Personal information
Full name Kaela Danielle Mercado Hansen
Date of birth (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AFC Toronto
Number 6
Youth career
Burnaby Metro Select SC
Cliff Avenue United SC
Burnaby Girls SC
Mountain United FC
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Kansas Jayhawks 98 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 ŽFK Spartak Subotica 19 (1)
2024 KuPs 20 (0)
2025– AFC Toronto 9 (0)
International career‡
2016 Canada U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 30, 2024

Kaela Danielle Mercado Hansen (born April 13, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Hansen began playing youth soccer at age five with Burnaby Metro Select SC. [1] She later joined Cliff Avenue United FC, Burnaby Girls SC, and Mountain United. [2] She then joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite. [3] She was named the Whitecaps FC Youth Player of the Month for July 2016. [4]

College career

In 2018, Hansen began attending the University of Kansas, where she played for the women's soccer team. [5] In 2019, she won the Big 12 Conference title with the team. [6] She earned Academic All-Big 12 honours four times (2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022) during her time at Kansas. [7] Over her five seasons, she started every match for the team, finishing as the program's all-timer leader in career starts (98) and minutes played (8302). [8]

Club career

In 2023, Hansen signed with ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League. [8] On May 14, 2023, she scored her first pro goal in a match against ŽFK Sloga Zemun. [9] With the club, she won the league title as well as the league cup. [10] [11]

In January 2024, she signed with Finnish club KuPs in the Kansallinen Liiga. [12] [13]

In December 2024, she signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto, ahead of the inaugural season in 2025. [14] [15] She debuted in the club's first ever match against Montreal Roses FC. [16]

International career

In July 2016, Hansen was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time for a tournament in China, where she appeared in all three matches. [1] [4] She was later named to the squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [1] She made her U17 World Cup on September 30, 2016 against Cameroon U17. [7] She also attended camps with the Canada U20. [7]

In February 2025, she was called up to a training camp with the Philippines national team. [17]

Career statistics

As of April 27, 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ŽFK Spartak Subotica 2022–23 [19] [20] Serbian SuperLiga 914000131
2023–24100004 [b] 0140
Total1914040271
KuPS 2024 [21] Kansallinen Liiga 200202 [b] 0240
AFC Toronto 2025 Northern Super League 20——20
Career total4116060531

Honours

ŽFK Spartak Subotica

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kaela Hansen Profile - Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Butler, Signa (December 12, 2024). "Canadian national team player Regan becomes latest signing for Northern Super League's AFC Toronto". CBC Sports .
  3. ↑ Johnson, Meaghen (December 12, 2024). "Regan, Hansen reunited at AFC Toronto". TSN .
  4. 1 2 "Bolaños voted Whitecaps FC Player of the Month, presented by Coldwell Banker". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . August 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "KU Soccer inks nine for 2018". Kansas Jayhawks . February 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pick Six - Kaela Hansen". Kansas Jayhawks . May 13, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "Kaela Hansen Kansas profile". Kansas Jayhawks .
  8. 1 2 "Hansen Playing for ŽFK Spartak Subotica in Serbia". Kansas Jayhawks . March 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Greenstein, Henry (June 16, 2023). "Hansen celebrates team success, memorable goal in first pro season". KU Sports.
  10. ↑ Davidson, Neil (December 12, 2024). "B.C's Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan best friends and now teammates at AFC Toronto". Toronto Star .
  11. ↑ "Kaela Hansen KuPs profile". Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish).
  12. ↑ "Kaela Hansen saapuu Kuopion Palloseuraan" [Kaela Hansen arrives at Kuopio Football Club]. Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish). January 29, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Childers, Hansen Sign Professional Contracts Overseas". Kansas Jayhawks . February 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Jacques, John (December 12, 2024). "AFC Toronto Adds CanWNT's Emma Regan And Kaela Hansen". Northern Tribune.
  15. ↑ "Dynamic Duo Hansen and Regan Unite at AFC Toronto". Footboom.
  16. ↑ Bashir, Raheem Farhan (May 10, 2025). "Kaela Hansen: AFC Toronto's Important Defender". RB Sports.
  17. ↑ "31 players get call-up for Filipinas training camp". ABS-CBN Corporation . February 7, 2025.
  18. ↑ Kaela Hansen at Soccerway
  19. ↑ "Super liga Srbije (ž) 22/23" [Serbian Super League (W) 22/23]. fss.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Kup Srbije (ž) 22/23" [Serbian Cup (w) 22/23]. fss.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Kaela Danielle Marcado Hansen - Palloliitto.fi". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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