Kayla Briggs

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Kayla Briggs
Personal information
Full name Kayla Angela Briggs
Date of birth (2005-06-05) June 5, 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2009–2017 Leaside SC
2017–2021 North Toronto Nitros
2022–2023 NDC Ontario
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Providence Friars 26 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 NDC Ontario 25 (9)
International career
2022 Canada U17 3 (0)
2023–2024 Canada U20 11 (9)
2025– Canada 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 6, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of June 27, 2025

Kayla Angela Briggs (born July 5, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player .

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Early life

Briggs began playing youth soccer at age four with Leaside SC, playing with them until age 12. [1] [2] She then joined the North Toronto Nitros, before joining the NDC Ontario in January 2022. [3] She also played with Team Ontario at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, where she won gold with the team. [4]

College career

In 2023, Briggs began attending Providence College where she played for the women's soccer team. [5] On August 17, 2023, she made her collegiate debut, recording two assists in a 2-0 victory over the Iona Gaels [6] On August 31, 2023, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Brown Bears, [7] earning Big East Freshman of the Week honours. [8] In November 2023, she was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week. [9] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team. [10] Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named to the Big East All-Preseason team, [11] and at the end of the season was named to the All-Big East Second Team. [12]

Club career

In 2022 and 2023, Briggs played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario. [13] [14]

International career

Briggs made her debut in the Canadian national program, being named to the Canada U17 team for the U17 Revelations Cup in Mexico. [1] [4] She was then subsequently named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

She was later named to the Canada U20 team for various camps, as well as the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [15] [16]

On April 8, 2025, she made her senior debut, starting in a friendly against Argentina. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 Kayla Briggs at Canada Soccer
  2. "2022 Athlete of the Year - Kayla Briggs". Leaside Sports. May 24, 2024.
  3. Girard, Daniel (August 1, 2023). "Unstoppable Kayla Briggs – FIFA World Cup, here she comes!". Leaside Life.
  4. 1 2 Shackleton, Al (September 19, 2022). "East York soccer players help Team Ontario win gold, suit up for Canadian U17 squad at tourney in Mexico". Beach Metro Community News.
  5. "Kayla Briggs Providence profile". Providence Friars .
  6. "Women's Soccer Shuts Out Iona, 2-0". Providence Friars . August 17, 2023.
  7. Coit, Nick (August 31, 2023). "Briggs Goal Lifts PC Over Brown In Crosstown Women's Soccer Showdown". WLNE-TV .
  8. "Trio Of Women's Soccer Players Earn BIG EAST Weekly Awards". Providence Friars . September 4, 2023.
  9. "Kayla Briggs And Avery Snead Earn BIG EAST Weekly Awards". Providence Friars . October 16, 2023.
  10. "Five Friars Earn All-BIG EAST Accolades". Providence Friars . November 1, 2023.
  11. "Kayla Briggs Named To The Preseason All-BIG EAST Team". Providence Friars . August 13, 2024.
  12. "Kayla Briggs And Ella McBride Earn All-BIG EAST Women's Soccer Awards". Providence Friars . November 6, 2024.
  13. "Kayla Briggs 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Kayla Briggs 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  15. "Three Providence College Women's Soccer Players Set To Play In CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Providence Friars . May 18, 2023.
  16. "Two Members of the Women's Soccer Program Qualify For Under-20 FIFA World Cup 2024". Providence Friars . August 19, 2024.
  17. Rhodes, Benedict (April 9, 2025). "3 Key Takeaways: CanWNT's lengthy unbeaten run ends with 1-0 defeat to Argentina". Canadian Premier League .