Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kayla Angela Briggs | ||
Date of birth | June 5, 2005 | ||
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 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Providence Friars | 26 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 .
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]
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]
In 2022 and 2023, Briggs played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario. [13] [14]
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]