Kayla De Souza

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Kayla De Souza
Personal information
Full name Kayla Ashley De Souza
Date of birth (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Pickering SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 UOIT Ridgebacks 28 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Durham United FA 42+ (2)
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 7 (0)
2022– North Mississauga SC 16 (0)
International career
2010– Guyana 13+ (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Kayla De Souza (born 7 March 1990) is a footballer who plays for North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana national team.

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University career

De Souza turned down scholarship opportunities to play in the United States for personal reasons. [1] In 2013, she began attending Ontario Tech University, playing for the women's soccer team for two season. In 2014, she was an OUA All-Star and won an OUA bronze medal, as the Ridgebacks advanced to the U SPORTS championship for the first time in program history. [2] She scored five goals in 28 games over her two seasons. [3]

Club career

From 2015 to 2019, she played for Durham United FA in League1 Ontario, [4] during which she served as team captain. [5] In 2015, she scored one goal and was named League1 Ontario Defender of the Year [6] and a league First Team All-Star, [7] as Durham won the league title. [8] In 2016, she played 16 games [9] and was a league Second Team All-Star. [10] In 2017 she played 11 games, [11] in 2018, she played five games, [12] and in 2019, she appeared in ten games. [13] She scored a goal on May 13, 2017 against West Ottawa SC. [14]

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri. [15]

In 2022, she played for North Mississauga SC. [16]

International career

De Souza debuted with the Guyana national team in 2009. [17] She serves as the team's captain. [18] [19]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
21 August 2015 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
5–0
8–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

Personal life

De Souza is of Guyanese heritage on her father's side and Italian heritage on her mother's side. [20] She is the sister of fellow Guyana national team player Briana De Souza. [21]

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References

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  2. "Alumna Kayla De Souza playing in World Cup qualifier for Guyana". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks . 12 April 2022.
  3. "2016 UOTI Ridgebacks Women's Soccer Media Guide". UOIT Ridgebacks .
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  7. "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". League1 Ontario . 9 November 2015.
  8. "ANB Futbol 0 - Durham United FC 4". League1 Ontario. 1 October 2015.
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  10. "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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  12. "Kayla De Souza 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. "Kayla De Souza 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Match Recap: West Ottawa SC 0 - 3 Durham United FA". League1 Ontario. 15 May 2017.
  15. "Kayla De Souza 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. "Kayla De Souza 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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  18. "De Souza, Charles confident of Lady Jags' chances". Guyana Times. 16 March 2022.
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  20. Watts, Nicole (28 October 2010). "Local sisters suit up for Guyana in World Cup qualifying". The Toronto Observer.
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