Kaylee Hunter

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Kaylee Hunter
Personal information
Full name Kaylee Marie Hunter
Date of birth (2008-01-22) January 22, 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AFC Toronto
Youth career
Calgary West SC
Calgary Blizzard SC
2023–2024 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Calgary Blizzard SC — (—)
2023–2024 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 15 (13)
2025– AFC Toronto 0 (0)
International career
2023–2024 Canada U17 6 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 23, 2025

Kaylee Marie Hunter (born January 22, 2008) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Hunter was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. [1] She began playing youth soccer at age four with Calgary West SC. [2] She later played with Calgary Blizzard SC, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite program. In 2024, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player / BMO RESP Academy Female Player. [3]

Club career

In 2023, she began the season with Calgary Blizzard SC playing in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series. Later in 2023, she joined Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia. She won league titles both years with the Whitecaps and was named the MVP at the 2024 Women's Inter-Provincial Championship. [3]

In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. [4] [5]

International career

In August 2023, Hunter was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time for CONCACAF qualifying matches. [2] On August 27, 2023, she scored four goals in a 21-0 win over Dominica U17. [6] She was subsequently named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she scored a hat trick in the third place match on February 11, 2024, in a 4-1 victory over Haiti U17. [7]

In March 2024, Hunter was called up to a camp with the Canada U20. [8]

Career statistics

As of August 4, 2024
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 2023 [9] League1 British Columbia 4523——0068
2024 [10] 11822—502 [a] 22012
Total1513450050222620
Career total1513450050222620

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References

  1. ↑ "AFC Toronto Signs Rising Star Kaylee Hunter". AFC Toronto . January 29, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Kaylee Hunter at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. 1 2 "Whitecaps FC announce winners for 2024 Player Awards". November 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Davidson, Neil (January 29, 2025). "Teen striker Kaylee Hunter the latest to join Toronto entry in Northern Super League". Toronto Star .
  5. ↑ Elhilali, Rania (January 29, 2025). "AFC Toronto Signs 17-Year Old Rising Star Kaylee Hunter". Northern Tribune.
  6. ↑ "Canada one win away from qualifying for the Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship". Independent Sports News. August 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kaylee Hunter scores three goals as Canada finishes third at CONCACAF U-17 tournament". Northeast Now. February 11, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Two current 'Caps and three grads selected to Canada U-20 camp". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . March 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kaylee Hunter 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
  10. ↑ "Kaylee Hunter L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
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