Kiana Swift

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Kiana Swift
Personal information
Full name Kiana Katalina Swift
Date of birth (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Sooke SC
Vancouver Island Wave
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 UNBC Timberwolves 56 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Vancouver Island FC 6 (0)
2022 Victoria Highlanders
International career‡
2022–2023 Tonga 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 31, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2023

Kiana Katalina Swift (born 14 September 2000) is a footballer. Born in Canada, she represents Tonga at international level.

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Early life

Swift played youth soccer with Sooke SC, before later joining the Vancouver Island Wave. [1] [2] She also played with the British Columbia provincial team. [3]

University career

In July 2017, she committed to attend the University of Northern British Columbia to play for the women's soccer team, beginning in the fall of 2018. [4] In her first season, she was named the UNBC Female Rookie of the Year. [5] In 2019 and 2020, she was named an Academic All-Canadian. [6] On October 1, 2021, she scored her first goal in a 1-1 draw against the UBC Okanagan Heat. [7] In 2021 and 2022, she was named the team's MVP. [6] In 2022, she was named the UNBC Female Athlete of the Year, [6] and became the first-ever UNBC player to be named a Canada West First Team All-Star. [8]

Club career

In 2019, Swift played with Vancouver Island FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League. [9] [10]

In 2022, Swift played with Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia. [11]

International career

In July 2022, Swift joined the Tonga women's national football team for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup (she had been set to join them a couple years earlier, however the COVID-19 pandemic prevented it). [12] [13] On 16 July 2022, she scored in a 1-1 draw against the Cook Islands. [14]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 July 2022 ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1–11–1 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2.1 December 2023SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara, Solomon Islands Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2–02–0 2023 Pacific Games

References

  1. ↑ Stiebel, Rick (August 21, 2018). "Sooke Soccer Club player a rising star". Sooke News Mirror.
  2. ↑ Santowski, Britt (9 July 2014). "Sooke's Kiana Swift contributes to the Vancouver Island Wave U15 soccer success". Sooke News Mirror.
  3. ↑ Pawliw, Brendan (July 13, 2017). "UNBC women's soccer team signs Swift recruit". My Prince George Now.
  4. ↑ Peters, Jason (July 13, 2017). "Timberwolves make a Swift signing". Prince George Citizen .
  5. ↑ "UNBC honours T-wolves athletes". Prince George Citizen . April 5, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Kiana Swift UNBC profile". UNBC Timberwolves .
  7. ↑ Abney, Rich (October 1, 2021). "Swift response earns T-wolves women their first point". Prince George Citizen .
  8. ↑ Clarke, Ted (October 27, 2022). "Eight UNBC T-wolves soccer players named Canada West all stars". Prince George Citizen .
  9. ↑ Balzer, Jess (May 11, 2019). "Multiple UNBC women's soccer players making the jump from the den to the island". Prince George Citizen .
  10. ↑ "Kiana Swift 2019 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League .
  11. ↑ "Highlanders Announce Midfielders for Women's Roster". Victoria Highlanders FC. May 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ Poberznick, Kaytlyn (July 25, 2022). "UNBC soccer player goes international with Tongan team". CKPG-TV .
  13. ↑ Tran Van, Jax (July 29, 2022). ""No regrets" for Tonga's Swift". Pasifika Sisters.
  14. ↑ "Kiana Swift's long-range strike earns Tonga 1-1 draw with Cook Islands at Women's Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation . 16 July 2022.
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