Kiki Van Zanten

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Kiki Van Zanten
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Van Zanten with the Houston Dash in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kalyssa Van Zanten [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward / midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 12
Youth career
Stevenson Patriots
Eclipse Select
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 95 (27)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Houston Dash 4 (0)
International career
2016 United States U15 5 (7)
2017–2018 United States U17 9 (2)
2022– Jamaica 9 (1)
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship
Gold medal icon.svg 2016 United States
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Kalyssa "Kiki" van Zanten (born 25 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. [2] [3] She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [4]

Contents

Early life

Van Zanten was born to a Jamaican mother and an American father of Dutch descent. [3]

Club career

Van Zanten was drafted 21st overall by the Houston Dash in the 2024 NWSL Draft and signed a one-year contract with a one-year option in March 2024. [5]

International career

Van Zanten made her senior debut in a 4–0 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers win against Bermuda on 17 February 2022. [6] [3] She came on in the 63rd minute to replace Trudi Carter. She was named in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship final squad and represented Jamaica at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. [7] On 18 July 2022 she scored her debut goal, a winner against Costa Rica to grant Jamaica a third-place finish in the competition. [8] [9] [10]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 July 2022 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–01–0 ( a.e.t. ) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship

Honours

United States U15

Jamaica

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References

  1. ↑ "Final Roster- 2022 Concacaf W Championship" (PDF). Concacaf.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica – K. van Zanten – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Newcomer 'Kiki' Van Zanten at home with Reggae Girlz". Jamaica Observer. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kiki Van Zanten". Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Official Athletics Website. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Houston Dash Sign 2024 NWSL Draft Pick Midfielder Kiki Van Zanten". Houston Dash. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Jamaica vs. Bermuda – 18 February 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 Concacaf W Championship final rosters announced". CONCACAF. 29 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "US beats Canada for W Championship title, '24 Olympic berth". AP NEWS. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Vanzanten's late goal earns Third Place honors for Jamaica". CONCACAF. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Levy, Leighton. "Van Zanten's extra-time strike secures third place for Jamaica's Reggae Girlz at CONCACAF Women's Championship". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "U.S. tops Canada for CU15G title". CONCACAF. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016.
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