Kayla Sharples
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kayla Lynne Sharples[1] | ||
Date of birth | June 17, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Red Stars | ||
Number | 28 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Northwestern Wildcats | 87 | (9) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 25, 2022 |
Kayla Lynne Sharples (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).Sharples played basketball for and graduated from Naperville North High School.[3]
Club career
In December 2021, Sharples was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United, just before the beginning of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[4]
References
- ^ "Undergraduate Degrees – School of Communication: Bachelor of Arts in Communication – Degree awarded March 29, 2019". One Hundred and Sixty-First Annual Commencement. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University. June 21, 2019. p. 21.
- ^ "Kayla Sharples - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Northwestern University Athletics.
- ^ Wernette, Jane (2017-08-28). "NSW Where Are They Now? // Kayla Sharples". NCTV17. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "Reds loan American defender, Sharples". Adelaide United. 1 December 2021.
External links
- Kayla Sharples at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American women's soccer players
- Chicago Red Stars players
- Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Chicago Red Stars draft picks
- Northwestern Wildcats women's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Naperville, Illinois
- Soccer players from DuPage County, Illinois
- Women's association football defenders
- American women's soccer biography stubs