Robyn Gayle
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robyn Krista Gayle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mississauga Dixie Hearts | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | North Carolina Tar Heels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Ottawa Fury Women | ||
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 2013–2014 | Washington Spirit | 31 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Canada U-19 | ||
| 2006– | Canada | 81 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:52, 31 May 2015 (UTC) | |||
Robyn Krista Gayle (born 31 October 1985) is a Canadian soccer player who is currently a free agent. She last played for Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She is also a member of the Canadian national team.
Early life
University of North Carolina
Gayle attended the University of North Carolina and was team captain for the Tar Heels in 2006. She led the Tar Heels to their 18th National championship, and was named Defensive MVP of the College Cup the same year.[3]
Playing career
Club career
On 11 January 2013, she joined Washington Spirit in the new National Women's Soccer League.
International
Gayle represented Canada at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games.[4] She was a member of Canada's gold-winning team at the 2011 Pan-American held at Guadalajara, Mexico.
She won a bronze medal as part of Canada's national football team at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.[5][6]
References
- ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 / List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Robyn Gale player profile". Canada Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Robyn Gayle". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Bodger, Don (12 August 2012). "Bronze medal glory overwhelming for Zurrer". Cowichan News Leader Pictorial. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Profile Fifa.com
External links
- Robyn Gayle – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Canada Soccer player profile
- Washington Spirit player profile
- 2012 Olympics player profile
- Robyn Gayle on Twitter
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Olympic soccer players of Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Washington Spirit players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Vancouver Whitecaps (W-League) players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football defenders
- Black Canadian women
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists