Kayla De Souza

Kayla De Souza (born 7 March 1990) is a footballer who plays for Vaughan Azzurri. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana national team.

Kayla De Souza
Personal information
Full name Kayla Ashley De Souza
Date of birth (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Pickering SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 UOIT Ridgebacks 28 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Durham United FA 42+ (2)
2021 Vaughan Azzurri 7 (0)
National team‡
2010– Guyana 13+ (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

University career

De Souza turned down scholarship opportunities to play in the United States for personal reasons.[1] In 2013, he began attending Ontario Tech University, playing for the women's soccer team for two season. In 2014, she was an OUA All-Star and won an OUA bronze medal, as the Ridgebacks advanced to the U SPORTS championship for the first time in program history.[2] She scored five goals in 28 games over her two seasons.[3]

Club career

From 2015 to 2019, she played for Durham United FA in League1 Ontario,[4] during which she served as team captain.[5] In 2015, she scored one goal and was named League1 Ontario Defender of the Year[6] and a league First Team All-Star,[7] as Durham won the league title.[8] In 2016, she played 16 games[9] and was a league Second Team All-Star.[10] In 2017 she played 11 games,[11] in 2018, she played five games,[12] and in 2019, she appeared in ten games.[13] She scored a goal on May 13, 2017 against West Ottawa SC.[14]

In 2021, she played for Vaughan Azzurri.[15]

International career

De Souza debuted with the Guyana national team in 2009.[16] She serves as the team's captain.[17][18]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
21 August 2015Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis
5–0
8–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification

Personal life

De Souza is of Guyanese heritage on her father's side and Italian heritage on her mother's side.[19] She is the sister of fellow Guyana national team player Briana De Souza.[20]

See also

References
  1. "UOIT alumna Kayla De Souza playing in Olympic qualifier". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. 11 February 2016.
  2. "Alumna Kayla De Souza playing in World Cup qualifier for Guyana". Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. 12 April 2022.
  3. "2016 UOTI Ridgebacks Women's Soccer Media Guide". UOIT Ridgebacks.
  4. Hendry, Glenn (12 April 2022). "Ontario Tech and Pickering FC alumni captaining Guyana in high stakes World Cup qualifying match". inDurham.
  5. Telford, Casey (8 November 2017). "Durham United FA 2017 Year in Review". The Other Football.
  6. "Lady Jags Kayla DeSouza named League 1 Ontario Defender-of-the-Year". Guyana Chronicle. 27 November 2015.
  7. "2015 League1 Ontario Women's All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 9 November 2015.
  8. "ANB Futbol 0 - Durham United FC 4". League1 Ontario. 1 October 2015.
  9. "Kayla De Souza 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. "League1 Ontario Announces 2016 Women's First And Second Team All-Stars". league1ontario.com. League1 Ontario. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  11. "Kayla De Souza 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. "Kayla De Souza 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. "Kayla De Souza 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. "Match Recap: West Ottawa SC 0 - 3 Durham United FA". League1 Ontario. 15 May 2017.
  15. "Kayla De Souza 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  16. Liburd, Lasana (11 April 2022). "'Whatever it takes!' Guyana's 'Lady Jags' aim to upset Trinidad and Tobago in do-or-die qualifier". Wired 868.
  17. "De Souza, Charles confident of Lady Jags' chances". Guyana Times. 16 March 2022.
  18. Hendry, Glenn (13 April 2022). "Ex-Ontario Tech and Pickering FC star eliminated from World Cup qualifying". inDurham.
  19. Watts, Nicole (28 October 2010). "Local sisters suit up for Guyana in World Cup qualifying". The Toronto Observer.
  20. Cayley, Shawn (10 May 2010). "Pickering players aplenty on Guyana national team". Oshawa This Week.
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