Kayla De Souza

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Kayla De Souza
Personal information
Full name Kayla Ashley De Souza
Date of birth (1990-03-07) 7 March 1990 (age 34)
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)
2022– North Mississauga SC 16 (0)
International career‡
2010– Guyana 13+ (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:02, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Kayla De Souza (born 7 March 1990) is a footballer who plays for North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represented the Guyana national team.

University career[edit]

De Souza turned down scholarship opportunities to play in the United States for personal reasons.[1] In 2013, she 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[edit]

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]

In 2022, she played for North Mississauga SC.[16]

International career[edit]

De Souza debuted with the Guyana national team in 2009.[17] She serves as the team's captain.[18][19]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

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

Personal life[edit]

De Souza is of Guyanese heritage on her father's side and Italian heritage on her mother's side.[20] She is the sister of fellow Guyana national team player Briana De Souza.[21]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Kayla De Souza 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "De Souza, Charles confident of Lady Jags' chances". Guyana Times. 16 March 2022.
  19. ^ Hendry, Glenn (13 April 2022). "Ex-Ontario Tech and Pickering FC star eliminated from World Cup qualifying". inDurham.
  20. ^ Watts, Nicole (28 October 2010). "Local sisters suit up for Guyana in World Cup qualifying". The Toronto Observer.
  21. ^ Cayley, Shawn (10 May 2010). "Pickering players aplenty on Guyana national team". Oshawa This Week.

External links[edit]

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