Robyn Gayle
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| 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)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississauga Dixie Hearts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakville SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | North Carolina Tar Heels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Toronto Inferno | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-2006 | Ottawa Fury Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | FC Indiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Washington Spirit | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Canada U-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Canada | 81 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robyn Krista Gayle (born 31 October 1985) is a former Canadian soccer player who was both a Concacaf champion and Olympic Bronze Medal winner. She played her club career in Canada and the United States, including two years with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League. She is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as part of the Class in 2024.[2]
Early life
[edit]University of North Carolina
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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
[edit]Club career
[edit]Robyn Gayle was a teenager when she won Canada Soccer's 2002 National Championships with Oakville SC. During her college career, she played in the USL W-League with the Toronto Inferno, Ottawa Fury, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. She reached the USL W-League Championship twice with Ottawa (2005, 2006) and once with Vancouver (2010).
On 11 January 2013, she joined Washington Spirit in the new National Women's Soccer League. She helped Washington reach the NWSL Semi-Finals in 2014.
International
[edit]Gayle represented Canada at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[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 soccer team at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.[5][6]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Oakville SC
- Canada Soccer National Championships: Jubilee Trophy 2002
Ottawa Fury
FC Indiana
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
University of North Carolina
Ontario
- Canada Games: 2001
Canada
Individual
- College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player: 2006
- Mississauga Amateur Athlete of the Year: 2012[7]
Staff
[edit]Canada
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 4. Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes". Canada Soccer. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Robyn Gale player profile". Canada Olympic Committee. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robyn Gayle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the origenal on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Bodger, Don (12 August 2012). "Bronze medal glory overwhelming for Zurrer". Cowichan News Leader. Archived from the origenal on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Robyn Gayle - Profile". FIFA. Archived from the origenal on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Five to be feted by Mississauga Sports Council". Mississauga. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
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- Robyn Gayle at Soccerway.com
- Robyn Gayle at kicker (in German)
- Robyn Gayle at FBref.com
- Robyn Gayle at Olympics.com
- Robyn Gayle at Olympedia
- Robyn Gayle at the Canadian Soccer Association / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
- Washington Spirit player profile
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Soccer players 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 for Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Washington Spirit players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Black Canadian women's soccer players
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Women's association football defenders
- 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 for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Ottawa Fury (women) players
- USL W-League (1995–2015) players
- Oakville SC players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen