Robyn Gayle
Personal information
Full name Robyn Krista Gayle[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-31) 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
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oakville SC
2003 Toronto Inferno
2004-2006 Ottawa Fury Women
2010–2012 Vancouver Whitecaps
2013–2014 Washington Spirit 31 (2)
International career
2002–2004 Canada U-19
2006–2015 Canada 81 (2)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
*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.

Early life

University of North Carolina

Gayle at 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.[2]

Playing career

Club career

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

Gayle represented Canada at the 2007, 2011, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] 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.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Robyn Gale player profile". Canada Olympic Committee. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robyn Gayle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Bodger, Don (12 August 2012). "Bronze medal glory overwhelming for Zurrer". Cowichan News Leader. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Robyn Gayle - Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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