Kayla Sharples
Personal information
Full name Kayla Lynne Sharples[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997
Place of birth Naperville, Illinois
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Number 28
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Northwestern Wildcats 87 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chicago Red Stars 16 (1)
2021–2022 → Adelaide United (loan) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 25, 2022

Kayla Lynne Sharples (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).Sharples played basketball for and graduated from Naperville North High School.[3]

Club career

In December 2021, Sharples was loaned to Australian club Adelaide United, just before the beginning of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Undergraduate Degrees – School of Communication: Bachelor of Arts in Communication – Degree awarded March 29, 2019". One Hundred and Sixty-First Annual Commencement. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University. June 21, 2019. p. 21.
  2. ↑ "Kayla Sharples - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Northwestern University Athletics.
  3. ↑ Wernette, Jane (2017-08-28). "NSW Where Are They Now? // Kayla Sharples". NCTV17. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Reds loan American defender, Sharples". Adelaide United. 1 December 2021.


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