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Robyn Gayle

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Robyn Gayle

Personal information

Full name

Robyn Krista Gayle^[1]

Date of birth

31 October 1985 (age 39)

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

2009

2010–2012

2013–2014

(2)

International career

2002–2004

Canada U-19

2006–2015

Canada

(2)

Medal record

Women's soccer

Representing Canada
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
Pan American Games
	2011 Guadalajara	Team
	2003 Santo Domingo	Team

*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

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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

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Club career

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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

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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

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Player

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Oakville SC

Canada Soccer National Championships: Jubilee Trophy 2002

Ottawa Fury

USL W-League Northern Division: 2005

FC Indiana

USL W-League Midwest Division: 2009

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

USL W-League Western Conference: 2010

University of North Carolina

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2006

Ontario

Canada Games: 2001

Canada

Individual

College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player: 2006
Mississauga Amateur Athlete of the Year: 2012^[7]

Staff

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Canada

Summer Olympics: 2021

References

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^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "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 original 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 original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ "Robyn Gayle - Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original 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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Washington Spirit player profile

Canada Soccer Hall of Fame

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Hall of Fame

Players (144)

Modern Players (Men's National Team)	Bernier Brennan Bridge Bunbury Catliff Corazzin Dasovic De Rosario deVos Dolan Forrest Gray Hastings Hooper Limniatis McKenna Miller Mitchell Mobilio Moore Onstad Peschisolido Radzinski Ragan Samuel Segota Stalteri Sweeney Valentine Watson Yallop
Modern Players (Women's National Team)	S. Brand Burtini Cant Caron Chapman Chin Baker David Donnelly Franko Gayle Helland Hermus Hooper Kelly Lang LeBlanc Lemieux McEachern Mongrain Morneau Moscato Muir Neil Ring Ross Serwetnyk Simon Stoumbos Timko Baxter Walsh Wilkinson
Past Players (Post WW2)	Ambler Arends Ayre Bak Blundell Bolitho J. Brand Cairns M. Castonguay P. Castonguay R. Castonguay Chursky Cowan Crossan Douglas Ellett Gill Greig Harvey Hughes Iarusci Ion Johnson Kodelja R. Lenarduzzi S. Lenarduzzi Lettieri Marcantonio Matheson McGrane N. McLeod W. McLeod D. McMahon Newbold Parsons Pears B. Philley P. Philley Phillips Robinson Schepers B. Smith Spencer A. Stevens G. Stevens Stewart Stojanović Stothard Vazzoler Whent Whittaker B. Wilson Nicholl (NIR)
Past Players (Pre WW2)	G. Anderson (1900) Bowman Campbell Clulow Coulter Derby Dierden Edmunds Findler Fitzpatrick Graham Halliwell Harley Lavery MacLaine Manson Matthews Moir Nelson A. Smith Stobbart Thombs W. Thomson Turner Wakelyn Woutersz Chedgzoy (ENG) Kennaway (SCO) McDonald (NIR)

Builders (45)

G. Anderson (1890)
Arnold
Avey
Barrett
Capozzi
Cross
Davidson
Donaghey
Etchegarry
Fenton
Fleming
Forsyth
Fried
Fryatt
Gilhespy
Gittens
Gross
Hoyle
Hubay
Hylan
Jose
Kerr
King
Leggat
J. McMahon
Moro
Muldoon
O'Connor
Peto
P. Quinn
T. Quinn
Sanford
Sayer
Schwartz
Simpson
Sokalski
Southard
Stambrook
Stavro
Stirling
Richardson
Robertson
Russell
L. Wilson
Wisdom

Managers & Coaches (13)

Adam
Bearpark
Beliveau
Bennett
Brown
Buchanan
Goldberger
Howard
Petrie
Slade
Wi. Thomson
Twamley
Waiters

Officials (10)

Arrowsmith
Denoncourt
Evangelista
Kulai
Lyons
Morgan
Satwell
Soupliotis
Vergara
Winsemann

Organizations of Distinction (21)

Calgary Callies
CNSC Windsor Croatia
Darlington SC
Edmonton Angels
Edmonton Ital Canadians SC
Edmonton Scottish
Feildians AA of St. John's
Holy Cross FC
Lakeshore SC
Montréal Carsteel
North Shore United FC
Robbie International Youth Tournament
St. Lawrence Laurentians
Toronto Scottish FC
Toronto Ulster United FC
Vancouver Columbus
Vancouver Firefighters
Vancouver St. Andrews FC
Victoria West
West Indies United Toronto
Winnipeg United Weston FC

Teams of Distinction (18)

Canada squads

v t e Canada squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 LeBlanc 2 Kiss 3 Booth 4 Gayle 5 Neil 6 Dennis 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Walsh 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Thorlakson 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Schmidt 20 Swiatek 21 Robinson Coach: Pellerud

v t e Canada women's soccer squad – 2008 Summer Olympics
1 LeBlanc 2 Robinson 3 Zurrer 4 Rustad 5 Gayle 6 Schmidt 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Franko 11 Hermus 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Walsh 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod Coach: Pellerud

v t e Canada squad – 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying winners (2nd title)
1 LeBlanc 2 Zurrer 3 Scott 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Julien 11 Bélanger 12 Sinclair 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Lang 16 Filigno 17 Stewart 19 McCalla 20 Nault 22 Labbé Coach: Morace

v t e Canada squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 LeBlanc 2 Zurrer 3 Parker 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Robinson 11 Scott 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Julien 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Stewart 20 Nault 21 Labbé Coach: Morace

v t e Canada women's soccer squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists
1 LeBlanc 2 Zurrer 3 Stewart 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Chapman 10 Sesselmann 11 Scott 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Parker 16 Filigno 17 Timko 18 McLeod 19 Booth 20 Nault Coach: Herdman

v t e Canada squad – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 McLeod 2 Zurrer 3 Buchanan 4 Moscato 5 Gayle 6 Kyle 7 Wilkinson 8 Matheson 9 Bélanger 10 Sesselmann 11 Scott 12 Sinclair (c) 13 Schmidt 14 Tancredi 15 Chapman 16 Filigno 17 Fleming 18 Iacchelli 19 Leon 20 Nault 21 Labbé 22 Lawrence 23 LeBlanc Coach: Herdman

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