_016.jpg) Sharples with the Kansas City Current in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kayla Lynne Sharples[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 17, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Naperville, Illinois | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eclipse Select | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Northwestern Wildcats | 87 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Chicago Red Stars | 35 | (1) |
| 2020 | → KuPS (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Adelaide United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | Bay FC | 4 | (2) |
| 2024– | Kansas City Current | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 22, 2024 | |||
Kayla Lynne Sharples (born June 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars and Bay FC.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kayla Sharples - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Northwestern University Athletics.