Kayla Sharples | QueenBallers Player profile

Kayla

Sharples

Jun 17, 1997

#27 - Defender

Kayla Lynne Sharples is an American professional football 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.

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She was selected 26th overall in the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars, becoming the first player from Northwestern University to be drafted into the NWSL.

In high school, she played both football and basketball, scoring over 1,600 points as a four-year starter in basketball.

At Northwestern University, she majored in Communication Studies with a minor in Business Institutions.

She has experience as a football commentator, having analysed games for the Big Ten Network, including matches for her alma mater, Northwestern University.

She listens to hyped and amped-up music before games rather than calm and mindful tunes.

She is both an athlete advisor and the sole female investor for the cleat company Caddix. They feature “smart stud” technology designed to reduce stress and rotational force on knees and ankles.

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	Kansas City Current	21	2
2024 - 2024	Bay FC	17	2
2020 - 2020	KuPS (loan)	6	1
2021 - 2020	Adelaide United (loan)	12	1
2019 - 2023	Chicago Stars	48	1
2015 - 2018	Northwestern Wildcats	87	9
International Stats
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Best Actions

Kayla Sharples with a brilliant header!

Goal vs Chicago

Goal for Bay FC

Club Achievements

Stats

Team: Kansas City Current