Robyn Gayle

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]

Robyn Gayle

Personal information
Full name	Robyn Krista Gayle[1]
Date of birth	(1985-10-31) 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	Ottawa Fury Women
2009	FC Indiana
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 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

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.^[3]

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.^[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

Player

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

• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2010
• Pan American Games: 2011
• Cyprus Women's Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011

Individual

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

Staff

Canada

• Summer Olympics: 2021