Robyn Gayle

Early life

University of 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.

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. 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.

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

Staff Canada Summer Olympics: 2021