Kayla Uddenberg Explained

Kayla Uddenberg (born 24 October 2005) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Simcoe County Rovers FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, she represents Saint Kitts and Nevis at international level. She is the youngest player to ever represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally at the age of 13 years and 341 days.

Early life

Born in Canada, Uddenberg played youth soccer with Aurora FC^[2] and for the Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Academy (formerly Jean Vanier CSS) high school soccer team.^[3]

College career

In 2023, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's soccer team.^{[4] [5]} At the end of her first season, she was named an OCAA East Division Second Team All-Star.^[6]

Club career

In 2022, she played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, making her debut on May 29 against Tecumseh SC.^[7]

In 2023, she played with the Simcoe County Rovers.^[8]

International career

Born in Canada, Uddenberg and her sisters are eligible to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally, where their paternal grandparents were born.^[9]

Uddenberg began her international career with the Saint Kitts and Nevis U15 team in 2018.^[10]

On 30 September 2019, she made her debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior team at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification tournament against the Dominican Republic at the age of 13 years and 341 days, becoming the youngest player to ever represent St. Kitts and Nevis and the 11th youngest women's international debut.^[11] She played significant minutes at the qualification tournament, helping the country qualify for the main Olympics qualification tournament,^{[12] [13]} where she was the youngest player in the entire tournament.^[14]

Personal life

Uddenberg's sisters, Cloey and Carley, are also members of the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national football team.^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying – Player National Team Roster . . 21 January 2020 . 29 January 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200121195750/https://gallery.mailchimp.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/9e931d3f-71a8-49fa-bd71-e203c41dd57b/2020_CWOQ_Finals_Lists.pdf . 21 January 2020 . 7 .
2. Web site: Meet Jené Baclawski, the American leading Saint Kitts and Nevis into Olympic qualifying. Tim. Grainey. December 6, 2019. Equalizer Soccer.
3. Web site: York Catholic District School Board sisters give it their all in 2020 Olympics Qualifier Tournament. February 26, 2020. York Catholic District School Board.
4. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Soccer Preview. September 8, 2023. Seneca Sting.
5. Web site: Kayla Uddenberg Seneca profile. Seneca Sting.
6. Web site: 2023 OCAA Women's Soccer Awards. Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
7. Web site: Kayla Uddenberg 2022 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
8. Web site: Kayla Uddenberg 2023 L1O Stats. League1 Ontario.
9. Web site: Aurora Stingers' Uddenberg looks forward to Women's World Cup qualifier. May 16, 2018. Richmond Hill Liberal. John. Cudmore.
10. Web site: SKN Girls Ready for U-15 Tournament in Florida. August 3, 2018. SKN Pulse.
11. Web site: Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football. RSSSF.
12. Web site: The Week in Women's Football: St. Kitts and Nevis take huge leap. Tim. Gainey. December 23, 2019. Tribal Football.
13. aysc64. 1184147980414259200. Congrats to Cloey and Kayla Uddenberg, leading the St. Kitts-Nevis Senior Women's National Team through to the final stage of the Olympic Qualifiers. October 15, 2019.
14. Web site: NOTES: And, Introducing… The Saint Kitts and Nevis WNT. RD. Welch. January 29, 2020. Women's Soccer Express.
15. Web site: The Uddenberg Sisters: from St Kitts & Nevis to the York Region. OneSoccer. February 25, 2020.
16. Web site: Sugar Girlz from St. Kitts/Nevis rely on Canadian content in Olympic qualifier - Teenaged Uddenberg sisters are part of burgeoning team's roster. January 27, 2020. Neil. Davidson. CBC Sports.