Kaela Hansen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaela Danielle Mercado Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | April 13, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burnaby Metro Select SC | |||
| Cliff Avenue United SC | |||
| Burnaby Girls SC | |||
| Mountain United FC | |||
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Kansas Jayhawks | 98 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | ŽFK Spartak Subotica | ||
| 2024 | KuPs | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | AFC Toronto | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 30, 2024 | |||
Kaela Danielle Mercado Hansen (born April 13, 2000) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.
Early life
[edit]Hansen began playing youth soccer at age five with Burnaby Metro Select SC.[1] She later joined Cliff Avenue United FC, Burnaby Girls SC, and Mountain United.[2] She then joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite.[3] She was named the Whitecaps FC Youth Player of the Month for July 2016.[4]
College career
[edit]In 2018, Hansen began attending the University of Kansas, where she played for the women's soccer team.[5] In 2019, she won the Big 12 Conference title with the team.[6] She earned Academic All-Big 12 honours four times (2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022) during her time at Kansas.[7] Over her five seasons, she started every match for the team, finishing as the program's all-timer leader in career starts (98) and minutes played (8302).[8]
Club career
[edit]In 2023, Hansen signed with ŽFK Spartak Subotica of the Serbian Women's Super League.[8] On May 14, 2023, she scored her first pro goal in a match against ŽFK Sloga Zemun.[9] With the club, she won the league title as well as the league cup.[10] She started every match for the team and scored two goals.[11]
In January 2024, she signed with Finnish club KuPs in the Kansallinen Liiga.[12][13]
In December 2024, she signed with Northern Super League club AFC Toronto, ahead of the inaugural season in 2025.[14][15]
International career
[edit]In July 2016, Hansen was called up to the Canada U17 for the first time for a tournament in China, where she appeared in all three matches.[1][4] She was later named to the squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1] She made her U17 World Cup on September 30, 2016 against Cameroon U17.[7] She also attended camps with the Canada U20.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kaela Hansen at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Butler, Signa (December 12, 2024). "Canadian national team player Regan becomes latest signing for Northern Super League's AFC Toronto". CBC Sports.
- ^ Johnson, Meaghen (December 12, 2024). "Regan, Hansen reunited at AFC Toronto". TSN.
- ^ a b "Bolaños voted Whitecaps FC Player of the Month, presented by Coldwell Banker". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 4, 2016.
- ^ "KU Soccer inks nine for 2018". Kansas Jayhawks. February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Pick Six - Kaela Hansen". Kansas Jayhawks. May 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kaela Hansen Kansas profile". Kansas Jayhawks.
- ^ a b "Hansen Playing for ŽFK Spartak Subotica in Serbia". Kansas Jayhawks. March 29, 2023.
- ^ Greenstein, Henry (June 16, 2023). "Hansen celebrates team success, memorable goal in first pro season". KU Sports.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (December 12, 2024). "B.C's Kaela Hansen, Emma Regan best friends and now teammates at AFC Toronto". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Kaela Hansen KuPs profile". Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish).
- ^ "Kaela Hansen saapuu Kuopion Palloseuraan" [Kaela Hansen arrives at Kuopio Football Club]. Kuopion Palloseura (in Finnish). January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Childers, Hansen Sign Professional Contracts Overseas". Kansas Jayhawks. February 1, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (December 12, 2024). "AFC Toronto Adds CanWNT's Emma Regan And Kaela Hansen". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Dynamic Duo Hansen and Regan Unite at AFC Toronto". Footboom.
External links
[edit]- Kaela Hansen at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Women's association football defenders
- AFC Toronto players
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- ŽFK Spartak Subotica players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Kansas Jayhawks women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Vancouver
- Canadian people of Filipino descent
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen