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Kayza Massey
Personal information
Full name Kayza Ayine Ka-A Massey
Date of birth (2001-02-02) February 2, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Walewale, Ghana
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Youth career
2006–2015 Ottawa Gloucester Hornets
2015–2017 Ottawa South United
2017–2019 NDC Ontario
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 West Virginia Mountaineers 76 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Reims 1 (0)
International career‡
2016 Ghana U17 4 (0)
2018 Canada U17 1 (0)
2019 Canada U18 1 (0)
2020 Canada U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 29, 2020

Kayza Ayine Ka-A Massey (born February 2, 2001) is a soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Reims in the Première Ligue. Born in Ghana, she represents Canada at international level.

Early life

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Massey was born in Walewale, Ghana[1] and raised in an orphanage, until being adopted as a one-month old by a Canadian woman who was working in Ghana with UNICEF.[2] She was raised in Ottawa, Canada[3] and began playing youth soccer with the Ottawa Gloucester Hornets, before later joining Ottawa South United in 2015.[4][5] In November 2017, she began playing with the Ontario EXCEL program.[6] In 2017, she played for Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning a silver medal.[7]

College career

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In 2019, Massey began attending West Virginia University, where she played for the women's soccer team. She made her collegiate debut on September 12, 2019 against the Stony Brook Seawolves.[7] At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.[7]

In the 2020-21 season, she became the team's starting goalkeeper.[8][9] She was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team at the end of the season.[7]

Ahead of her third season, she was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.[10] In October 2021, she was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week.[11] In October 2021, she was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches' Women’s Player of the Week.[12][13] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[7]

In September 2022, she was again named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches' Women’s Player of the Week.[14][15] At the end of the 2022 season, she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and was named the Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.[16][17] She was also named to the All-Midwest Region Third Team.[18]

Ahead of the 2023 season, she was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team.[19][20] Over her five seasons with West Virginia, appeared in 76 games with 72 starts and also ranks fourth on the all-time list in both minutes played (6620) and shutouts (28).[21][22]

Club career

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In January 2024, Massey signed a professional contract with French club Reims in the Première Ligue through the end of the 2023-24 season.[23][24]

International career

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In 2016, Massey was named to the Ghana U17 roster for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[25][26][27]

In 2018, she switched international allegiances to begin representing Canada.[28][29] In November 2018, she was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time for a camp with the Canada U17 team.[30] She was then subsequently named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Kayza Massey est Rémoise !" [Kayza Massey is from Reims!]. Stade de Reims (in French). January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kayza Massey: From the orphanage to the World Cup". FIFA. October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Shoemaker, Wesley (November 4, 2021). "Massey and the Mountaineers trying to create change one game at a time". The Daily Athenaeum.
  4. ^ Plouffe, Dan (December 1, 2016). "Ottawa Sportspage cover story: From Orphan, to Champion". Ottawa Sportspages.
  5. ^ Cleary, Martin (November 1, 2016). "Ottawa goalkeeper Kayza Massey gets international call for Ghana". Ottawa Sun.
  6. ^ "OSU Force Academy Zone: 3 OSU players join EXCEL Program". Ottawa Sportspages. November 30, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Kayza Massey West Virginia profile". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  8. ^ Coniglio, Sam (April 11, 2021). "WVU goalkeeper Kayza Massey makes SportsCenter Top 10 for reaching save vs. Virginia". WBOY-TV.
  9. ^ Shoemaker, Wesley (August 26, 2021). "Massey continues to be a difference maker in net for WVU". The Daily Athenaeum.
  10. ^ Sneed, Olivia (August 3, 2021). "Brewster, Massey Named to Preseason All-Big 12 Team". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  11. ^ "WVU goalkeeper Kayza Massey named Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week". WBOY-TV. October 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Sneed, Olivia (October 26, 2021). "Massey Collects Big 12 Honor". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  13. ^ Sneed, Olivia (October 27, 2021). "Massey Honored by United Soccer Coaches". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  14. ^ Decker, Ryan (September 6, 2022). "Brewster, Massey earn Big 12 honors". WBOY-TV.
  15. ^ Sneed, Olivia (September 7, 2022). "Massey named USC Player of the Week". WBOY-TV.
  16. ^ Decker, Ryan (November 1, 2022). "Kayza Massey named Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year; 5 WVU players honored by the conference". WVNS-TV.
  17. ^ Mellett, Julia (November 1, 2022). "Massey Earns Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Year". Sports Illustrated.
  18. ^ Sneed, Olivia (November 29, 2022). "Trio Named All-Midwest Region by United Soccer Coaches". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  19. ^ Redfern, Kevin (August 9, 2023). "Kayza Massey named to Preseason All-Big 12 soccer team". WBOY-TV.
  20. ^ "WVU Soccer Star Kayza Massey Receives Preseason All-Big 12 Honors". Blue Gold News. August 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Decker, Ryan (January 29, 2024). "Massey signs with French soccer club". WBOY-TV.
  22. ^ Sneed, Olivia (January 29, 2024). "Massey Signs Professional Contract with Stade de Reims". West Virginia Mountaineers.
  23. ^ Wratchford, Mark (January 29, 2024). "Former Mountaineer Kayza Massey signs professional contract with Stade de Reims". Blue Gold Sports.
  24. ^ "Le Stade de Reims recrute une gardienne canadienne jusqu'à la fin de la saison" [Stade de Reims recruits Canadian goalkeeper until the end of the season]. L'Union (in French). January 29, 2024.
  25. ^ Byte, Nii Smiley (October 12, 2016). "The Touching Story Of Ghana's Black Maiden's Goalkeeper Kayza Massey – From The Orphanage To The World Cup". Ghana Celebrities.
  26. ^ Stevenson Manu, David (February 11, 2017). "Kayza Massey is a 'Fantastic' Goalkeeper- Escobar". Sports World Ghana.
  27. ^ "Ghana's U17 female goalkeeper Kayza Massey honoured in Canada". Ghana Soccernet. January 24, 2017.
  28. ^ Davidson, Neil (November 24, 2018). "From Ghana to Canada, goalkeeper Kayza Massey looks to make a difference". CTV News.
  29. ^ "Breaking News: Ghana U17 female keeper Massey snubs country, pledges allegiance to Canada". Ghana Soccernet. October 9, 2018.
  30. ^ Kayza Massey at the Canadian Soccer Association
  31. ^ "3 OSU products play at U17 Women's World Cup". Ottawa Sportspages. December 15, 2018.
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