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Full name | Kalyssa Van Zanten [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stevenson Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eclipse Select | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 95 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Houston Dash | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | United States U15 | 5 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | United States U17 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Jamaica | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Kalyssa "Kiki" van Zanten (born 25 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally. [2] [3] She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [4]
Van Zanten was born to a Jamaican mother and an American father of Dutch descent. [3]
Van Zanten was drafted 21st overall by the Houston Dash in the 2024 NWSL Draft and signed a one-year contract with a one-year option in March 2024. [5]
Van Zanten made her senior debut in a 4–0 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers win against Bermuda on 17 February 2022. [6] [3] She came on in the 63rd minute to replace Trudi Carter. She was named in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship final squad and represented Jamaica at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. [7] On 18 July 2022 she scored her debut goal, a winner against Costa Rica to grant Jamaica a third-place finish in the competition. [8] [9] [10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 July 2022 | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico | Costa Rica | 1–0 | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship |
United States U15
Jamaica
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