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Robyn Gayle

Personal information
Full name	Robyn Krista Gayle
Date of birth	(1985-10-31) 31 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Youth career
	Mississauga Dixie Hearts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Oakville SC
2003	Toronto Inferno
2004-2006	Ottawa Fury Women
2010–2012	Vancouver Whitecaps
2013–2014	Washington Spirit	31	(2)
National team
2002–2004	Canada U-19
2006–2015	Canada	81	(2)
Honours Women's soccer Representing  Canada Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London Team Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team Silver 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals).

Robyn Krista Gayle (born 31 October 1985) is a former Canadian soccer player who was both a CONCACAF champion and Olympic bronze medal winner. She played her club career in Canada and the United States, including two years with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

University of North Carolina

Gayle at 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.