Kyle Yamada

Kyle Yamada (born April 12, 1983 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian soccer player.

Kyle Yamada
Personal information
Full name Kyle Yamada
Date of birth (1983-04-12) April 12, 1983
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2009 Lethbridge Kodiaks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Calgary United (indoor) 14 (10)
2011 FC Edmonton 20 (3)
National team
2006 Canada beach soccer team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 28, 2012

Career

Youth and college

Yamada played four years of college soccer at Lethbridge College, and despite suffering a serious knee injury in his debut season, was named to the All-Canadian soccer team by the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association in 2009.[1]

Professional

Yamada played professional indoor soccer for the Calgary United in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2010, before being signed by FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League in 2011. He made his professional debut in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers,[2] and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4-0 win over FC Tampa Bay.[3] The club re-signed Yamada for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.[4]

International

Yamada is a beach soccer player, and played for Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

References
  1. Kyle Yamada named an All-Star
  2. FC Edmonton wins first-ever NASL game Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. FC Edmonton Defeats FC Tampa Bay 4-0
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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