Mark-Anthony Kaye

Mark-Anthony Kaye (born December 2, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer.

Mark-Anthony Kaye
Kaye with Louisville City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mark-Anthony Kaye
Date of birth (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Los Angeles FC
Number 14
Youth career
2003 Wexford SC
2013–2014 Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 York Lions 29 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Toronto FC III 9 (1)
2014 → Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) 7 (2)
2015 Toronto FC II 21 (0)
2016–2017 Louisville City 43 (5)
2018– Los Angeles FC 67 (9)
National team‡
2016 Canada U23 4 (0)
2017– Canada 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2019

Early years

Personal

Kaye was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and first began playing soccer with Wexford SC in Scarborough.[1] He would attend High School at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute where he would play soccer, where he was twice named team MVP, as well as cross country, and track and field.[2]

College and youth

Kaye played two years of college soccer at York University between 2012 and 2013. During his college career he would play in 29 matches and score 18 goals. He would named OUA rookie of the year after his Freshman season and to the CIS all-Canadian second-team and the OUA first-team as a Sophomore. York would win the OUA championship during his final season.[2]

Kaye would leave York and join TFC Academy, the academy side of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC in 2013. In 2014, he played in League1 Ontario with the senior academy team appearing in nine matches and scoring one goal.[3]

Club career

2014 season

Kaye joined the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Pro on loan from TFC Academy in August 2014 as part of an affiliation between the two clubs.[4] He made his professional debut on August 23, 2014 in a league match against Orange County Blues FC. The next day, Kaye tallied his first professional goal and assist as Wilmington drew 3–3 with LA Galaxy II.[5] In total, Kaye appeared in 7 matches and tallied 2 goals and 2 assists during his loan with the Hammerheads.[6]

2015 season

On March 12, 2015 Kaye and seven other players were signed by USL side Toronto FC II ahead of their inaugural season.[7] He made his debut against the Charleston Battery on March 21[8] and would appear in 22 matches without a goal.[9]

Louisville City
Kaye faces FC Cincinnati defender Austin Berry in 2017

2016 season

On January 13, 2016 Kaye would sign with USL side Louisville City FC[9] and he would make his season debut in the opening match on March 26 against Charlotte.[10] He would go on to play in 24 of Louisville's 28 regular season matches scoring one goal with three assists.[11] He also played in two of Louisville's three USL Cup matches going goalless. He did, however, score in the penalty shootout in the Eastern Conference Finals match against New York Red Bulls II. A match New York would go on to win.[12]

2017 season

Kaye would miss the first two matches of the 2017 season while on international duty and would make his season debut on April 8 against Richmond.[13] He would on to play in 19 of Louisville's 32 regular season matches scoring four goals.[11] He also played in both of Louisville's U.S. Open Cup matches; scoring once against the Tartan Devils.[14] In the USL Cup playoffs Kaye would start all four matches as he and Louisville would go on to win the USL Cup Final against Swope Park.[15]

Los Angeles FC

After two seasons in Louisville, Kaye would be transferred to MLS side Los Angeles FC for their inaugural season.[16] He would make his LAFC debut against the Seattle Sounders during the 2018 season opener.[17] On July 26, 2018, Kaye suffered a fractured foot in the El Tráfico rivalry game against the LA Galaxy, with coach Bob Bradley saying he'd need surgery, with LAFC setting no timetable for his return;[18] NBC Sports reported that the injury would sideline the player for "4-6 months".[19]

International career

In May 2016, Kaye was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada.[20] He saw action in both matches.[21] In March 2017 Kaye was called up again to the U23 side for the Aspire Tournament which also featured the hosts Qatar and Uzbekistan.[22]

Kaye made his debut for the senior team against Curaçao in a friendly on June 13, 2017.[23] On June 27, he was named to Canada's squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[24]

He was named to the squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup on May 20, 2019.[25]

Style of play

During his time at Louisville, Kaye played as an "attacking midfielder and winger", however following his ascension into MLS, he assumed a "box-to-box central midfield role, one that he's thriving in"; he also performed this role on international duty with Canada.[26] LAFC coach Bob Bradley said of Kaye: "He brings a little bit more range, a little bit more ability to get around the ball, a little bit of an ability to close down, win some balls in air, get into the box in both sides. All those things make him a little bit different".[19] During his time with Toronto FC II, Kaye was frequently used at left back.

Career statistics

Club
As of December 22, 2020[3]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III League1 Ontario 2014 9100———91
Wilmington Hammerheads (loan) USL Pro 2014 721000——82
Toronto FC II USL 2015 21000———210
Louisville City FC USL 2016 2412000——261
2017 1944021——255
Total 43560210000516
Los Angeles FC MLS 2018 2020020——222
2019 3141010——334
2020 1631000502[lower-alpha 1]0243
Total 67920305020799
Total 145178051502016518
  1. Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International
As of November 15, 2019
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
201750
201810
201980
Total140

Honours

Club

Toronto FC III

Louisville City

Los Angeles FC

Individual

References
  1. "Mark-Anthony Kaye - Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. December 4, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "Mark-Anthony Kaye - 2013 Men's Soccer". www.yorkulions.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: York Lions. 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. "Mark Anthony Kaye profile". ca.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. "Hammerheads Add Kaye On Loan". Wilmington, NC: USL Pro. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. Rowaan, Dave. "Mark-Anthony Kaye makes Wilmington Hammerheads debut". Waking the Red. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  6. "2014 Statistics". USL Pro. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. "Toronto FC II announces signing of eight players". March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  8. Hylton, Kamal (March 21, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. Charleston".
  9. Lintner, Jonathan (January 13, 2016). "LCFC adds Canadian midfielder Kaye for 2016". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Courier Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. Kiser, Bill (March 27, 2016). "Charlotte Independence starts USL season with a close loss". www.charlotteobserver.com. Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  11. "Mark Anthony Kaye". www.louisvillecityfc.com. LCFC. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  12. Corr, Charlie (October 16, 2016). "Meara, NYRBII Bound for USL Cup Final". www.uslsoccer.com. Harrison, NJ: USL. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  13. Lintner, Jonathan (April 8, 2017). "LouCity tops Richmond on late penalty, remains undefeated". www.louisvillecityfc.com. Louisville, KY: LCFC. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  14. Karell, Daniel (May 17, 2017). "Louisville City FC dispatches Tartan Devils in U.S. Open Cup, moves on to face FC Cincinnati". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: The Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  15. Murray, Nicholas (November 14, 2017). "Louisville's Late Winner Claims USL Cup Victory". www.uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  16. Rodriguez, Alicia (February 5, 2018). "LAFC sign Canadian international Mark-Anthony Kaye from Louisville City". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
  17. Butler, Dylan (March 4, 2018). "Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1 | 2018 MLS Match Recap". matchcenter.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
  18. Bogert, Tom (July 27, 2018). "With Mark-Anthony Kaye set for surgery, who'll step up for LAFC?". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer.
  19. Bonn, Kyle (August 2, 2018). "LAFC loses Kaye to injury, reportedly signs Danilo Silva". soccer.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  20. "Canada announces roster for Caribbean tour". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  21. "Canada m23 wins again on Caribbean tour". canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  22. Linter, Jonathan (March 18, 2017). "Kaye called up to Canada's U-23 squad for overseas competition".
  23. Karell, Daniel (June 13, 2017). "Louisville City FC's Mark-Anthony Kaye makes debut for Canadian National Team".
  24. Zeitlin, Dave (June 27, 2017). "Canada names nine MLS players to 23-man CONCACAF Gold Cup roster".
  25. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019.
  26. Karell, Daniel (July 27, 2018). "LAFC midfielder Kaye out with broken ankle". soccer.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  27. "2019 MLS All-Star Roster". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
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