Kalyssa Priscilla "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. She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Early life Van Zanten was born to a Jamaican mother and an American father of Dutch descent. Her father played college football at Illinois Wesleyan; one of her sisters, Brianna, played college soccer for Case Western Reserve; and her other sister, Mimi, plays for fellow NWSL club San Diego Wave FC.
Club career 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. She made 4 appearances in her rookie season before missing the remainder of the year with a season-ending foot injury. While in convalescence, Van Zanten signed a new contract with the Dash to keep her in Houston through the 2026 NWSL season. In April 2025, Van Zanten completed her recovery and returned to the Dash's active roster. She scored her first professional goal on August 2, 2025, meeting a cross from Avery Patterson in a 2–2 draw with Bay FC.
In the Dash's second match of 2026, Van Zanten recorded a brace against Boston Legacy FC, becoming the first Houston player to record a multi-goal game since Diana Ordóñez in 2024. Van Zanten also appeared to score a third goal later on in the match, but a late offside call prevented her from registering her first career hat trick.
International career
Van Zanten made her senior debut in a 4–0 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers win against Bermuda on 17 February 2022. She came on in the 98th 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. On 18 July 2022 she scored her debut goal, a winner against Costa Rica to grant Jamaica a third-place finish in the competition.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHouston Dash2024NWSL40——402025NWSL172——1722026NWSL44——44Career total2560000256
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJamaica202261202330202552202630Total173
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Zanten goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kalyssa van ZantenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition118 July 2022Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico1–01–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship229 November 2025Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia3–018–02026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification3 6–0
Honours United States U15
CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship: 2016
Jamaica
CONCACAF Women's Championship third place: 2022 Individual NWSL Team of the Month: April 2026
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