Kayla Angela Briggs (born July 5, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player.
Early life Briggs began playing youth soccer at age four with Leaside SC, playing with them until age 12. She then joined the North Toronto Nitros, before joining the NDC Ontario in January 2022. She also played with Team Ontario at the 2022 Canada Summer Games, where she won gold with the team.
College career In 2023, Briggs began attending Providence College where she played for the women's soccer team. On August 17, 2023, she made her collegiate debut, recording two assists in a 2-0 victory over the Iona Gaels On August 31, 2023, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Brown Bears, earning Big East Freshman of the Week honours. In November 2023, she was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week. At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team. Ahead of the 2024 season, she was named to the Big East All-Preseason team, and at the end of the season was named to the All-Big East Second Team.
Club career In 2022 and 2023, Briggs played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario.
International career Briggs was born in Canada, to a Canadian father and Zimbabwean mother.
Briggs made her debut in the Canadian national program, being named to the Canada U17 team for the U17 Revelations Cup in Mexico. She was then subsequently named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
She was later named to the Canada U20 team for various camps, as well as the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
On April 8, 2025, she made her senior debut, starting in a friendly against Argentina.
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