Kelly Leanne Haxton (born September 2, 1982 in

Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...

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) is a Canadian former

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defender, who won the silver medal with the Canadian national team at the

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. She competed on the Canadian national team (roster and player pool) from 1999 to 2003.

Club career

Haxton signed for

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

of the W-League midway through the 2003 season.

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