Robyn Krista Gayle (born 31 October 1985) is a former Canadian

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player who was both a CONCACAF champion and Olympic bronze medal winner. She played her club career in Canada and the United States, including two years with the Washington Spirit of the

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Early life

University of North Carolina

Gayle attended the University of North Carolina and was team captain for the Tar Heels in 2006. She led the Tar Heels to their 18th National championship, and was named Defensive MVP of the College Cup the same year.

Playing career

Club career

On 11 January 2013, she joined Washington Spirit in the new

International

Gayle represented Canada at the

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, and

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, as well as the

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and

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. She was a member of Canada's gold-winning team at the 2011 Pan-American held at

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, Mexico. She won a bronze medal as part of Canada's national football team at the

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when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.

References

External links

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Washington Spirit player profile
* 1985 births Living people Soccer players from Toronto Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics National Women's Soccer League players Olympic soccer players of Canada Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Washington Spirit players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black Canadian women's soccer players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in football 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Ottawa Fury (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub