Kiana Swift (born 14 September 2000) is a

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- Tongan football player who plays as a midfielder. She is a member of the

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. Swift is from

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and was educated at Mt. Douglas Secondary School. Originally a rugby player, she switched to soccer at the age of nine after suffering an injury. In 2014 she played for the Vancouver Island Wave U15 girls' team which won the Provincial Premier Cup. In 2017 she was selected for the UNBC Timberwolves women's soccer team. She played for the Timberwolves while studying at the

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. In 2022 she was selected for the

for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup. She scored the goal which led to Tonga drawing with the

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in its second pool match.

References

Living people 2000 births People from the Capital Regional District Canadian people of Tongan descent Tonga women's international footballers Canadian women's soccer players Tongan women's footballers Soccer people from British Columbia Women's association football midfielders {{Tonga-footy-bio-stub