Kyle Yamada (born April 12, 1983 in
Calgary
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,
Alberta) is a
Canadian soccer
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player.
Career
Youth and college
Yamada played four years of
college soccer at
Lethbridge College, and despite suffering a serious knee injury in his debut season, was named to the All-Canadian soccer team by the
Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is the national governing body for organized sports at the collegiate level in Canada. Its name in French is l'Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC).
National championships
CCAA m ...
in 2009.
Professional
Yamada played professional indoor soccer for the
Calgary United in the
Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2010, before being signed by
FC Edmonton of the new
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
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in 2011. He made his professional debut in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to:
*Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983
*Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...
, and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4-0 win over
FC Tampa Bay. The club re-signed Yamada for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.
International
Yamada is a beach soccer player, and played for Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
References
External links
FC Edmonton bio
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1983 births
Living people
Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
Canadian beach soccer players
Canadian soccer players
FC Edmonton players
Soccer players from Calgary
North American Soccer League players
Association football midfielders