Kyle Yamada (born April 12, 1983 in

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, Alberta) is a Canadian

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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

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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

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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

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, 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

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player, and played for Canada at the

2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship The 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF), was the first beach soccer championship for CONCACAF, held in September 2006, in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The USA won the ...

and the

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References

External links

FC Edmonton bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamada, Kyle 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