| Kandace Wilson | |
| Fullname: | Kandace LaShawn Love |
| Birth Name: | Kandace LaShawn Wilson[1] |
| Birth Date: | October 24, 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | California Storm |
| Collegeyears1: | 2002–2005 |
| College1: | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| Clubs1: | Ajax America |
| Years1: | 2007 |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Clubs2: | Pali Blues |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | FC Gold Pride |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Western New York Flash |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Sky Blue FC |
| Years5: | 2013– |
Kandace LaShawn Love (; born October 24, 1984) is an American professional soccer defender who previously played for So Cal Union FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League. She previously played for the FC Gold Pride and Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer.
Wilson was born in Los Angeles, California.[2]
Wilson attended Cal State Fullerton and was a three-timeAll-Big West Conference First Team selection. In 2005, she was named the Big West Co-Offensive Player of the Year following her senior season.[3]
Wilson was drafted with the 13th overall selection in the 2008 WPS General Draft by FC Gold Pride. She assumed a starting role with the club, but suffered a season-ending hip injury on May 24, 2009, against the Los Angeles Sol. Late in the game while guarding Marta, Wilson "was aggressively pushed off the ball and fell to the ground suffering a sublimation (partial separation) of her left hip and fracturing the left posterior aspect of the acetabulum (hip socket)."[4]
In 2011, she played for the Western New York Flash, the team's inaugural season in the Women's Professional Soccer league. The team won the league championship.[5]
In February 2013 she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League
Wilson is an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton.[6]