Kiki Van Zanten | |
Fullname: | Kalyssa Van Zanten[1] |
Birth Date: | 25 August 2001 |
Birth Place: | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Position: | Forward / midfielder |
Currentclub: | Houston Dash |
Clubnumber: | 12 |
Youthclubs1: | Stevenson Patriots |
Youthclubs2: | Eclipse Select |
Collegeyears1: | 2019–2023 |
College1: | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Collegecaps1: | 95 |
Collegegoals1: | 27 |
Years1: | 2024– |
Clubs1: | Houston Dash |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Nationalteam2: | United States U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 16:10, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
Kalyssa "Kiki" van Zanten (born 25 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she represents Jamaica internationally.[2] [3] She played college soccer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[4]
Van Zanten was born to a Jamaican mother and an American father of Dutch descent.[3]
Van Zanten was drafted 21st overall by the Houston Dash in the 2024 NWSL Draft and signed a one-year contract with a one-year option in March 2024.[5]
Van Zanten made her senior debut in a 4–0 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers win against Bermuda on 17 February 2022.[6] She came on in the 63rd minute to replace Trudi Carter. She was named in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship final squad and represented Jamaica at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[7] On 18 July 2022 she scored her debut goal, a winner against Costa Rica to grant Jamaica a third-place finish in the competition.[8] [9] [10]
United States U15
Jamaica