Kansas City Current

Kayla Sharples

Defender#27

Bio

Kayla Sharples was born in Naperville in 1997. She has played for Chicago Stars FC and Northwestern Wildcats women's soccer. She plays as a defender. Lineball holds stats from 124 of her games across 2019–2026.

Key facts

Age: 29
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 58 kg
Number: #27
Born: 17/6/1997
Birthplace: Naperville
Position: Defender
Nationality: USA

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Chicago Stars FC
Northwestern Wildcats women's soccer

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 NWSL Challenge Cup KC	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 NWSLKansas City Current	27	1	1	17	5	2,217	3	0	0	27	2	17	14	1	33	0
2025 NWSLKansas City Current	25	2	1	11	6	2,207	1	0	0	25	1	15	8	0	14	0
2024 NWSLBay FC / Kansas City Current	25	2	0	14	6	1,998	5	0	0	25	3	9	10	1	29	0
2023 NWSLChicago Stars FC	11	1	–	–	–	694	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 NWSLChicago Stars FC	8	0	0	0	0	653	1	0	0	8	0	3	3	0	8	0
2021-22 A-League WomenAdelaide United	12	1	0	7	3	1,080	1	0	2	12	0	11	7	0	11	0
2021 NWSLChicago Stars FC	14	–	–	–	–	1,078	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019 NWSLChicago Stars FC	2	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Career8 seasons	124	7	2	49	20	9,940	12	0	2	99	8	55	42	2	96	0

Game log, 2026 NWSL

Game
2 Nov @ Racing Louisville FCW 2-0 2 Nov	1	0	1	1	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
26 Oct v Washington SpiritW 2-1 26 Oct	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
18 Oct @ Utah RoyalsW 2-0 18 Oct	0	0	1	0	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0
4 Oct v Bay FCW 5-1 4 Oct	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
27 Sept v Denver Summit FCW 4-1 27 Sept	0	0	1	1	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
19 Sept @ San Diego Wave FCL 0-2 19 Sept	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	2
12 Sept v Orlando PrideD 2-2 12 Sept	0	0	4	1	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	2
5 Sept @ Bay FCW 2-1 5 Sept	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	1
30 Aug v North Carolina CourageW 3-2 30 Aug	0	0	1	1	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
23 Aug v Seattle Reign FCD 1-1 23 Aug	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	2	1	1	1
15 Aug @ Gotham FCL 1-2 15 Aug	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
9 Aug @ Houston DashD 1-1 9 Aug	0	0	0	0	28	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
26 July @ Boston Legacy FCL 0-1 26 July	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
11 July @ Orlando PrideL 0-3 11 July	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
4 July @ Denver Summit FCW 3-0 4 July	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
31 May v Boston Legacy FCW 1-0 31 May	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25 May v Portland Thorns FCW 3-1 25 May	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
21 May @ Angel City FCL 1-2 21 May	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
16 May v Houston DashW 3-0 16 May	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
11 May v Chicago Stars FCW 3-0 11 May	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
3 May @ North Carolina CourageW 2-1 3 May	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	2	1	0	1
25 Apr @ Washington SpiritL 0-4 25 Apr	0	0	0	0	90	1	1	0	2	0	0	4
5 Apr v Gotham FCW 2-1 5 Apr	0	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
29 Mar @ Portland Thorns FCL 0-2 29 Mar	0	0	1	1	20	1	1	1	2	0	0	0
26 Mar @ Seattle Reign FCL 0-3 26 Mar	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	3
23 Mar @ Chicago Stars FCL 1-2 23 Mar	0	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
15 Mar v Utah RoyalsW 2-1 15 Mar	0	1	2	0	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Recent games

June '2627
@ Gotham FC
1 FC · 1 FA
L 2-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, NWSL

Split
AwayHome or away, 27W	56	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.1	79.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.0
HomeHome or away, 36W	56	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	78.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0
WinsResult, 63W	63	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	77.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	36	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	81.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.4	0.0
DrawsResult, 0W	13	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	83.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.0
Regular seasonStage, 63W	112	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	79.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.0
Orlando PrideOpponent, 4W	12	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	74.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.0
Washington SpiritOpponent, 6W	12	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	81.4	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.0
Gotham FCOpponent, 3W	10	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	86.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.0
Houston DashOpponent, 5W	9	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	72.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.0
Seattle Reign FCOpponent, 4W	9	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.8	0.0
Portland Thorns FCOpponent, 3W	8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	60.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0
Racing Louisville FCOpponent, 7W	8	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	62.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.0
San Diego Wave FCOpponent, 5W	8	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.5	0.6	0.0	1.1	0.0
North Carolina CourageOpponent, 4W	7	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0
Chicago Stars FCOpponent, 4W	6	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.3	85.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	0.0	1.2	0.0
Utah RoyalsOpponent, 5W	6	0.0	0.3	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.0
Angel City FCOpponent, 4W	5	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.4	59.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
Bay FCOpponent, 5W	5	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.4	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.6	0.0
Kansas City CurrentOpponent, 1W	3	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	87.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0
Boston Legacy FCOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Denver Summit FCOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, MissouriGround, 24W	31	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.3	85.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.0
SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IllinoisGround, 11W	19	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	69.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
PayPal Park, San Jose, CaliforniaGround, 6W	12	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	77.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.1	1.3	0.0
Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FloridaGround, 2W	7	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	85.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.0
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround, 2W	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	59.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, KentuckyGround, 4W	4	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	73.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.8	0.0
WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North CarolinaGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0
Audi Field, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	40.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.0
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround, 2W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Segra Field, Leesburg, VirginiaGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket, Rhode IslandGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, WashingtonGround, 0W	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasGround, 0W	1	1.0	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Legends Field, Kansas City, KansasGround, 1W	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, EvanstonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
ONE Spokane Stadium, Spokane, WashingtonGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0
Torero Stadium, San Diego, CaliforniaGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Wrigley Field, Chicago, IllinoisGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0