Kyle Yamada
Encyclopedia
Kyle Yamada is a Canadian
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
in the North American Soccer League.
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 in 2009.
in 2010, before being signed by FC Edmonton
of the new North American Soccer League in 2011. He made his professional debut in in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 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.
player, and played for Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
and the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the North American Soccer League.
Youth and college
Yamada played four years of college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
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 in 2009.
Professional
Yamada played professional indoor soccer for the Calgary United in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer LeagueCanadian Major Indoor Soccer League
The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL is a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president is Mel Kowalchuk...
in 2010, before being signed by FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the new North American Soccer League in 2011. He made his professional debut in in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 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 soccerBeach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
player, and played for Canada at the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
The 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for , was the first beach soccer championship for CONCACAF, held in September 2006, in Puntarenas, Costa Rica....
and the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.