Kayla Sharples: NWSL stats, matches & career

Season at a glance · 2024

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25 appearances · 1,998 minutes

2024 · published season totals · Bay FC listed in season record · data through Sep 1, 2026

Appearances: 25
Starts: 22
Minutes: 1,998
Tackles won: 17
Interceptions: 31
Clearances: 89

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Latest appearance · 2024

Brief

Won 3–1 at Stars

From the record · November 3, 2024

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Look beyond the ball2024 · Bay FC

2024 role

Left center back

Bay FC

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2023

Right center back

Chicago Stars

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When she steps forward, who covers the space behind her?

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Recent playing time · 2024

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5 starts in 5 recorded appearances. Latest: 59 minutes against Stars on Nov 3, 2024.

Event-clock minutes include stoppage time and can exceed 90. Only appearances are shown; gaps do not establish availability.

Statistics · 2024

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Per 90 uses the displayed season total and minutes. Competition scope is under review; these are not confirmed regular-season-only rates.
Metric	Total	Per 90 minutes
Goals	2	0.09
Assists	0	0
Shots	12	0.54
Shots on target	6	0.27
Key passes	5	0.23
Passes completed	960	43.24
Tackles won	17	0.77
Interceptions	31	1.4
Clearances	89	4.01

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Advanced metrics · 2024

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Matches · 2024

2024 regular-season appearances · player’s team score first · event-timed minutes
Date / opponent	Result	Played	Min	Tackles	Int.	Clear.
Nov 3, 2024 · Stars (A)	W 3–1	Start	59	2	1	4
Oct 19, 2024 · Wave (H)	W 4–1	Start	101	0	4	7
Oct 13, 2024 · Bay FC (A)	W 1–0	Start	108	1	3	6
Oct 5, 2024 · Racing (A)	W 2–0	Start	99	0	1	1
Sep 28, 2024 · Gotham (H)	D 1–1	Start	99	1	3	1
Sep 21, 2024 · Spirit (H)	W 3–0	Start	104	0	1	3
Sep 14, 2024 · Pride (A)	D 0–0	Start	99	1	0	5
Sep 7, 2024 · Royals (H)	W 1–0	Start	95	3	0	4
Jul 7, 2024 · Spirit (H)	L 0–3	Start	110	3	1	6
Jun 29, 2024 · Racing (A)	W 1–0	Sub	41	0	0	2
Jun 23, 2024 · Angel City (H)	W 1–0	Sub	36	0	0	0
Jun 17, 2024 · Royals (H)	L 0–1	Start	103	0	3	3
Jun 8, 2024 · Stars (A)	W 2–1	Start	96	0	0	1
May 25, 2024 · Gotham (H)	L 0–2	Start	105	2	1	2
May 18, 2024 · Wave (H)	W 2–1	Start	98	2	2	4
May 11, 2024 · Pride (A)	L 0–1	Start	106	1	3	7
May 6, 2024 · Stars (H)	L 1–2	Start	106	0	0	5
May 2, 2024 · Thorns (H)	L 2–3	Sub	32	0	1	1
Apr 28, 2024 · Wave (A)	L 1–2	Start	101	0	1	2
Apr 20, 2024 · Current (A)	L 2–5	Start	80	2	2	3
Apr 15, 2024 · Reign (H)	W 3–2	Start	104	1	2	5
Mar 31, 2024 · Dash (H)	L 2–3	Start	106	2	1	8
Mar 17, 2024 · Angel City (A)	W 1–0	Start	100	3	1	9

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Season record

Published season totals; competition scope may include playoffs. Select a season to inspect its regular-season club appearances.
Season / listed club	Apps	Starts	Minutes	Goals	Assists
2026 · Kansas City Current	19	17	1497	0	1
2025 · Kansas City Current	25	24	2207	2	1
2024 · Bay FC	25	22	1998	2	0
2023 · Chicago Stars	11	8	695	1	0
2022 · Chicago Stars	8	8	653	0	0
2021 · Chicago Stars	14	12	1079	0	0
2019 · Chicago Stars	2	0	29	0	0

Committed record · release 2026‑09‑02

Career chapters

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201929 minChicago Stars

2020Excluded

20211,079 minChicago Stars 2022653 minChicago Stars 2023695 minChicago Stars 20241,998 minBay FC 20252,207 minKansas City Current 20261,497 minKansas City Current

Calendar gaps remain visible. This is the available NWSL record, not a complete professional career.

Upcoming club fixture

San Diego Wave vs Kansas City Current

Sat, Sep 19, 2:00 AM UTC

For the last recorded club. Player availability is not confirmed.

Schedule as observed Sep 18, 2026; later changes are not reflected.

Player details

Kayla Sharples

Defender

Nationality: USA
Born: 1997-06-17
Height: 180 cm
Recorded seasons: 7
NWSL coverage: 2019–2026
Data through: Sep 1, 2026

Coverage dates are not debut or retirement dates · 2016 onward, excluding 2020

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Sources, coverage and definitions

Season totals use the official league feed from 2021 onward and event-derived records for 2016–2019. Some season totals may include playoff figures; competition scope remains under review. Match tables here contain verified regular-season appearances only.

Coverage starts in 2016. The 2020 competitions are excluded. Missing seasons do not mean the player did not play. Match minutes include stoppage time and may differ from official season minutes.

Statistics through Sep 1, 2026. Career annotations reviewed September 5, 2026. Listed position, modeled role and availability are separate.

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