Kai Tsakiris
American soccer player (born 2006)
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Kai Alexandra Tsakiris (born 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Tennessee Volunteers. She previously played for the Florida Gators.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kai Alexandra Tsakiris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2006 (age 19–20) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tennessee Volunteers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Gatos United | |||
| 2021–2022 | Los Gatos Wildcats | ||
| 2022–2025 | Slammers FC HB Køge | ||
| 2022–2025 | Corona del Mar Sea Kings | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Florida Gators | 18 | (4) |
| 2026– | Tennessee Volunteers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United States U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 2, 2025 | |||
Early life
Tsakiris grew up in Newport Beach, California.[2] She attended Los Gatos High School for one year before transferring to Corona del Mar High School in 2022, earning All-SCA sectional honors as a sophomore.[3] She played club soccer for Los Gatos United before moving to Slammers FC HB Køge.[4] In her junior year at Corona Del Mar, she committed to play college soccer for Florida and was an All-CIF-SS selection.[5] In early 2025, after attending a training camp in Brazil organized by the Kansas City Current, she was ruled ineligible for the rest of her senior high school season.[6] Current general manager Caitlin Carducci said the CIF ruling was misguided as the camp was not a tryout.[6] Later that year, Tsakiris helped lead Slammers to the ECNL under-18/19 national title and was named the ECNL U18/19 National Player of the Year.[7]
College career
Tsakiris was an immediate standout for the Florida Gators as a freshman in 2025.[8] She started all 18 games and led the team in points with 4 goals and 5 assists, earning third-team All-SEC and SEC all-freshman honors.[9] With several other contributing freshmen, she helped Florida earn their first SEC tournament berth in four years.[10] She then transferred to the Tennessee Volunteers for her sophomore season in 2026.[11]
International career
After her freshman season at Florida, Tsakiris was called up to play friendlies for the United States under-20 team in November–December 2025.[12]
Personal life
Tsakiris is the daughter of Nyssa and Shaun Tsakiris.[13] Her brothers Niko and Mateo are also soccer players.[13]
Honors and awards
Individual
- Third-team All-SEC: 2025
- SEC all-freshman team: 2025