Kiki Van Zanten
Jamaican footballer (born 2001)
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Kalyssa Priscilla "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]
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Van Zanten with Jamaica in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kalyssa Priscilla Van Zanten[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 August 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Houston Dash | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevenson Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eclipse Select | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 95 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Houston Dash | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U15 | 5 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U17 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Jamaica | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:14, 13 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:44, 20 April 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Van Zanten was born to a Jamaican mother and an American father of Dutch descent.[3] Her father played college football at Illinois Wesleyan; one of her sisters, Brianna, played college soccer for Case Western Reserve; and her other sister, Mimi, plays for fellow NWSL club San Diego Wave FC.[5]
Club career
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.[6] She made 4 appearances in her rookie season before missing the remainder of the year with a season-ending foot injury.[7] While in convalescence, Van Zanten signed a new contract with the Dash to keep her in Houston through the 2026 NWSL season.[7] In April 2025, Van Zanten completed her recovery and returned to the Dash's active roster.[8] She scored her first professional goal on August 2, 2025, meeting a cross from Avery Patterson in a 2–2 draw with Bay FC.[9]
In the Dash's second match of 2026, Van Zanten recorded a brace against Boston Legacy FC, becoming the first Houston player to record a multi-goal game since Diana Ordóñez in 2024.[10] Van Zanten also appeared to score a third goal later on in the match, but a late offside call prevented her from registering her first career hat trick.[11]
International career
Van Zanten made her senior debut in a 4–0 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers win against Bermuda on 17 February 2022.[12][3] She came on in the 98th 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.[13] On 18 July 2022 she scored her debut goal, a winner against Costa Rica to grant Jamaica a third-place finish in the competition.[14][15][16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 April 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoff | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Houston Dash | 2024 | NWSL | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | NWSL | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2026 | NWSL | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
International
- As of match played 18 April 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Jamaica | 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van Zanten goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 July 2022 | Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship |
| 2 | 29 November 2025 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |  Dominica |
3–0 | 18–0 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3 | 6–0 | |||||
