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Kiana Swift
Personal information
Full name Kiana Katalina Swift
Date of birth (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Sooke SC
Vancouver Island Wave
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 UNBC Timberwolves 56 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Vancouver Island FC 6 (0)
2022 Victoria Highlanders
International career‡
2022–2023 Tonga 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 31, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 1, 2023

Kiana Katalina Swift (born 14 September 2000) is a footballer. Born in Canada, she represents Tonga at international level.

Early life

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Swift played youth soccer with Sooke SC, before later joining the Vancouver Island Wave.[1][2] She also played with the British Columbia provincial team.[3]

University career

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In July 2017, she committed to attend the University of Northern British Columbia to play for the women's soccer team, beginning in the fall of 2018.[4] In her first season, she was named the UNBC Female Rookie of the Year.[5] In 2019 and 2020, she was named an Academic All-Canadian.[6] On October 1, 2021, she scored her first goal in a 1-1 draw against the UBC Okanagan Heat.[7] In 2021 and 2022, she was named the team's MVP.[6] In 2022, she was named the UNBC Female Athlete of the Year,[6] and became the first-ever UNBC player to be named a Canada West First Team All-Star.[8]

Club career

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In 2019, Swift played with Vancouver Island FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[9][10]

In 2022, Swift played with Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia.[11]

International career

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In July 2022, Swift joined the Tonga women's national football team for the 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup (she had been set to join them a couple years earlier, however the COVID-19 pandemic prevented it).[12][13] On 16 July 2022, she scored in a 1-1 draw against the Cook Islands.[14]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 July 2022 ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji  Cook Islands 1–1 1–1 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
2. 1 December 2023 SIFF Academy Fields 1 & 2, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Tahiti 2–0 2–0 2023 Pacific Games

References

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  1. ^ Stiebel, Rick (August 21, 2018). "Sooke Soccer Club player a rising star". Sooke News Mirror.
  2. ^ Santowski, Britt (9 July 2014). "Sooke's Kiana Swift contributes to the Vancouver Island Wave U15 soccer success". Sooke News Mirror.
  3. ^ Pawliw, Brendan (July 13, 2017). "UNBC women's soccer team signs Swift recruit". My Prince George Now.
  4. ^ Peters, Jason (July 13, 2017). "Timberwolves make a Swift signing". Prince George Citizen.
  5. ^ "UNBC honours T-wolves athletes". Prince George Citizen. April 5, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Kiana Swift UNBC profile". UNBC Timberwolves.
  7. ^ Abney, Rich (October 1, 2021). "Swift response earns T-wolves women their first point". Prince George Citizen.
  8. ^ Clarke, Ted (October 27, 2022). "Eight UNBC T-wolves soccer players named Canada West all stars". Prince George Citizen.
  9. ^ Balzer, Jess (May 11, 2019). "Multiple UNBC women's soccer players making the jump from the den to the island". Prince George Citizen.
  10. ^ "Kiana Swift 2019 WPSL Stats". Women's Premier Soccer League.
  11. ^ "Highlanders Announce Midfielders for Women's Roster". Victoria Highlanders FC. May 19, 2022.
  12. ^ Poberznick, Kaytlyn (July 25, 2022). "UNBC soccer player goes international with Tongan team". CKPG-TV.
  13. ^ Tran Van, Jax (July 29, 2022). ""No regrets" for Tonga's Swift". Pasifika Sisters.
  14. ^ "Kiana Swift's long-range strike earns Tonga 1-1 draw with Cook Islands at Women's Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 July 2022.
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