Nikayla Small, a former Canada under-20 captain, has signed with AFC Toronto in the new Northern Super League. Small, a 21-year-old midfielder from Pickering, Ontario, joins from Wake Forest University.
This undated photo shows former Canada under-20 captain Nikayla Small posing during a media session with Canada Soccer . The midfielder has signed with AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League .Former Canada under-20 captain Nikayla Small has signed with AFC Toronto, staying close to home in the new Northern Super League .
“Nikayla is a player we are very familiar with having watched her develop while playing with the National Development Centre and youth national teams,” AFC Toronto sporting director Billy Wilson said in a statement. “Not only is she an outstanding talent who will offer us something different in central areas, she is a quality person who aligns with our values.”
Downing split her collegiate soccer between Memphis, Mississippi and Creighton. The 22-year-old from Vancouver made her Canadian youth debut at 14 as a member of the under-17 team. Downing is an alumnus of the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX Program, where she played with Rapid teammate, Jazmine Wilkinson. She has ties to other Ottawa players, having roomed with Liv Scott while at an under-17 youth team camp and she played against Florence Belzile while she was with Creighton and Belzile was at Nebraska.
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