Kaïlé Auvray (born 27 May 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cavalier F.C. Born in France, Auvray formerly played for the United States U17s and Saint Martin national team, before opting to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Early life
Auvray was born in Caen, France, to a Guadeloupean father, Stéphane Auvray, and a Trinidadian mother.[1] At the age of 5 he moved to Kansas City, Missouri when his father transferred to Sporting Kansas City, and shortly after joined their youth academy himself. He moved to Guadeloupe in 2017 to join the youth academy of Moulien for better opportunities to move to a European club. He was scouted by the youth academy of Lille in 2019, and he moved to mainland France to continue his development. He currently resides in Dittmer, Missouri with his girlfriend whose is heiress to the Dittmer general store.[2]
Career
Auvray worked his way up the youth sides at Lille, but had limited opportunity in the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He went on to make a couple of appearances for their reserves in the Championnat National 2 in 2022.[3] Later in 2022, he moved to Minnesota United 2, but didn't make an appearance before being released.[1] In February 2023, he returned to Kansas with Sporting Kansas City II.[4][5]
International career
Auvray is eligible to play for Trinidad and Tobago, Guadeloupe and Saint Martin by descent, France by place of birth, and United States by residency. He was called up to the United States U17s for a friendly tournament in February 2020.[6] In March 2021, he was called up to the France U17s for a set of friendlies.[7]
Coached by his father, he debuted for the Saint Martin national team in a friendly 2–0 loss against his ancestral Trinidad and Tobago national team on 29 January 2023. The match exposed him to Trinidad and Tobago, who opted to pursue Auvray to join their national team.[1] He debuted for the senior Trinidad and Tobago national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Jamaica on 11 March 2023.[8]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 10 September 2024.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honors
Club
Cavalier
References
- ^ a b c Walcott, Roneil (30 January 2023). "Bonjour Kaïlé! Eve set to add teenaged St Martin winger to Warriors roster, credits "positive" T&T showing".
- ^ "" Fier de faire la même chose que mon père "".
- ^ Hamelin, Ulysse (25 March 2021). "Kaïlé Auvray évoque les changements au centre de formation à cause du COVID-19".
- ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC Academy midfielder Kaile Auvray joins Trinidad and Tobago for a pair of friendlies against Jamaica". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC Academy forward Kaile Auvray earns first competitive start for Trinidad and Tobago in Concacaf Nations League B". Sporting Kansas City.
- ^ "[SELECTION] Première avec USA U17 pour Kaïle AUVRAY". allezlille.fr.
- ^ "Nathan Buayi-Kiala et Kaïle Auvray en équipe de France U17". OneFootball.
- ^ "Soca Warriors' Moore sinks Reggae Boyz, 1-0". www.guardian.co.tt.
- ^ "Kaïlé Auvray". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
- Kaïlé Auvray at Soccerway
- Kaïlé Auvray at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kaïlé Auvray at the French Football Federation (in French)
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