Naya Cardoza
Jamaican footballer (born 1998)
Naya Simone Cardoza (born November 2, 2004) is a footballer who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League. Born in Canada, she plays for the Jamaica national team.
Early life
Cardoza played youth soccer with Pickering FC and Woodbridge Strikers and also played with the Ontario provincial team.
College career
In 2022, Cardoza began attending Brown University, where she played for the women's soccer team. On September 1, 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. On October 31, 2022, she was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the All-NEWISA Second Team, TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI Second Team, and All-Ivy League Honorable Mention. In October 2024, she was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week. At the end of 2024, she was again named an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention. In September 2025, she was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks and to the TopDrawerSoccer’s National Team of the Week.
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