*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 2, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 29, 2020
Kayza Ayine Ka-A Massey (born February 2, 2001) is a soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Reims in the Première Ligue. Born in Ghana, she represents Canada at international level.
Early life
Massey was born in Walewale, Ghana[1] and raised in an orphanage, until being adopted as a one-month old by a Canadian woman who was working in Ghana with UNICEF.[2] She was raised in Ottawa, Canada[3] and began playing youth soccer with the Ottawa Gloucester Hornets, before later joining Ottawa South United in 2015.[4][5] In November 2017, she began playing with the Ontario EXCEL program.[6] In 2017, she played for Team Ontario at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, winning a silver medal.[7]
College career
In 2019, Massey began attending West Virginia University, where she played for the women's soccer team. She made her collegiate debut on September 12, 2019 against the Stony Brook Seawolves.[7] At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.[7]
In the 2020-21 season, she became the team's starting goalkeeper.[8][9] She was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team at the end of the season.[7]
Ahead of her third season, she was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team.[10]
In October 2021, she was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week.[11] In October 2021, she was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches' Women’s Player of the Week.[12][13] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.[7]
In September 2022, she was again named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week and the United Soccer Coaches' Women’s Player of the Week.[14][15] At the end of the 2022 season, she was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and was named the Big 12 Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.[16][17] She was also named to the All-Midwest Region Third Team.[18]
Ahead of the 2023 season, she was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team.[19][20] Over her five seasons with West Virginia, appeared in 76 games with 72 starts and also ranks fourth on the all-time list in both minutes played (6620) and shutouts (28).[21][22]
Club career
In January 2024, Massey signed a professional contract with French club Reims in the Première Ligue through the end of the 2023-24 season.[23][24]
In 2018, she switched international allegiances to begin representing Canada.[28][29] In November 2018, she was called up to the Canadian national program for the first time for a camp with the Canada U17 team.[30] She was then subsequently named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[31]
