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'''Kayla Jennifer Duran''' is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[center back]] for [[Gotham FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL). She played [[college soccer]] for the [[Boston College Eagles women's soccer|Boston College Eagles]], [[Brown Bears women's soccer|Brown Bears]], and [[USC Trojans women's soccer|USC Trojans]].

'''Kayla Jennifer Duran''' is an American professional [[Association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[center back]] for [[Gotham FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL). She played [[college soccer]] for the [[Boston College Eagles women's soccer|Boston College Eagles]], [[Brown Bears women's soccer|Brown Bears]], and [[USC Trojans women's soccer|USC Trojans]].

== Early life ==

== Early life ==

A native of [[Woburn, Massachusetts]]<ref name="BostonCollege_bio">{{Cite web |title=Kayla Duran - Women's Soccer |url=https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/duran-kayla/11296 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=[[Boston College Eagles]] |language=en}}</ref>, Duran played soccer for local club FC Stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women’s Soccer Adds Midfielder/Forward Kayla Duran |url=https://brownbears.com/news/2020/5/12/womens-soccer-adds-midfielder-forward-kayla-duran |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Brown University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> She contributed to two [[ECNL]] final four appearances and also won the 2018 Massachusetts [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade Player of the Year]] award.<ref name="BostonCollege_bio" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=2020-05-11 |title=Why Kayla Duran transferred from Boston College to Brown |url=https://www.soccerjournal.com/why-kayla-duran-transferred-from-boston-college-to-brown/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=New England Soccer Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Duran was a dual-sport athlete at [[Buckingham Browne & Nichols School]], participating in both soccer and [[ice hockey]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=Hot Shots: BB&N star Kayla Duran lifts her game to lofty Heights |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2017/10/19/hot-shots-bbn-star-kayla-duran-lifts-her-game-to-lofty-heights/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=[[Boston Herald]] |language=en-US}}</ref> With the soccer team, she totaled 63 goals and 44 assists across all 3 positional lines. She helped Buckingham Browne & Nichols win one league championship. She also received individual honors, landing a spot on the 2017 High School All-American East team and bagging one League MVP title.<ref name="BostonCollege_bio" /><ref name=":0" />

== College career ==

== College career ==

=== Boston College Eagles ===

=== Boston College Eagles ===

Duran kicked off her college career with the [[Boston College Eagles women's soccer|Boston College Eagles]]. She started all 20 games of her freshman year<ref name="BostonCollege_bio" /> and was named to the 2018 ACC All-Freshman team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-01 |title=ACC Women’s Soccer: 2018 Season Awards Announced |url=http://theacc.com/news/2018/11/1/acc-womens-soccer-2018-season-awards-announced.aspx |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=The ACC |language=en}}</ref> She recorded 1827 minutes of play, reaching a single-game personal record of 110 minutes against [[Miami RedHawks women's soccer|Miami]] on October 13.<ref name="BostonCollege_bio" /> She scored her first college goal on September 20, 2018, picking off a rebound to help Boston College beat [[Syracuse Orange women's soccer|Syracuse]], 3–0.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bent |first=Katie |date=2018-09-20 |title=Boston College Women’s Soccer Defeats Syracuse |url=https://www.bcinterruption.com/2018/9/20/17885250/boston-college-womens-soccer-defeats-syracuse |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=BC Interruption |language=en}}</ref> However, Duran picked up a season-ending injury in the build-up to her sophomore year. She was forced to miss the entire season and never appeared for the Eagles again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=2019-08-26 |title=Key injuries throw Boston College major challenge early in Lowe's tenure |url=https://www.soccerjournal.com/key-injuries-throw-boston-college-major-challenge-early-in-lowes-tenure/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=New England Soccer Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

<ref name=BostonCollege_bio>{{Cite web |title=Kayla Duran - Women's Soccer |url=https://bceagles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/duran-kayla/11296 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=[[Boston College Eagles]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Brown Bears ===

=== Brown Bears ===

Duran transferred to [[Brown University]] in 2020, partially due to the school's [[Open Curriculum (Brown University)|open curriculum]] education program.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=York |first=Jason |date=2022-08-26 |title=D1 Women: How Kayla Duran transformed her game to succeed at Brown |url=https://www.soccerjournal.com/d1-women-how-kayla-duran-transformed-her-game-to-succeed-at-brown/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=New England Soccer Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Her return to the field was later pushed back another year, as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused the [[Ivy League]] to cancel the 2020 athletic season. During their time off the field, Duran and the [[Brown Bears women's soccer|Bears]] worked hard to prepare for the 2021 campaign. Their efforts proved to be successful, as Brown won their second Ivy League title in a row upon returning to the pitch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=After 7-0 season, women’s soccer looks ahead |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2021/12/after-7-0-season-womens-soccer-looks-ahead |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=The Brown Daily Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> Duran, who was originally brought in as a [[midfielder]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women’s Soccer Adds Midfielder/Forward Kayla Duran |url=https://brownbears.com/news/2020/5/12/womens-soccer-adds-midfielder-forward-kayla-duran |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Brown University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> spent the majority of her time at Brown playing as a [[center back]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pipicelli |first=Will |date=2023-11-02 |title=17 Former FC Stars Girls Players Earn Conference Awards |url=https://www.starsofma.org/news_article/show/1290152-17-former-fc-stars-girls-players-earn-conference-awards |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=FC Stars |language=en-us}}</ref> Her positional move paid off, as she was named the Ivy League defensive player of the year and was named first-team All-Ivy and All-Region.<ref name=":2" /> She also scored a goal for Brown on October 9, 2021, heading in a [[Sheyenne Allen]] corner kick to beat [[Princeton Tigers women's soccer|Princeton]], 3–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's soccer earns dominant win over Princeton |url=https://brownbears.com/news/2022/10/8/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-earns-dominant-win-over-princeton |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Brown University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

<ref name=Brown_bio>{{Cite web |title=Kayla Duran - Women's Soccer |url=https://brownbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/duran-kayla/16054 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=[[Brown Bears]] |language=en}}</ref>

In her second year at Brown, Duran was named one of three [[team captains]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duran, Maxwell, Allen named 2022 women's soccer captains |url=https://brownbears.com/news/2022/5/10/womens-soccer-duran-maxwell-allen-named-2022-womens-soccer-captains |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Brown University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> She led the team to their third consecutive Ivy League title and played in every match of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘They’re one-in-a-million’: Women’s soccer wins third consecutive Ivy League title |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/11/theyre-one-in-a-million-womens-soccer-wins-third-consecutive-ivy-league-title |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=The Brown Daily Herald |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Brown_bio">{{Cite web |title=Kayla Duran - Women's Soccer |url=https://brownbears.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/duran-kayla/16054 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=[[Brown Bears]] |language=en}}</ref> She was also named to the All-American third team and maintained her spot on the All-Ivy and All-Region first teams.<ref name="Brown_bio" /> In her two active seasons of play with Brown, Duran started every single available match.<ref name="Brown_bio" />

=== USC Trojans ===

=== USC Trojans ===