Cyle Larin
Cyle Christopher Larin (/ˈkaɪl ˈlærɪn/; born 17 April 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker or a left winger for La Liga club Mallorca and the Canada national team.
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Larin with Beşiktaş in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cyle Christopher Larin | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mallorca | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Brampton YSC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Sigma | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | UConn Huskies | 39 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sigma | 5 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Orlando City | 87 | (43) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Beşiktaş | 83 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 29 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Club Brugge | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Valladolid (loan) | 19 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mallorca | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Canada | 66 | (29) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 13, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
After playing college soccer for the UConn Huskies, Larin was the first pick of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, joining Orlando City. In his first MLS season, he broke the record for most goals by a rookie, scoring 17 in 27 games and earning the MLS Rookie of the Year Award. He totaled 89 games and 44 goals for Orlando before moving to Beşiktaş for an undisclosed fee in January 2018.
A full international for Canada since 2014, Larin represented the nation at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021, reaching the semi-finals at the last of those tournaments. He was the top scorer with 13 goals in the CONCACAF section of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, as Canada qualified for the first time since 1986. With 29 goals, he is the team's all-time top goalscorer.