Kai Tsakiris

Kai Tsakiris
Personal information
Full name Kai Alexandra Tsakiris[1]
Date of birth 2006 (age 19–20)
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Tennessee Volunteers
Youth career
Los Gatos United
2021–2022 Los Gatos Wildcats
2022–2025 Slammers FC HB Køge
2022–2025 Corona del Mar Sea Kings
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025 Florida Gators 18 (4)
2026– Tennessee Volunteers 0 (0)
International career‡
2025– United States U-20 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 2, 2025

Kai Alexandra Tsakiris (born 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Tennessee Volunteers. She previously played for the Florida Gators.

Early life

Tsakiris grew up in Newport Beach, California.[2] She attended Los Gatos High School for one year before transferring to Corona del Mar High School in 2022, earning All-SCA sectional honors as a sophomore.[3] She played club soccer for Los Gatos United before moving to Slammers FC HB Køge.[4] In her junior year at Corona Del Mar, she committed to play college soccer for Florida and was an All-CIF-SS selection.[5] In early 2025, after attending a training camp in Brazil organized by the Kansas City Current, she was ruled ineligible for the rest of her senior high school season.[6] Current general manager Caitlin Carducci said the CIF ruling was misguided as the camp was not a tryout.[6] Later that year, Tsakiris helped lead Slammers to the ECNL under-18/19 national title and was named the ECNL U18/19 National Player of the Year.[7]

College career

Tsakiris was an immediate standout for the Florida Gators as a freshman in 2025.[8] She started all 18 games and led the team in points with 4 goals and 5 assists, earning third-team All-SEC and SEC all-freshman honors.[9] With several other contributing freshmen, she helped Florida earn their first SEC tournament berth in four years.[10] She then transferred to the Tennessee Volunteers for her sophomore season in 2026.[11]

International career

After her freshman season at Florida, Tsakiris was called up to play friendlies for the United States under-20 team in November–December 2025.[12]

Personal life

Tsakiris is the daughter of Nyssa and Shaun Tsakiris.[13] Her brothers Niko and Mateo are also soccer players.[13]

Honors and awards

Individual

  • Third-team All-SEC: 2025
  • SEC all-freshman team: 2025

References

  1. ^ "Slammers FC HB Koge". Total Global Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  2. ^ "Kai Tsakiris". Florida Gators. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. ^ Lee, Emanuel (December 8, 2021). "Los Gatos girls soccer aim to coalesce and put together another winning season". Los Gatan. Retrieved January 1, 2026. "All SCA First Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "From LGU to the College Stage: Celebrating Kai Tsakiris and Alyssa Szarlacki". Los Gatos United. November 13, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (November 27, 2023). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: Nov.27-Dec. 3". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved January 1, 2026. "2023-24 Girls Soccer All CIF-SS". CIF Southern Section. March 15, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Albano, Dan (February 7, 2025). "3 OC girls soccer standouts lose eligibility because of in-season trip organized by pro team". The Orange County Register. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "ECNL Honors for Kai Tsakiris and Katie Johnston". Florida Gators. August 15, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. ^ Brugna, Emma (October 1, 2025). "Freshman Kai Tsakiris Shines in Florida Soccer's Starting Lineup". WRUF. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  9. ^ Forman, Maddox (October 31, 2025). "Gators Soccer's Kai Tsakiris Earns Regular-Season SEC Honors". WRUF. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  10. ^ Zbarsky, Hunter (November 2, 2025). "Gators' Postseason Return Ends in Heartbreaker vs. Kentucky". WRUF. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  11. ^ Tennessee Soccer [@vol_soccer]; (January 7, 2026). "Welcome to Rocky Top @kai.tsakiris! 🍊". Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ Candreva, Riley (November 21, 2025). "Florida Soccer Stars Tsakiris, Gemma Head To U.S. Soccer Training Camp". WRUF. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Niko Tsakiris Turns Pro". Los Gatos United. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
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