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Bio:
Cyle Christopher Larin, born April 17, 1995, is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a striker or left winger for Mallorca in the Segunda División and the Canada national team. He will join Southampton in the EFL Championship on June 15, 2026.
After playing soccer at UConn, Larin was the first pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and joined Orlando City. In his rookie season, he scored 17 goals in 27 games, breaking the record for most goals by a rookie and winning the MLS Rookie of the Year Award.
Larin played 89 games and scored 44 goals for Orlando before joining Beşiktaş in January 2018. He won the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, and Turkish Super Cup in 2021. He also played for Zulte Waregem, Club Brugge, Real Valladolid, and Mallorca.
A full international for Canada since 2014, Larin represented the nation at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2025, reaching the semi-finals in 2021. 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.
On June 12, 2026, Larin scored Canada’s lone goal in a 1–1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina during both team’s opening group stage game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Factfile:
* Full Name: Cyle Christopher Larin
* Position: Forward
* Date of Birth: 17.04.1995
* Birthplace: Brampton, Ontario
* Nation: Canada
* Major League Career
* 2015-18, Orlando City
* 2018-22, Besiktas
* 2023-26, Mallorca
* 2026 ->, Southampton
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