Kaylee Hunter

Early career

In 2023, Hunter began the season with Calgary Blizzard SC playing in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series. Later in 2023, she joined Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia. She won league titles both years with the Whitecaps and was named the MVP at the 2024 Women's Inter-Provincial Championship. That same year, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player / BMO RESP Academy Female Player.

AFC Toronto

2025

In January 2025, Hunter signed a professional contract with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. In an interview with DARBY, she described AFC Toronto's project as one built around youth and long-term development, saying that the club's "bright future is already here" and highlighting the role of community support in the team's growth. She has attributed her adjustment as the squad's youngest player to the team's culture, saying she was treated equally by her teammates despite her age. She made her professional debut on April 19, in a substitute appearance in the club's inaugural match. After beginning the season as a substitute, she said she focused on "trusting in my timing," crediting head coach Marko Milanović with the final say on selection, before earning a regular starting role. On April 27, she scored the first goal in franchise history, in a 2–1 loss to Ottawa Rapid FC. Reflecting on the goal, she said the achievement "didn't really hit me at all until after the game," calling it…

Youth

Hunter was first called up to the Canada under-17 team in August 2023, for CONCACAF qualifying. She scored four goals in a 21–0 win over Dominica in Santo Domingo. She was named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where Canada finished third. In the third-place match on February 11, Haiti led inside seven minutes before Hunter scored three times to give Canada a 4–1 win and the bronze medal. In March 2024, Hunter was called into a camp with the Canada under-20 team. She scored in a 3–1 friendly defeat to the United States on April 7, 2024. On February 21, 2025, she scored five goals in a 22–0 win over Dominica in qualifying for the 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, which Canada won in June, its first under-20 title since 2008. AFC Toronto did not release Hunter to join Canada's squad for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October 2025. On August 20, 2026, Hunter was named to the Canadian squad for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland. She scored in a 6–0 win over Tanzania in Canada's final group match on September 11, and the team advanced to the round of 16. On September 17, Hunter scored a hat trick in a 3–1 win over France in Łódź, with strikes in the 28th, 33rd and 70th minutes.

Senior

On October 13, 2025, head coach Casey Stoney named the 17-year-old Hunter in a 24-player squad for friendlies against Switzerland and the Netherlands, her first call-up to the senior Canada side. She made her senior…

Hunter was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She began playing youth soccer at age four with Calgary West SC. Growing up with three older brothers, she has said she followed them into the sport, and that her mother would ask at the end of each season whether she wanted to continue playing, to which her answer "was always yes." She has described coming from a smaller soccer hub outside Ontario, Quebec or British Columbia as making her path to the professional game unusual, calling it "what makes my story unique."

Hunter has cited Canadian forward Christine Sinclair as her primary soccer idol growing up, saying Sinclair "inspired generations" of players in the women's game, while also naming Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar as players she admired on the men's side. Reflecting on the growth of women's soccer in Canada, she has described community appearances with young fans as an opportunity to help "leave a legacy" for the next generation of players. She has named Chelsea as the club she supports and hopes to play for in the future.