Kaylee Hunter

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 "something super, super special" as her first professional goal.

Hunter linked a mid-season scoring surge, in which she went from two goals in her first eight matches to eight in the following eight, to a run of three consecutive road games that included a match in her hometown of Calgary, saying she began to visualize herself scoring more as her form improved. On June 21, she scored a brace in a 3–1 victory over Halifax Tides FC. On July 11, she scored another brace in a 3–0 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC. Discussing her approach in front of goal during this stretch, she said that "sometimes you need to score the messy one" rather than waiting for a perfect chance, an approach she pointed to when describing a long-range goal scored against Montreal Roses FC after noticing goalkeeper Anna Karpenko positioned off her line following a pass from teammate Esther Okoronkwo, which she later named her favourite goal of the season.

The NSL named Hunter the league's Player of the Month for July 2025, an honour she described as reflecting her work ethic while crediting her teammates, and said she was consciously competing for the league's Golden Boot alongside Delaney Baie Pridham. On her attacking partnership with teammates Okoronkwo, Nikayla Small and Jade Kovacevic, she said the group's on-field chemistry stemmed from daily competition for starting positions in training. She also spoke positively of the Northern Super League's inaugural season, calling the level of competition and passion around the six-team, home-and-away format "amazing" despite the challenge of facing the same opponents repeatedly, and described York Lions Stadium, the club's home venue, as feeling "like our home," while noting a personal rivalry with Vancouver Whitecaps supporters, for whom she once played, saying their reaction gave her extra motivation when the team travelled to face the Vancouver Rise.

Hunter was credited as a key part of the team that won the inaugural NSL Supporters' Shield for finishing top of the regular season table, having scored 14 goals inher debut professional season, second behind only Ottawa's Pridham, and emerging as one of the league’s breakout attacking talents.

Hunter scored in the first-ever NSL semifinal as Toronto won 2–0 in the first leg against Montreal Roses FC on November 1. In the final, she scored the opening goal against the Vancouver Rise to give AFC Toronto the lead, but they would go on to lose the inaugural championship 2–1. Subsequently, Hunter was named as the NSL Rookie of the Year for the 2025 season as well as being named to the league's Team of the Season. On December 17, AFC Toronto announced a contract extension for Hunter through 2027 with a club option for 2028.

2026

Ahead of the 2026 season, Hunter stated a personal goal of scoring 20 or more goals, while also balancing her club campaign against a growing role with Canada's youth and senior national teams.

On May 31, Hunter scored in the 48th minute as part of a 4–0 victory over Calgary Wild FC. On July 5, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Halifax Tides FC, her third goal of the season. On July 23, she recorded an assist and a goal in a 2–0 win over Montreal Roses FC, setting up a goal for Lauren Rowe before converting a free kick of her own after a Montreal player was sent off. On July 28, she converted a penalty kick to lead AFC Toronto to a 1–0 win over Calgary Wild FC. Four days later, on August 1, she scored a brace against Calgary Wild FC in a 6–0 win at McMahon Stadium. On August 23, she converted a penalty for her eighth goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win over Halifax Tides FC.

Hunter scored the opening goal in AFC Toronto's 2–1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on August 30, scoring from a free kick in the 73rd minute. The goal was her ninth of the campaign and moved her into second place in the Golden Boot race. The result also gave AFC Toronto its first win at BMO Field, following six previous winless matches.