Abel Walatee

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Abel Walatee
Personal information
Full name Abel Walatee
Date of birth (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sydney FC
Youth career
2015–2017 North Sunshine Eagles
Green Gully
FFV NTC
Melbourne City
2021–2023 Western United
2023 AB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Western United NPL 38 (6)
2024–2025 Western United NPL 23 (11)
2024–2025 Western United 25 (4)
2025– Sydney FC 0 (0)
International career
2025– Australia U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2025

Abel Walatee (born 22 February 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Sydney FC. [1] [2] [3] Born a Liberian refugee in Ghana, he represents Australia at youth level.

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Early life

Born in Ghana, Abel moved to Liberia at a young age to live with his grandmother. At age 8, he moved to Australia to live with his mother and father. [4]

Club career

Following the suspension of Western United's participation ahead of the 2025–26 season, all players – including Walatee – were released from their contracts in September 2025. [5] [6] Walatee later signed a four-year contract with Sydney FC on 16 September 2025. [7]

References

  1. https://wyndham.starweekly.com.au/sport/walatee-setting-big-goals/
  2. https://aleagues.com.au/news/a-league-western-united-walatee-signing-news/
  3. https://wufc.com.au/news/western-united-stars-grimaldi-walatee-and-bozinovski-in-olyroos-squad/
  4. https://aleagues.com.au/news/western-united-abel-walatee-interview-macarthur-bulls-tickets-latest-news-a-league/
  5. "APL statement: An update on Western United Football Club". A-Leagues. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. Monteverde, Marco (8 September 2025). "United contracts terminated". news.com.au . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. "Sydney FC Win Race To Sign Exciting Young Forward". Sydney FC . 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.