Ella Ottey

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Ella Ottey
Personal information
Full name Ella Grace Ottey [1]
Date of birth (2005-08-12) August 12, 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Candada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Dixie SC
Woodbridge Strikers
NDC Ontario
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Wisconsin Badgers 37 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– NDC Ontario 22 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Canada U17 11 (0)
2023–2024 Canada U20 11 (3)
2025– Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 25, 2025

Ella Grace Ottey (born August 12, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario and the Canada national team.

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Early life

Ottey began playing soccer at age four with Dixie SC. [2] She later played with Woodbridge Strikers before joining the Canada Soccer NDC Ontario program. [3]

College career

In 2023, Ottey began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she played for the women's soccer team. [4] She made her debut on August 17, 2023 against the Kansas Jayhawks. [5] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 20, 2023 against the UIC Flames, [6] which earned her Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honours. [7] In 2024, she was named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team. [4]

Club career

In 2022, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario. [8]

International career

She made her debut in the Canada Soccer program in December 2021, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team. [2] She was subsequently selected to the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [2]

After her performance at the U17 World Cup, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, at age 17, for friendlies against Brazil in November 2022. [9] [10] She earned her first senior cap on February 19, 2025 against China at the 2025 Pinatar Cup. [11]

Career statistics

As of August 4, 2024
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NDC Ontario 2022 [12] League1 Ontario 11000——110
2023 [13] 9200——92
2024 [14] 20——00169
Career total222000000222

References

  1. ↑ Ella Ottey at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 3 Ella Ottey at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ↑ "WSC OPDL Alumni make U17 National Camp in Mexico". Woodbridge Strikers .
  4. 1 2 "Ella Ottey Wisconsin profile". Wisconsin Badgers .
  5. ↑ Issar, Julian (August 17, 2023). "Wisconsin and Kansas battle to draw at McClimon". Wisconsin Badgers .
  6. ↑ Issar, Julian (August 20, 2023). "Wisconsin secures first win of the season". Wisconsin Badgers .
  7. ↑ "Two Badgers earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors". Wisconsin Badgers . August 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ella Ottey 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ↑ "Canada coach Bev Priestman calls up three youngsters for Brazil women's friendlies". Sportsnet . October 31, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Allen, Chukwu and Ottey earn first Canada call ups". Canadian Soccer Association . November 6, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Short-handed Canadian soccer women tie China in head coach Casey Stoney's debut". CBC Sports . February 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ella Ottey 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ↑ "Ella Ottey 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ↑ "Ella Ottey 2024 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
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