Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Tyler Waite [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Sebastopol, Pontypool, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Hereford (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 17 | (11) |
2020–2021 | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2021 | → Waterford (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Penybont | 17 | (7) |
2022– | Newport County | 73 | (2) |
International career | |||
2017 | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 27 February 2024 (UTC) |
James Tyler Waite is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Newport County.
Waite came through the academy at Cardiff City and has previously spent time on loan at Hereford, Weston-super-Mare and League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.
Born in Sebastopol, Pontypool, Wales, [2] Waite progressed through the youth ranks at Cardiff City. In February 2017 he was rewarded with his first professional contract alongside teammates Connor Young and Cameron Coxe. [3]
In January 2019 he joined Hereford on a loan deal until the end of the 2018-19 National League North season. [4] He scored the winning goal on his debut for Hereford in a 2-1 away win over York City on 5 February 2019. [5]
On 27 August 2019, he made his debut appearance for Cardiff City as a 71st minute substitute for Gavin Whyte in a 3-0 home EFL Cup second round loss to Luton Town. [6]
In October 2019, Waite joined Southern Premier Division side Weston-super-Mare on loan and made his debut in a 6-0 win over Dorchester Town. [7] On 21 December 2019, he scored a hat-trick for Weston-super-Mare in a 4-0 away win over Harrow Borough. [8] In January 2020, he saw his loan at Weston-super-Mare extended until the end of the season. [9] On 11 February 2020, Waite scored his second hat-trick of his loan spell at Weston-super-Mare in a 5-0 home win over Wimborne Town. [10]
In September 2020, he re-joined Weston-super-Mare on a season-long loan for the 2020-21 campaign. [11] He returned to Cardiff at the end of January. [12]
He joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on loan on 24 February 2021. [13] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season on 19 March 2021 as his side lost 1–0 away to newly promoted side Drogheda United. [14]
On 1 June 2021, Cardiff City announced that Waite would be released following the end of his contract at the end of June. [15] On 10 June Waterford confirmed that he had ended his loan spell at the club a few weeks early. [16] He made a total of 12 appearances during his loan spell. [17]
In June 2021, Waite signed for Cymru Premier side Penybont. [18]
On 12 January 2022, Waite joined EFL League Two side Newport County on an eighteen-month contract, a move that saw him link up with his former Cardiff City youth coach James Rowberry. [19] He made his debut for Newport on 15 January 2022 in the 4-0 League Two win against Harrogate Town as a second-half substitute. [20] Waite scored his first goal for Newport on 5 March 2022 in the 1-0 League Two win against Bristol Rovers. [21] In June 2023 Waite's Newport contract was extended by a further year to the end of the 2023-24 season. [22]
Waite has represented Wales at under-19 level, taking part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in Turkey at the Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex in an international against Slovakia. [23]
Waite has also represented Wales at under-21 level, winning two caps during the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign in matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium. [24] [25]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cardiff City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Hereford (loan) | 2018–19 [27] | National League North | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2019–20 [28] | Southern League Premier Division South | 17 | 11 | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 19 | 13 | ||
Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2020–21 [28] | Southern League Premier Division South | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
Waterford (loan) | 2021 [27] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Penybont | 2021–22 [27] | Cymru Premier | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 9 | |
Newport County | 2021–22 [29] | League Two | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
2022–23 [30] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
2023–24 [31] | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 77 | 5 | ||
Career total | 125 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 150 | 35 |
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