Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | January 18, 2003 | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Sun | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
KC Fusion Academy | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 74 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Tampa Bay Sun | 15 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 26, 2025 |
Jordan Zade (born January 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Zade is a native of Olathe, Kansas. She grew up playing soccer with the KC Fusion Academy, captaining the team for four years and contributing to one NPL Central States Championship. [1] Zade also did gymnastics competitively for seven years. [2] She attended De Soto High School, where she was a four-year starter on the soccer team. [3] During her high school career, Zade helped the team reach a Frontier League Championship and individually won spots on two All-Conference first teams and one All-State second team. [1] [4]
In August 2019, Zade verbally committed to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. [3] She began playing with the Cornhuskers in 2021, making 18 appearances (11 starts) as a freshman. [1] She scored her first (and only) college goal on September 5, 2021, netting the final tally in a 3–0 win over Loyola Chicago. [5] Over the next two years, Zade was a mainstay on the Cornhuskers' backline, starting all of Nebraska's matches in that timeframe. [1] She received several accolades in her junior year, including places on the All-Region Third Team and All-Big Ten Second Team. [6] She also helped the Cornhuskers' defense record 7 shutouts along the way to a Big Ten regular season title and third-ever Elite 8 trip. [1] [7] Zade was named a Big 12 preseason player to watch ahead of her senior season, [8] but she was sidelined with an injury after 12 matches. [1] Despite missing time due to her injury, Zade was able to amass 74 appearances and over 5000 total minutes of action across her four seasons of college. [9]
On January 8, 2025, Zade signed her first professional contract with Tampa Bay Sun FC through the remainder of the team's inaugural season in the USL Super League. [9] She made her club debut on February 8, 2025, in a 2–2 draw with Floridian rivals Fort Lauderdale United FC. [10]
Zade is capable of executing flip throws on throw-ins. [11] She developed the skill in high school and cultivated it further as a college player at the University of Nebraska. [2] Zade cites her background in competitive gymnastics as an experience that has developed her style of throw-ins. [12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tampa Bay Sun FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Sun