Sadie Waite

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Sadie Waite
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ottawa Rapid FC
Youth career
St. Thomas SC
Whitecaps London
Canada Soccer Regional EXCEL Toronto
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers 73 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2026– Ottawa Rapid FC 0 (0)
International career
2024 Canada U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sadie Waite (born 21 October 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.

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Early life

Waite began playing youth soccer at the age of four with St. Thomas. [1] She also played for the Whitecaps Academy in London, Ontario, and the Canada Soccer Regional EXCEL centre in Toronto. [2]

College career

Waite began her college career at the University of Nebraska in 2022, and made a total of 73 appearances for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [3] She started in every game during her senior year season, and was named a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch for 2025. [4]

Club career

On 10 January 2026, it was announced that Waite had joined Northern Super League side Ottawa Rapid FC, signing a two-year contract and becoming the Rapid's first signing ahead of the 2026 season, with the club's technical director Kristina Kiss saying of Waite "She reads the game, she controls the pace and she's fearless in the middle". [5] [6] [7]

International career

Waite first joined the Canadian national team youth program when she was 14 years old. [1] On 27 March 2024, she was called up to the under-20 roster, and on 19 August she was selected for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia. [8] [9] In her lone appearance with the team, she came on as a substitute in Canada's 9-0 win over Fiji. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile - Sadie Waite". Canada Soccer. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. Krain, Dylan (9 February 2026). "Ottawa Rapid FC's first signing of the season can't wait to get started". Capital Current. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. "Sadie Waite - Stats". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. "Sadie Waite - Bio". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. Lale, Brent (11 January 2026). "Sadie Waite of St. Thomas, Ont. signs with Ottawa Rapid FC of Northern Super League". CTV News. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. McCallum, Ian (4 February 2026). "What's good in St. Thomas and Elgin? St. Thomas soccer player Sadie Waite is ready to make her mark in Ottawa". 94.1 myFM News. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. "WAITE, Sadie". Ottawa Rapid FC. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. "Sadie Waite Selected for FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2024". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  9. Just, Amie (19 August 2024). "Amie Just: 'Surreal' opportunity for Nebraska soccer's Sadie Waite is too big to pass up". Husker Extra. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  10. "Fiji vs Women's U-20". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 23 February 2026.