| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Nicole Wojdelko [1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 2003 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 69 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sara Nicole Wojdelko (born May 14, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores, earning second-team All-American honors in 2025.
Wojdelko was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, and raised in Northville, Michigan. [2] She didn't begin playing goalkeeper until she was twelve. [3] She then joined ECNL club Michigan Hawks. [4] She attended Northville High School, where she played basketball and football. [2]
Wojdelko was redshirted as a freshman with the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2021. [3] In 2022, Kate Devine returned as the starter until Wojdelko won the job during the season. [3] She kept 4 clean sheets in 11 appearances. [2] In the NCAA tournament, she made a season-high six saves in a 1–0 win over Clemson, reaching the second round. [2] In 2023, she lost the starting competition to Devine and played just four games all season as the team missed the SEC tournament. [4]
Wojdelko re-won the starting job as both goalkeepers returned to the team in 2024. [3] During the NCAA tournament, she came to national prominence for her career-high 14-save performance against defending national champions Florida State in the second round. [3] After a 3–3 draw, she stopped two penalties in the resulting shootout to send Vanderbilt to the NCAA third round for the first time. [5] She finished the season with 7 clean sheets in 17 starts. [2]
Wojdelko returned to Vanderbilt for her fifth and final season in 2025. [6] She helped the Commodores win their fourth SEC tournament title, saving three penalties in the ten-round shootout against LSU in the final. [7] Vanderbilt earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament and reached the quarterfinals, both program firsts, and Wojdelko saved a regulation penalty in a rematch with LSU in the tournament. [8] She finished the season as the SEC leader in several categories with 58 saves, 0.567 goals against average, and 11 clean sheets in 23 games. [9] She was named first-team All-SEC, second-team All-American, and the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year. [2]
The Washington Spirit announced on January 9, 2026, that they had signed Wojdelko to her first professional contract on a one-year deal. [10]
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