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Sadie Waite
Personal information
Full name Sadie Elizabeth Waite[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-21) October 21, 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
NDC Ontario
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers 73 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 FC London 26 (4)
2026– Ottawa Rapid FC 0 (0)
International career
2024 Canada U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sadie Elizabeth Waite (born October 21, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. She played college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early life

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Waite began playing youth soccer at the age of four with St. Thomas SC.[2] She also played for the Whitecaps London, and NDC Ontario.[3]

College career

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Waite began her college career at the University of Nebraska in 2022, and made a total of 73 appearances for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[4] She started in every game during her senior year season, and was named a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch for 2025.[5]

Club career

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In 2021, Waite began playing with FC London in League1 Ontario.[6] In 2022, she was named a league U18 All-Star.[7]

In 2026, Waite 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".[8][9][10] Waite made her competitive debut for the Rapid on April 25, 2026, being brought on in the second half of a 3–1 loss against Halifax Tides FC, the Rapid's opening game of the 2026 season.[11] She scored her first goal for the Rapid in a 4–0 win over Vancouver Rise FC on May 6, 2026.[12]

International career

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Waite first joined the Canadian national team youth program when she was 14 years old.[2] 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.[13][14] In her lone appearance with the team, she came on as a substitute in Canada's 9–0 win over Fiji.[15]

Career statistics

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As of November 8, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC London 2021[16] League1 Ontario 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2022[17] 14 4 0 0 — — 14 4
2023[18] 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 26 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
Career total 26 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 4

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Profile - Sadie Waite". Canada Soccer. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Sadie Waite - Stats". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Sadie Waite - Bio". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Community Spotlight: Parkside's Sadie Waite earns full soccer scholarship with Nebraska Cornhuskers". St Thomas Today. November 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 Women's Premier Division U18 All-Star team littered with CANWNT potential". League1 Ontario. November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "WAITE, Sadie". Ottawa Rapid FC. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Rapid FC Battle to the End in Season-Opening 3-1 Loss to Halifax Tides FC". Ottawa Rapid FC. April 25, 2026. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  12. ^ "Rapid FC Blank Vancouver Rise FC in Dominant 4-0 Win". Ottawa Rapid FC. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  13. ^ "Sadie Waite Selected for FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2024". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Fiji vs Women's U-20". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Sadie Waite 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  17. ^ "Sadie Waite 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  18. ^ "Sadie Waite 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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