Ella Ottey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ella Grace Ottey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Candada | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dixie SC | |||
| Woodbridge Strikers | |||
| NDC Ontario | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Wisconsin Badgers | 37 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | NDC Ontario | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Canada U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Canada U20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2025– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 25, 2025 | |||
Ella Grace Ottey (born August 12, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario and the Canada national team.
Early life
Ottey began playing soccer at age four with Dixie SC.[2] She later played with Woodbridge Strikers before joining the Canada Soccer NDC Ontario program.[3]
College career
In 2023, Ottey began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she played for the women's soccer team.[4] She made her debut on August 17, 2023 against the Kansas Jayhawks.[5] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 20, 2023 against the UIC Flames,[6] which earned her Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honours.[7] In 2024, she was named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team.[4]
Club career
In 2022, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario.[8]
International career
She made her debut in the Canada Soccer program in December 2021, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[2] She was subsequently selected to the roster for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
After her performance at the U17 World Cup, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, at age 17, for friendlies against Brazil in November 2022.[9][10] She earned her first senior cap on February 19, 2025 against China at the 2025 Pinatar Cup.[11]
Career statistics
- As of August 4, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NDC Ontario | 2022[12] | League1 Ontario | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023[13] | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2024[14] | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | ||||
| Career total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ Ella Ottey at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Ella Ottey at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "WSC OPDL Alumni make U17 National Camp in Mexico". Woodbridge Strikers.
- ^ a b "Ella Ottey Wisconsin profile". Wisconsin Badgers.
- ^ Issar, Julian (August 17, 2023). "Wisconsin and Kansas battle to draw at McClimon". Wisconsin Badgers.
- ^ Issar, Julian (August 20, 2023). "Wisconsin secures first win of the season". Wisconsin Badgers.
- ^ "Two Badgers earn Big Ten Player of the Week honors". Wisconsin Badgers. August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Ella Ottey 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Canada coach Bev Priestman calls up three youngsters for Brazil women's friendlies". Sportsnet. October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Allen, Chukwu and Ottey earn first Canada call ups". Canadian Soccer Association. November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Short-handed Canadian soccer women tie China in head coach Casey Stoney's debut". CBC Sports. February 19, 2025.
- ^ "Ella Ottey 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Ella Ottey 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Ella Ottey 2024 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
External links
- Ella Ottey at Soccerway
- Ella Ottey at the Canadian Soccer Association