Sally Wade

Sally Wade
Personal information
Full name Sally Jane Wade
Date of birth (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2004 SBU Bearcats
2005 KSU Owls
2007–2010 Watford
2010– Barnet
National team‡
2008– Wales 19 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2011

Sally Jane Wade (born 13 July 1984) is an English–born football player who plays for the Welsh national team and Barnet. Wade plays as a defender or midfielder and has accumulated almost twenty caps for Wales.

Club career

Wade attended Chalfonts Community College[1] then moved to America to play varsity soccer while attending Southwest Baptist University.[1] After three successful seasons with The Bearcats, Wade moved to Kennesaw State University for a final season of college soccer in 2005.[2]

After returning to England, Wade played for and captained Watford. She signed for FA Women's Premier League National Division newcomers Barnet in 2010. In March 2011 Wade scored the winning penalty as Barnet won the FA Women's Premier League Cup, beating Nottingham Forest after a 0–0 draw in the final at Adams Park.[3]

International career

Wade made her international debut for Wales, aged 23, in a 1–1 friendly draw in Portugal in January 2008.[4][5] She was eligible for to play for Wales via her Welsh grandmother.[4]

Personal life

Wade works as a Cardiac Physiologist at Wycombe General Hospital.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "#4 - Sally Wade". Southwest Baptist University. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  2. ↑ Matthew Farhadi (2011-03-26). "Former Women's Soccer Players Find Success In Europe". Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  3. 1 2 Matthew Carswell (2011-03-29). "Hospital worker at the heart of shoot-out win". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "International Teams — Sally Wade". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  5. ↑ "Match Report - Portugal 1 - 1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

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