James Waite (footballer, born 1999)

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James Waite
Personal information
Full name James Tyler Waite[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sebastopol, Pontypool, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Newport County
Number 11
Youth career
2015–2017 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2019 Hereford (loan) 9 (2)
2019–2020 Weston-super-Mare (loan) 22 (10)
2020–2021 Weston-super-Mare (loan) 5 (2)
2021 Waterford (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 Penybont 17 (7)
2022– Newport County 49 (2)
International career
2017 Wales U19 1 (0)
2020 Wales U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:08, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

James Tyler Waite is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Newport County. He came through the academy at Cardiff City and has previously spent time on loan at Hereford, Weston-super-Mare and League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford.

Club career

Cardiff City

Born in Sebastopol, Pontypool, Wales, [2] Waite progressed through the youth ranks at Cardiff City. In February 2017 he was rewarded with his first professional contract alongside teammates Connor Young and Cameron Coxe.[3]

Hereford

In January 2019 he joined Hereford on a loan deal until the end of the 2018-19 National League North season.[4] He scored the winning goal on his debut for Hereford in a 2-1 away win over York City on 5 February 2019.[5]

Return to Cardiff City

On 27 August 2019, he made his debut appearance for Cardiff City as a 71st minute substitute for Gavin Whyte in a 3-0 home EFL Cup second round loss to Luton Town.[6]

Weston-super-Mare

In October 2019, Waite joined Southern Premier Division side Weston-super-Mare on loan and made his debut in a 6-0 win over Dorchester Town.[7] On 21 December 2019, he scored a hat-trick for Weston-super-Mare in a 4-0 away win over Harrow Borough.[8] In January 2020, he saw his loan at Weston-super-Mare extended until the end of the season.[9] On 11 February 2020, Waite scored his second hat-trick of his loan spell at Weston-super-Mare in a 5-0 home win over Wimborne Town.[10]

In September 2020, he re-joined Weston-super-Mare on a season-long loan for the 2020-21 campaign.[11] He returned to Cardiff at the end of January.[12]

Waterford

He joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Waterford on loan on 24 February 2021.[13] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season on 19 March 2021 as his side lost 1–0 away to newly promoted side Drogheda United.[14]

Release by Cardiff City

On 1 June 2021, Cardiff City announced that Waite would be released following the end of his contract at the end of June.[15] On 10 June Waterford confirmed that he had ended his loan spell at the club a few weeks early.[16] He made a total of 12 appearances during his loan spell.[17]

Penybont

In June 2021, Waite signed for Cymru Premier side Penybont.[18]

Newport County

On 12 January 2022, Waite joined EFL League Two side Newport County on an eighteen-month contract, a move that saw him link up with his former Cardiff City youth coach James Rowberry.[19] He made his debut for Newport on 15 January 2022 in the 4-0 League Two win against Harrogate Town as a second-half substitute.[20] Waite scored his first goal for Newport on 5 March 2022 in the 1-0 League Two win against Bristol Rovers.[21] In June 2023 Waite's Newport contract was extended by a further year to the end of the 2023-24 season.[22]

International career

Waite has represented Wales at under-19 level, taking part in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in Turkey at the Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex in an international against Slovakia.[23]

Waite has also represented Wales at under-21 level, winning two caps during the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign in matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium.[24][25]

References

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