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Olivia Wade-Katoa
Wade-Katoa with the Portland Thorns in 2024
Personal information
Full name Olivia Jo Wade-Katoa[1]
Birth name Olivia Jo Wade
Date of birth (1999-12-28) December 28, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kaysville, Utah, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 54
Youth career
La Roca FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 BYU Cougars 120 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Portland Thorns 5 (0)
International career
United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 27, 2024

Olivia Jo Wade-Katoa (née Wade; born December 28, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the BYU Cougars before being drafted by the Portland Thorns in the 2024 NWSL Draft.

Early life

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Wade-Katoa was born in Kaysville, Utah,[2] into a family of five children. She attended Davis High School and played club soccer for La Roca FC.[3] In 2016, Wade-Katoa was named Gatorade's Utah Player of the Year and The Salt Lake Tribune's player of the year in 2016.[4][5] She is also a 5-time State Cup champion and won the 2016 UYSA National Championship Golden Ball.[3]

College career

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Wade-Katoa played college soccer for the BYU Cougars. She scored her first collegiate goal in September 2018, tallying a last-minute game-winner in a match against the Utah Utes.[6][7] After her freshman season at BYU, Wade-Katoa took time away from soccer in order to serve as a missionary in Houston, Texas.[8][9]

She returned to BYU in 2021 and scored only 43 seconds into her first game back.[4] The Cougars would eventually make it to the NCAA championship game, which culminated in a penalty shootout. Wade-Katoa converted her spot-kick, but Florida State prevailed to secure the victory.[10][11]

In her final two seasons of college soccer, Wade-Katoa started all of BYU's games.[3] She was named to the All-WCC Second Team[12] and the NCAA Third Team All-Region in 2022.[13] In her 2023, she co-captained BYU alongside teammate Jamie Shepherd.[14] Wade-Katoa was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team and to the All-American third team[15] as a senior and helped BYU reach the NCAA semifinals.[16] She finished her career at BYU having played in 120 games and scored 25 goals.[3]

Club career

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Wade-Katoa was selected in the 2nd round of the 2024 NWSL Draft by Portland Thorns FC as the 23rd overall pick.[17][18] In March 2024, she signed her first professional contract with the Thorns.[19] Wade-Katoa made her professional debut in the Thorns' season-opener, coming on as a substitute in a 5–4 defeat to the Kansas City Current.[20] On July 21, 2024, Wade-Katoa recorded her first professional start and goal in an NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup victory over Club Tijuana.[21][22][23] She later had her rookie season curtailed early after picking up a season-ending knee injury in a CONCACAF W Championship fixture on October 1.[23][24]

International career

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Wade-Katoa has represented the United States at U17 level.[3] She was named to the United States' squad for the 2015 NTC Invitational tournament in Carson, California.[25][26][27] The USA would go on to win the tournament, securing the title for the second consecutive year.[28]

Personal life

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Born into a basketball-geared family, both of Wade-Katoa's parents are former collegiate players, while her grandfather was a coach.[3][29] Wade-Katoa's brother, Jesse Wade, also played sports for BYU.[30][31]

In June 2023, Wade-Katoa married former USC Trojans football player Tayler Katoa.[32][33][34]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of December 27, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portland Thorns FC 2024 NWSL 5 0 — 0 0 2 0 1[d] 0 8 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  3. ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  4. ^ Includes NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Group Stage W Champions Cup Club Rosters Final" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Olivia Wade-Katoa - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Olivia Wade-Katoa - Women's Soccer 2018". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Olivia Wade provides instant impact in return to BYU soccer | Davis County News". www.davisjournal.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Olivia Wade Gatorade 2016 - 2017: Player of the Year Girls Soccer - Utah PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Olivia Wade leads BYU to victory over Utah in final minutes". Deseret News. September 18, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Olivia Wade's game-winner leads Cougars to a 2-1 victory over Utah". BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Returned missionaries help fuel the only BYU team ranked No. 1 in the country". Deseret News. September 8, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Swensen, Jason (October 14, 2020). "How 'rival' returned missionaries/BYU-Utah soccer stars are withstanding COVID-19 disruptions". Church News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "BYU women's soccer goes the distance, falls just short in national championship on penalty kicks". BYU Daily Universe. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Walker, Sean (December 6, 2021). "No tears, just pride: BYU falls to No. 1 Florida State on penalty kicks in first NCAA title bout". www.ksl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2022 Women's Soccer Honors". wccsports.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ Seeman, Brenna. "Four Cougs Named to All-Midwest Region Team". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Walker, Sean; Aug. 4, KSL com | Posted-; P.m, 2023 at 7:17. "No. 13 BYU women's soccer enters 2023 with veteran confidence, big expectations". www.ksl.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Mozingo, Vaka and Wade-Katoa receive All-America honors". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "BYU falls to Stanford 2-0 in College Cup Semifinal". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Notebook: Portland takes Northern Utah players Kaufusi, Wade-Katoa in NWSL professional soccer draft". standard.net. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Five Cougs Drafted in 2024 NWSL Draft". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "Portland Thorns FC sign 2024 NWSL Draft pick Olivia Wade-Katoa - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "Portland Thorns fall at Kansas City Current - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "Match Report: Portland Thorns begin Summer Cup with a dominant 5-0 win over Club Tijuana - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  22. ^ Meagher, Sean. "Portland Thorns vs. Club Tijuana: July 21, 2024 - oregonlive.com". oregonlive. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "This soccer player found peace from general conference after season-ending injury". Deseret News. October 14, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  24. ^ "Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Wade-Katoa placed on Season Ending Injury list - Portland Thorns". www.thorns.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  25. ^ Staff, The Equalizer (January 27, 2015). "U-17 USWNT readies for invitational tournament – Equalizer Soccer". equalizersoccer.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  26. ^ "Davis High's Olivia Wade called up for tournament with U.S. U-17 squad". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  27. ^ "U.S. Soccer to host second annual U-17 Women's NTC Invitational". SoccerWire. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  28. ^ "U-17 WNT Wins 2015 NTC Invitational". SoccerToday. February 17, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  29. ^ Phibbs, Trevor (December 7, 2016). "Girls' soccer: Davis High's Olivia Wade named 2016 Tribune Player of the Year". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  30. ^ "Jesse Wade - Men's Basketball 2018-2019". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  31. ^ Harper, Mitch (April 26, 2021). "Former BYU Guard Jesse Wade Will No Longer Continue Basketball Career". KSL Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  32. ^ Wade-Katoa, Olivia [@oliviakatoa] (April 27, 2023). "Mr. & Mrs. Katoa coming June 2nd 🤍" – via Instagram.
  33. ^ "Tayler Katoa - Football". USC Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  34. ^ Sayles, Damon. "Redefining 'Do-It-All Athlete': Meet 4-Star LB-DE-QB Tayler Katoa". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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