Ella Ottey

Ella Grace Ottey is a Canadian soccer player who plays for NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario and the [Canada women's national Association football|soccer team|Canada national team].

Early life

Ottey began playing soccer at age four with Dixie SC. She later played with Woodbridge Strikers before joining the Canada Soccer NDC Ontario program.

College career

In 2023, Ottey began attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she played for the women's soccer team. She made her debut on August 17, 2023 against the Kansas Jayhawks. She scored her first collegiate goal on August 20, 2023 against the UIC Flames, which earned her Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honours. In 2024, she was named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team.

Club career

In 2022, she played with NDC Ontario in League1 Ontario.

International career

She made her debut in the Canada Soccer program in December 2021, attending a camp with the Canada U17 team. 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.
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. She earned her first senior cap on February 19, 2025 against China at the 2025 Pinatar Cup.