| James Waite | |
| Fullname: | James Tyler Waite[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Sebastopol, Pontypool, Wales |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Weston-super-Mare |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Hereford (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Weston-super-Mare (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Waterford (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Penybont |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Newport County |
| Caps7: | 78 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Weston-super-Mare |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:46, 4 July 2024 (UTC) |
James Tyler Waite is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Weston-super-Mare. He is a former Wales under-21 international.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
In June 2021, Waite signed for Cymru Premier side Penybont.[18]
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]
On 8 May 2024, the club announced he would be leaving in the summer when his contract expired.[23]
On 8 June 2024, Waite returned to National League South side Weston-super-Mare on a permanent contract.[24]
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.[25]
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.[26] [27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cardiff City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hereford (loan) | 2018–19 | National League North | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2019–20[28] | Southern LeaguePremier Division South | 17 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | |||
| Weston-super-Mare (loan) | 2020–21 | Southern LeaguePremier Division South | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Waterford (loan) | 2021 | League of IrelandPremier Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Penybont | 2021–22 | Cymru Premier | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 9 | ||
| Newport County | 2021–22 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 77 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 125 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 150 | 35 | |||