Ella Ottey

Ella Grace Ottey (born August 12, 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Roma in the Serie A and the 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 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. In September 2025, she was named the Big Ten Defender of the Week. At the end of the 2025 season, she was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and the Academic All-District team. She helped them capture the league title in 2022.

In July 2026, Ottey signed with Italian Serie A club Roma.

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

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