Sadie Sider-Echenberg

Sadie Sider-Echenberg (born September 4, 2003) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF.

Early life She began playing soccer when she was three years old with Ottawa St. Anthony Futuro Academy in Ottawa.

She played on both the Women's and Men's teams at Ottawa St. Anthony Futuro Academy alongside several players who went on to play in the Canadian Premier League and MLS Next Pro.

She attended Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa. Sider-Echenberg also played rugby and tennis growing up. She lists her idols as Santi Cazorla, Daniëlle van de Donk, Andrés Iniesta and Bernardo Silva. She scored her first goal in the 22nd minute against Carleton University on October 9, 2021. She was named the American Athletic Conference midfielder of the year in 2024 after she scored five goals and added two assists for the Bulls in the regular season. She was the first Bull to win Midfielder of the Year since Andrea Hauksdottir won it in back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019.

Club career Sider-Echenberg trained with PSV, Hoffenheim and Racing Louisville FC before eventually signing with Le Havre AC in 2023.

In March 2023, she played with Le Havre AC in the Division 1 Féminine, making her league debut against Paris Saint-Germain coming on in the 76th minute.

In April 2023, Sider-Echenberg scored her first goal for Le Havre AC against FC Fleury 91 making the score 1–1 in the 86th minute. She became the youngest goal scorer in the Division 1 Féminine in the club's history.

Sider-Echenebrg signed a two year contract with Damallsvenskan side Kristianstads DFF on the 23rd January 2026.

International career

Youth

She was 18 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2022 when she was called into the Canada U20 team training camp.