- James Waite
Infobox Football biography
playername = James Waite
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|2|20|df=y
cityofbirth =Plymouth
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=6
position =Goalkeeper
currentclub =
clubnumber =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003–2004
2004
2004
2004
2004–2005
2005
2005
2005–2006
2005
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008
clubs = Rotherham United
Braintree Town
Leyton
Woking
Kettering Town
Barrow
Stevenage Borough
Cambridge United
→ Chelmsford City (loan)
Sudbury
Milton Keynes Dons
St Albans City
Bradford City
→ Droylsden (loan)
Doncaster Rovers
caps(goals) =
2 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2002
nationalteam = Thailand
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
pcupdate = 23:54, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Jamie "James" Waite (born
20 February 1986 inPlymouth ) is a Thai professional football goalkeeper. He has represented Thailand at full international level, being the second youngest international aged just 15 years 354 days. He is unattached following a short spell at Doncaster Rovers, where he failed to win a contract.Career
Waite, the son of a British father and Thai mother, began his career as a junior in Thailand and made his debut for the national side aged just 15 years and 354 days when he came on as a second-half substitute in a game against Singapore in
Bangkok . At the time it made him the second youngest player ever to appear in a full international.cite news|publisher=Telegraph & Argus|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportlatest/display.var.1856443.0.city_keeper_wins_cancer_battle.php|title=City Keeper Wins Cancer Battle|date=2007-11-23|accessdate=2008-01-21|first=Mike|last=Crowther]His form for the Thai national team attracted the attention of Rotherham United with who Waite started a three year scholarship in 2003. He left Rotherham after just one year and subsequently played for a number of clubs, including Braintree Town, Leyton and Woking, before joining Kettering Town,cite news|url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=169046|title=Thai keeper set for debut|publisher=North West Evening Mail|date=2005-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-21] and then moving on to Barrow in January 2005.
He left Barrow to join Stevenage Borough in March 2005. [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=25535|title=Waite moves south|publisher=Non League Daily|date=2005-03-28|accessdate=2008-01-21] He joined Cambridge United in August 2005, [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4180440.stm|title=Keeper Waite pens Cambridge deal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2005-08-24|accessdate=2008-01-21] joining Chelmsford City on loan in September 2005 [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=29694|title=City sign international keeper|publisher=Non League Daily|date=2005-09-17|accessdate=2008-01-21|first=Steve|last=Dorrington] and moving to
AFC Sudbury in January 2006. [cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=32035|title=Sudbury sign international keeper|publisher=Sudbury official website|date=2006-02-01|accessdate=2008-01-21]Waite joined Milton Keynes Dons in July 2006. He was unable to break into the Dons first team and was released in January 2007. During his time at Milton Keynes found a cancer of the lymph glands and underwent a 10-month chemotherapy programme before being given the all-clear.
In August 2007 Waite signed on non-contract terms for
Conference South side St Albans City, [cite news|url=http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=380&Itemid=163|title=Waite signs for Saints|publisher=St Albans City official website|date=2007-08-01|accessdate=2008-01-21|first=Mark
last=Jones] before moving to Bradford City on21 November 2007 and playing in a reserve game on the same day againstHartlepool United . [cite news|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1850194.0.conlon_at_the_double_for_reserves.php|title=Conlon at the double for reserves|publisher=Telegraph & Argus|date=2007-11-21|accessdate=2008-01-21] In March 2008 he joinedConference National side Droylsden on a loan deal. On29 April 2008 , Waite was deemed to be surplus to requirements at Valley Parade and was released by managerStuart McCall along with 13 other Bradford players. [cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2234555.0..php
title=Johnson one of 13 axed by City
date=2008-04-29
accessdate=2008-04-29
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] He never featured for Bradford.On 2 September 2008, he signed for Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis following a trial at the club. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/7594391.stm
title=Doncaster sign Thai keeper Waite
date=2008-09-02
accessdate=2008-09-02
publisher=BBC Sport] He was recommended to Doncaster by ex-player Barry Richardson after Waite was trained by him at Nottingham Forest. [cite news
url=http://www.doncasterroversfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10329~1382858,00.html
title=Rovers Sign 'Keeper Waite
date=2008-09-02
accessdate=2008-09-02
publisher=Doncaster Rovers] After less than a month with Rovers, he was released after failing to win a permanent contract. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/7643914.stm
title=Waite not offered Doncaster deal
date=2008-09-30
accessdate=2008-10-01
publisher=BBC Sport]References
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Persondata
NAME = Waite, Jamie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =20 February 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH =Plymouth ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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