Jordan Zade
American soccer player (born 2003)
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Jordan Zade (born January 18, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 18, 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tampa Bay Sun | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KC Fusion Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 74 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Tampa Bay Sun | 30 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:54, February 22, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Zade is a native of Olathe, Kansas. She grew up playing soccer with the KC Fusion Academy, captaining the team for four years and contributing to one NPL Central States Championship.[1] Zade also did gymnastics competitively for seven years.[2] She attended De Soto High School, where she was a four-year starter on the soccer team.[3] During her high school career, Zade helped the team reach a Frontier League Championship and individually won spots on two All-Conference first teams and one All-State second team.[1][4]
College career
In August 2019, Zade verbally committed to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3] She began playing with the Cornhuskers in 2021, making 18 appearances (11 starts) as a freshman.[1] She scored her first (and only) college goal on September 5, 2021, netting the final tally in a 3–0 win over Loyola Chicago.[5] Over the next two years, Zade was a mainstay on the Cornhuskers' backline, starting all of Nebraska's matches in that timeframe.[1] She received several accolades in her junior year, including places on the All-Region Third Team and All-Big Ten Second Team.[6] She also helped the Cornhuskers' defense record 7 shutouts along the way to a Big Ten regular season title and third-ever Elite 8 trip.[1][7] Zade was named a Big 12 preseason player to watch ahead of her senior season,[8] but she was sidelined with an injury after 12 matches.[1] Despite missing time due to her injury, Zade was able to amass 74 appearances and over 5000 total minutes of action across her four seasons of college.[9]
Club career
On January 8, 2025, Zade signed her first professional contract with Tampa Bay Sun FC through the remainder of the team's inaugural season in the USL Super League.[9] She made her club debut on February 8, 2025, in a 2–2 draw with Floridian rivals Fort Lauderdale United FC.[10] She made 14 regular season appearances and came on as a sub in both of Tampa Bay's playoff games as the Sun won the inaugural Super League title.[11]
Style of play
Zade is capable of executing flip throws on throw-ins.[12] She developed the skill in high school and cultivated it further as a college player at the University of Nebraska.[2] Zade cites her background in competitive gymnastics as an experience that has developed her style of throw-ins.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of February 21, 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tampa Bay Sun FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 16 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Honors
Tampa Bay Sun
