Sara Wojdelko
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sara Nicole Wojdelko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 14, 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Michigan Hawks | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 69 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| 2026 | → DC Power FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 7, 2026 | |||
Sara Nicole Wojdelko (born May 14, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Vanderbilt Commodores, earning second-team All-American honors in 2025.
Wojdelko was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, and raised in Northville, Michigan.[2] She didn't begin playing goalkeeper until she was twelve.[3] She then joined ECNL club Michigan Hawks.[4] She attended Northville High School, where she played basketball and football.[2]
College career
Wojdelko was redshirted as a freshman with the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2021.[3] In 2022, Kate Devine returned as the starter until Wojdelko won the job during the season.[3] She kept 4 clean sheets in 11 appearances.[2] In the NCAA tournament, she made a season-high six saves in a 1–0 win over Clemson, reaching the second round.[2] In 2023, she lost the starting competition to Devine and played just four games all season as the team missed the SEC tournament.[4]
Wojdelko re-won the starting job as both goalkeepers returned to the team in 2024.[3] During the NCAA tournament, she came to national prominence for her career-high 14-save performance against defending national champions Florida State in the second round.[3] After a 3–3 draw, she stopped two penalties in the resulting shootout to send Vanderbilt to the NCAA third round for the first time.[5] She finished the season with 7 clean sheets in 17 starts.[2]
Wojdelko returned to Vanderbilt for her fifth and final season in 2025.[6] She helped the Commodores win their fourth SEC tournament title, saving three penalties in the ten-round shootout against LSU in the final.[7] Vanderbilt earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament and reached the quarterfinals, both program firsts, and Wojdelko saved a regulation penalty in a rematch with LSU in the tournament.[8] She finished the season as the SEC leader in several categories with 58 saves, 0.567 goals against average, and 11 clean sheets in 23 games.[9] She was named first-team All-SEC, second-team All-American, and the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year.[2]
Club career
The Washington Spirit announced on January 9, 2026, that they had signed Wojdelko to her first professional contract on a one-year deal.[10] On February 23, the Spirit announced that she would join USL Super League club DC Power FC on loan through May.[11] Haley Carter said the loan was structured so that Wojdelko would train with the Spirit for most of the week but could gain playing time with DC Power.[12] With usual starter Morgan Aquino on international duty, she made her professional debut for DC Power on March 7, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win over Brooklyn FC.[13] Injury limited her to one appearance before she was recalled to her parent club on April 13.[14]
