El Paso Locomotive FC has secured the signing of Jamaican worldwide goalkeeper Jahmali Waite in preparation for the 2024 USL Championship season, the membership introduced on Thursday.
Waite joins El Paso after spending two seasons with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, the place he performed a key position of their success throughout the 2023 marketing campaign.
Throughout his tenure with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Waite helped the group declare the 2023 Jap Convention Common Season championship and safe the USL Championship Gamers’ Protect. His excellent performances earned him the 2023 USL Championship Followers’ Alternative Save of the Yr award.
50 appearances
In 50 appearances for the membership, Waite recorded 17 clear sheets and made 87 saves, boasting a powerful save share of 62.59%. He conceded solely 52 objectives throughout his time with Pittsburgh.
El Paso Locomotive FC’s Head Coach and Technical Director, Brian Clarhaut, expressed his enthusiasm concerning the acquisition of Jahmali Waite, praising his reflexes, athleticism, and goalkeeping prowess. Clarhaut believes that Waite, a confirmed USL goalkeeper with important potential, will play a pivotal position within the group’s ambitions for the 2024 season.
Waite, who’s 25 years outdated, has change into an everyday member of the Jamaica Males’s Nationwide Crew and made his worldwide debut in late 2022 in opposition to Cameroon. He performed an important position in Jamaica’s qualification for the 2023/24 CONCACAF Nations League Semi-finals, accumulating a complete of eight appearances with the Reggae Boyz.
Journey in skilled soccer
Expressing his pleasure concerning the transfer to El Paso Locomotive FC, Jahmali Waite seems ahead to persevering with his improvement in a brand new setting and goals to contribute positively to the group’s pursuit of a championship.
His journey in skilled soccer contains time with the Philadelphia Union Academy, Philadelphia Union II (previously Bethlehem Metal), Fairleigh Dickinson College, and the College of Connecticut.
Along with his collegiate profession, Waite made appearances in USL League Two, representing Studying United AC and the Ocean Metropolis Nor’easters in profitable runs throughout numerous seasons.
