📜 Post with us on Reddit
📝 Create a new article
🏭 Create a company page
🇬🇧 - in English
🇫🇷 - en Français (FR)
🇵🇹 - em Português (PT)
🇩🇪 - auf Deutsch (DE)
🇯🇵 - 日本語で (JA)
Sponsored articles

You can edit almost every page by Creating an account and confirming your email.

Wayny Balata

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


Wayny Balata
Balata with the Dallas Trinity in 2026
Personal information
Full name Wayny Natasha Balata-Nguenign
Date of birth (2001-06-25) June 25, 2001 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dallas Trinity
Number 24
Youth career
– Lakeshore SC
– NGG Soccer Association
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 SMU Mustangs 56 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Spokane Zephyr 10 (0)
2025– Dallas Trinity 22 (2)
National team‡
2018 Canada U17 8 (0)
2020 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:33, April 19, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:33, April 19, 2026 (UTC)

Search Wayny Balata on Amazon.

Wayny Natasha Balata-Nguenign (born June 25, 2001[1]) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Dallas Trinity FC in the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the SMU Mustangs, and previously represented Canada at youth international level, including at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Early life

Balata was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3] She initially took up basketball, influenced by her two older brothers, before her father introduced her to soccer at a park near their apartment.[4] She quickly fell in love with the sport and went on to represent regional and provincial teams, eventually earning a place in the Canadian youth national team setup.[4]

Balata played her youth club soccer with Lakeshore SC and NGG Soccer Association in the Montreal area.[2] With the Quebec provincial team, which she captained from the age of 14, she was named Canada's Top Player, made all-star teams, and won a gold medal.[5] Her club teams also won back-to-back gold medals at the Canadian National Championships in 2016 and 2017, and a silver medal in 2018.[5] She attended Collège de Montréal and Notre Dame de Montréal, where she was named 2016 Student Athlete of the Year and MVP.[5]

In 2018, Canada Soccer included Balata as one of eight in their Women’s EXCEL Program.[6] That year, she also was named to Canada's squad for that year's CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[7]

College career

Balata joined Southern Methodist University in 2019 to play for the SMU Mustangs in NCAA Division I. In her freshman season, she played in 18 and started 17 matches, logging 1,454 minutes, scoring two goals and tallying two assists, and was named to the AAC All-Rookie Team.[8][9] She also earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team in 2019–20.[2]

During this time, she represented Canada as a midfielder for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[10] Balata also returned to play for the Mont-Royal Outremont soccer club for the 2020 season of the Première ligue de soccer du Québec féminine.[11]

Balata was named to the All-AAC Second Team in 2021.[12][8] Her collegiate career at SMU was interrupted by injuries and the COVID-19 pandemic, which extended her eligibility. In her graduate season of 2023 she served as team captain and was named to the AAC Championship All-Tournament Team after scoring two goals in the semifinal victory over Florida Atlantic, including the game-winning goal in the 8th minute via penalty kick.[2][13] Across her five-year collegiate career, Balata finished with 16 goals and 5 assists in 56 matches.[12]

Club career

In 2024, Balata was on the initial list for the NWSL draft.[14]

Spokane Zephyr

Following her college career, Balata signed with Spokane Zephyr FC for the inaugural 2024–25 USL Super League season.[15][16][17] She made 10 appearances for the club during the inaugural season.[12]

Dallas Trinity

Error creating thumbnail:
Wayny Balata during Brooklyn FC vs Dallas Trinity FC on Apr 12, 2026

In 2025, Balata signed with Dallas Trinity FC, returning to the Dallas–Fort Worth area where she had played her college soccer[18] She made an immediate impact, scoring the equalizing goal in the 48th minute of Dallas Trinity's season-opening 2–1 comeback win over Spokane Zephyr FC on August 23, 2025.[19] In February 2026, Balata scored her second goal and second assist of the season in a 4–0 win at Fort Lauderdale United FC, earning her a nomination for Goal of the Month.[20] She was subsequently named to the USL Super League Team of the Month for February 2026.[20]

International career

Balata represented Canada at the U-17 level, playing every game at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay, where Canada finished fourth — their best ever finish at the tournament.[5] She had also previously represented Canada's U-17s at the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where they won the bronze medal and qualified for the World Cup.[2] Balata also represented Canada at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.[15]

Honors

Individual

  • AAC All-Rookie Team: 2019[2]
  • All-AAC Second Team: 2021[12]
  • AAC Championship All-Tournament Team: 2023[2]
  • USL Super League Team of the Month: February 2026[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dallas Trinity FC Midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Wayny Balata – Women's Soccer". SMU Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Wilhite, Trinity (2024-06-04). "Spokane Zephyr FC boosts roster with two new signings". krem.com. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Wayny Balata – Through the Ups and Downs". SMU Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Women's Soccer Announces 2019 Signing Class". SMU Athletics. January 23, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "2018 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards Nominees Announced". Canada Soccer. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  7. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces squad for CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". Ontario Soccer. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Teneyck, Alexa (2024-05-23). "Two new players, Emma Jaskaniec and Julianne Vallerand, sign to Spokane Zephyr FC". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  9. ↑ "The American Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Honors". American Conference. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  10. ↑ Welch, RD (2020-02-17). "U-20 Neighbor Watch: Guess Who's Not on Canada's Roster For the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship". Women's Soccer Express. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  11. ↑ Brutus, Luc (2020-01-06). "PLSQ 2020 : Retours confirmés Marie-Pier Chicoine et Wayny Balata" [PLSQ 2020: Marie-Pier Chicoine and Wayny Balata return confirmed]. CS MRO (in français). Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Wayny Balata". Dallas Trinity FC. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  13. ↑ "No. 3 SMU Advances to American Women's Soccer Championship Final with 3-0 Win over No. 7 Florida Atlantic". theamerican.org. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  14. ↑ "NWSL Announces Initial Draft-Eligible List". TopDrawerSoccer.com. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Spokane Zephyr FC announces the signings of Makena Carr and Wayny Balata". OurSports Central. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  16. ↑ Saglimbeni, Vinny (2024-06-12). "Mollie Rouse announced as newest signing for Spokane Zephyr FC". krem.com. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  17. ↑ Teneyck, Alexa (2024-05-23). "Spokane Zephyr FC set to host Fort Lauderdale for inaugural home opener on August 17". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved 2026-04-21.
  18. ↑ Livengood, Paul (2025-07-09). "Dallas Trinity free agency, roster tracker: Here's a look at the 2025-26 team". wfaa.com. Archived from the original on 2026-04-21. Retrieved 2026-04-21. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ McGowan, Dennis (August 24, 2025). "Dallas Trinity kicks off 2025-26 season with 2-1 home win on Allie Thornton game winner". 3rd Degree. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Dallas Trinity FC Duo Named to Gainbridge Super League's Team of the Month for February". Dallas Trinity FC. March 3, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  21. ↑ McGowan, Dennis (2026-03-03). "Dallas Trinity's Wisner & Balata named to USL Super League Team of the Month for February". 3rd Degree. Retrieved 2026-04-21.

External links

Template:Dallas Trinity FC squad


This article "Wayny Balata" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Wayny Balata. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.


Retrieved from "https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Wayny_Balata&oldid=6076665"
License CC BY-SA 3.0
Powered by MediaWiki