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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
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 Dallas Trinity
Number 24
Youth career
Lakeshore SC
Notre-Dame-De-Grâce SA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 SMU Mustangs 56 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Lakers du Lac St-Louis 5 (1)
2024–2025 Spokane Zephyr 10 (0)
2025– Dallas Trinity 22 (2)
International career‡
2018 Canada U17 8 (0)
2020 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:33, April 19, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:33, April 19, 2026 (UTC)

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

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Balata was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[4][5] She initially took up basketball, influenced by her two older brothers, before her father introduced her to soccer at a park near their apartment.[6] 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.[6]

Balata played her youth club soccer with Lakeshore SC and Notre-Dame-De-Grâce SA in the Montreal area.[4] 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.[7] 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.[7] She attended Collège de Montréal and Notre Dame de Montréal, where she was named 2016 Student Athlete of the Year and MVP.[7]

In 2018, Canada Soccer included Balata as one of eight in their Women’s EXCEL Program.[8] That year, she also was named to Canada's squad for that year's CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[9]

College career

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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.[10][11] She also earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team in 2019–20.[4]

During this time, she represented Canada as a midfielder for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[12]

Balata was named to the All-AAC Second Team in 2021.[13][10] 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.[4][14] Across her five-year collegiate career, Balata finished with 16 goals and 5 assists in 56 matches.[13]

Club career

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In 2018, she played with Lakers du Lac St-Louis in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[15] In 2020, she was set to join CS Mont-Royal Outremont, but did not end up playing that season.[15]

In 2024, Balata was on the initial list for the NWSL draft.[16]

Following her college career, Balata signed with Spokane Zephyr FC for the inaugural 2024–25 USL Super League season.[17][18][19] She made 10 appearances for the club during the inaugural season.[13]

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[20] 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.[21] 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.[22] She was subsequently named to the USL Super League Team of the Month for February 2026.[22]

International career

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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.[7] 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.[4] Balata also represented Canada at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.[17]

Honours

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Individual

  • AAC All-Rookie Team: 2019[4]
  • All-AAC Second Team: 2021[13]
  • AAC Championship All-Tournament Team: 2023[4]
  • USL Super League Team of the Month: February 2026[22][23]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Dallas Trinity FC Midfielder". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wayny Balata". Canada Soccer. February 20, 2026. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wayny Balata". soccerdonna.de (in German). Retrieved May 21, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wayny Balata – Women's Soccer". SMU Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ Wilhite, Trinity (June 4, 2024). "Spokane Zephyr FC boosts roster with two new signings". krem.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Wayny Balata – Through the Ups and Downs". SMU Athletics. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Women's Soccer Announces 2019 Signing Class". SMU Athletics. January 23, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2018 Canada Soccer Player of the Year Awards Nominees Announced". Canada Soccer. December 20, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces squad for CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". Ontario Soccer. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Teneyck, Alexa (May 23, 2024). "Two new players, Emma Jaskaniec and Julianne Vallerand, sign to Spokane Zephyr FC". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "The American Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Honors". American Conference. November 5, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  12. ↑ Welch, RD (February 17, 2020). "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 April 21, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Wayny Balata". Dallas Trinity FC. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  14. ↑ "No. 3 SMU Advances to American Women's Soccer Championship Final with 3-0 Win over No. 7 Florida Atlantic". theamerican.org. December 11, 2025. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  15. 1 2 "PLSQ 2020 : Retours confirmés Marie-Pier Chicoine et Wayny Balata" [PLSQ 2020: Marie-Pier Chicoine and Wayny Balata return confirmed]. CS Mont-Royal Outremont (in French). January 6, 2020.
  16. ↑ "NWSL Announces Initial Draft-Eligible List". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 22, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Spokane Zephyr FC announces the signings of Makena Carr and Wayny Balata". OurSports Central. May 20, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  18. ↑ Saglimbeni, Vinny (June 12, 2024). "Mollie Rouse announced as newest signing for Spokane Zephyr FC". krem.com. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  19. ↑ Teneyck, Alexa (May 23, 2024). "Spokane Zephyr FC set to host Fort Lauderdale for inaugural home opener on August 17". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  20. ↑ Livengood, Paul (July 9, 2025). "Dallas Trinity free agency, roster tracker: Here's a look at the 2025-26 team". wfaa.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2026. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. 1 2 3 "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.
  23. ↑ McGowan, Dennis (March 3, 2026). "Dallas Trinity's Wisner & Balata named to USL Super League Team of the Month for February". 3rd Degree. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
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