Adam Loga

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Adam Loga
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Loga with Edmonton Scottish in 2023
Personal information
Full name Adam Loga
Date of birth (1987-03-21) March 21, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Edmonton, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Bryan Lions
2010–2013 Northwest Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Edmonton Aviators
2004–2006 Santiago Morning
2008 PSSA Rapids
2009 C.D. Fuerte Aguilares
Managerial career
2015 Mount Royal Cougars (assistant)
2016– MacEwan Griffins
2023– Edmonton Scottish
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Loga (born March 21, 1987) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder. He is currently the head coach for the MacEwan Griffins varsity men's soccer team in U Sports and head coach for the Edmonton Scottish men's soccer team in League1 Alberta.

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College career

Loga played for the Bryan Lions during the 2008 season, contributing to the team ending their AAC regular season as the #1 seed before being eliminated in the conference playoffs. [1] [2]

After a year abroad in El Salvador, Loga joined the Northwest Eagles, where he would play from 2010 to 2011, and again in 2013. [3] [4] During his time there, he earned accolades including being named a 2011 All-American Scholar Athlete and receiving Academic All-Conference honors in 2010, 2011, and 2013. [5] He was also named to the First Team All-Conference in 2013. [6]

Club career

After a brief training spell with the Edmonton Aviators, Loga began his senior career with Santiago Morning in Chile in 2004, playing there until 2006. [7]

In 2007, Loga played for the PSSA Rapids before going on to join C.D. Fuerte Aguilares on a short stint in El Salvador in 2009. [8] [9] [10]

Managerial career

Loga served as an Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Mount Royal Cougars in 2015, before being named the Head Coach for the MacEwan Griffins at MacEwan University in 2016. [11]

In 2023, Loga took the helm as the head coach for the Edmonton Scottish men's soccer team in League1 Alberta. [12] [13]

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