Ajay Khabra

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Ajay Khabra
Personal information
Full name Ajay Khabra
Date of birth (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Edmonton Juventus
FC Edmonton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Alberta Golden Bears 63 (12)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Edmonton Green & Gold 32 (8)
2019 FC Edmonton 24 (0)
2020 Atlético Ottawa 6 (0)
Total62(8)
Managerial career
2021 Atlético Ottawa (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021

Ajay Khabra (born 13 June 1995) is a Canadian former professional soccer player.

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Early life

Khabra was born in Edmonton, Alberta. [1] Khabra started playing soccer with Edmonton Juventus and won a national championship there in 2009 at the under-14 level. [2] He later joined the academy programme of local professional club FC Edmonton. [2]

Club career

Early career

From 2013 to 2017, Khabra attended the University of Alberta, making 63 appearances and scoring 12 goals from 2013 to 2017. [3] [4] [5] [6]

While attending university, Khabra played for Alberta Major Soccer League side Edmonton Green & Gold, scoring eight goals in 32 appearances from 2016 to 2018. [7]

FC Edmonton

On 13 December 2018, Khabra signed with his former youth club FC Edmonton ahead of its first season in the Canadian Premier League. [8] On 4 May 2019, Khabra made his professional debut as a substitute against Valour FC. [9] That season, he made 24 league appearances, including 21 starts. [10]

Atlético Ottawa

On 9 March 2020, Khabra joined expansion side Atlético Ottawa. [11] On 15 August 2020, he made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match against York9 and went on to make a total of six appearances for Ottawa that season. [12] [10] On 20 February 2021, Khabra retired from the professional game to pursue further education in the field of rehabilitative medicine. [13]

Coaching career

On 16 March 2021, Khabra rejoined Atlético Ottawa as an assistant coach under manager Mista. [14]

Career statistics

As of 20 February 2021 [10]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Edmonton Green & Gold2016 AMSL 121—00121
2017AMSL102—00102
2018AMSL105—00105
Total3280000328
FC Edmonton 2019 Canadian Premier League 2400000240
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League60000060
Career total6280000628

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    References

    1. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs former FCE midfielder Ajay Khabra". Canadian Premier League. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
    2. 1 2 "Ajay Khabra". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    3. ↑ "Ajay Khabra 2014–15". U Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    4. ↑ "Ajay Khabra 2015–16". U Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    5. ↑ "Ajay Khabra 2016–17". U Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    6. ↑ "Ajay Khabra". U Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    7. ↑ "Ajay Khabra". AMSL. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
    8. ↑ "FC Edmonton signs Son Yongchan, Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra". Canadian Premier League. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    9. ↑ "Valour vs. Edmonton - 4 May 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
    10. 1 2 3 "A. Khabra". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
    11. ↑ Baines, Tom (March 9, 2020). "Atletico Ottawa adds midfielder Ajay Khabra".
    12. ↑ "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
    13. ↑ John Jacques (20 February 2021). "Khabra Steps Down From Football". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
    14. ↑ Marty Thompson (16 March 2021). "Retired CPLer Ajay Khabra joins Atlético Ottawa as assistant coach". Canadian Premier League . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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