Ajeej Sarkaria

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Ajeej Sarkaria
Personal information
Full name Ajeej Sarkaria
Date of birth (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Edmonton Juventus
2011–2013 FC Edmonton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Alberta Golden Bears 42 (37)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 FC Edmonton 0 (0)
2014–2015 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0 (0)
2015 Fränsta IK 8 (6)
2015–2016 Vasalunds IF
2019 FC Edmonton 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Ajeej Sarkaria (born 7 February 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who last played for FC Edmonton as a forward.

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Club career

Early career

Sarkaria played youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus before joining local professional club FC Edmonton in 2011. [1] In 2013, Sarkaria signed his first professional contract with Edmonton as a 17-year-old, but failed to make an appearance that season. [2] He subsequently played overseas in Germany and Sweden before returning to Canada in 2016. [3] In Europe, he joined German organization SV Wehen Wiesbaden and Swedish club Vasalunds IF, [4] as well as briefly for Swedish lower division sixth tier side Fränsta IK, [5] where he scored six goals in eight matches. [6] [7] While in Germany, as an 18 year old, he played with the U23 side, but also tore his MCL. [8]

Calgary Foothills

In 2016, Sarkaria played for USL Premier Development League side Calgary Foothills, making twelve league appearances and adding another five in the playoffs. [9] The following year, he made another thirteen league appearances, scoring one goal, and made another appearance in the playoffs. [10] In 2018, Sarkaria made eight appearances, scoring three goals, and made another three appearances in the playoffs as the Foothills won the 2018 PDL Championship. [11]

While playing for Calgary in the summer Sarkaria attended the University of Alberta, where he scored 37 goals in 42 appearances for the Golden Bears. [12] In 2016, he was named the Canada West Player of the Year and in 2018, Sarkaria set the new all-time Canada West scoring record for career points. [8]

FC Edmonton

In November 2018, Sarkaria was drafted in the second round, 8th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by his former club FC Edmonton. [12] On 13 December 2018, he signed with Edmonton ahead of the club's inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League. [13] On 18 May 2019, Sarkaria made his professional debut as a starter in the Al Classico derby against Cavalry FC. [14] On November 4 Edmonton announced they were parting ways with Sarkaria following the end of the season. [15]

Honours

University of Alberta

Calgary Foothills

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References

  1. ↑ Mitch Sorensen (14 November 2016). "Sarkaria leads Bears Soccer youth movement to success". The Gateway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Benjamin Massey (15 November 2018). "2018 CanPL – U-Sports Draft Review: The Big One". Maple Leaf Forever. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Jason Hills (25 August 2017). "Bears striker Ajeej Sarkaria relishes challenge of matching last season's performance". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ajeej Sarkaria". LinkedIn .
  5. ↑ "Jumbon med två nya kana-dicker gav serieledarna full huggning" [Jumbo with two new Canadians gave the league leaders full chopping]. LocalFotbollen (in Swedish). August 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Danne Johansson bästa målskytten i Medelpadsallsvenskan på många år" [Danne Johansson the best goal scorer in the Medelpadsallsvenskan for many years]. LokalFotbollen (in Swedish).
  7. ↑ "Statistik - Division 4 Herrar" [Statistics - Division 4 Men]. Storfors FF (in Swedish).
  8. 1 2 "Ajeej Sarkaria". The People of Sports. January 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ajeej Sarkaria 2016". USL League Two. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ajeej Sarkaria 2017". USL League Two. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ajeej Sarkaria 2018". USL League Two. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. 1 2 "FC Edmonton selects trio of Golden Bears in inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "FC Edmonton signs Son Yongchan, Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra". Canadian Premier League. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "A. Sarkaria". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. ↑ Khimji, Khassim (November 4, 2019). "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season". Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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