Eddy Sidra

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Eddy Sidra
Personal information
Full name Eddy Mahir Sidra
Date of birth (1989-02-20) February 20, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005 Green & Gold Soccer Academy
2005 Edmonton Juventus
2007–2008 Energie Cottbus
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 University of Alberta
2012–2013 University of Alberta 22 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Energie Cottbus II 56 (0)
2011 FC Edmonton 6 (0)
Total62(0)
International career‡
2009 Canada U20 3 (0)
2009–2010 Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 11, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 5, 2017

Eduard Mahir Sidra (born February 20, 1989 in Khartoum) is a Canadian soccer player. He is an attacking defender who often plays on the right side. He married Marie Gilada-Sidra on November 11, 2017.

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Career

Eddy Sidra is now an Optometrist working in Dallas.

Club

Sidra began his career at the Green & Gold Soccer Academy of the University of Alberta for the Alberta Golden Bears in 2006. [1] In October 2007 he had a trial with Energie Cottbus [2] and signed later an amateur contract with them. [3] Sidra played in his first season nineteen games for Energie Cottbus in the A-Junioren Bundesliga Season 2007–08 and in his second season fourteen in the Regionalliga Nord for Energie Cottbus II. [4]

On January 28, 2011 Toronto FC of Major League Soccer verified that Sidra was one of three Canada national team trialists that were traveling to Turkey for preseason camp. David Monsalve and midfielder Gianluca Zavarise were also on trial. [5]

On April 2, 2011 FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League announced they had signed Sidra en route to their pre-season tour in Phoenix, Arizona. [6]

The club released Sidra on October 12, 2011 after the conclusion of the 2011 season. [7]

International

In 2009, Sidra played international matches (as a starter) for the Canada National U-19, U-23 and Senior National Men's Teams. He was a starting selection for Canada at the 2009 CONCACAF Under-20 Men's Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. [8] He earned his first call-up for the Canucks on May 26, 2009 [9] and earned his first senior cap on May 30, 2009 in a friendly game against Cyprus. [10] He was a standout in January 2010 in a friendly game against Jamaica, and in May 2010 a South American friendly match against Venezuela, where he had a run with the ball in extra time from left defense, going through the entire Venezuela team to the goal just outside the box, where he was fouled. A free kick was awarded, that set up the goal to tie, with no time left. The outstanding run was played on highlight reels on sports televisions globally (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYhIEKf6Jk). His national team positions have been versatile, playing as an attacking wing defender that jumps into the attack (like Roberto Carlos), as an attacking Midfielder (left & right) or as a stay at home defender. He typically plays the full 90 min of every game. Sidra was apparently contacted to play in the recent national team matches against Peru and Honduras but was ultimately not a part of the squad.

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Eddy Sidra at Energie Cottbus, Germany". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bears alum kickin' in Cottbus". Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ Former Golden Bear player earns first cap for Canada [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Eddy Sidra spielt für die Nationalmannschaft Kanadas auf Zypern". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. ↑ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/01/canadian-trialists-board Monsalve and Canadian Trialists On Board
  6. ↑ "Diary From The Road - Day 1". www.fcedmonton.com. April 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ Eddy Sidra, Adam Straith und Kyle Porter traten Länderspielreise an
  9. ↑ "Canada adds two players to roster for Cyprus match". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  10. ↑ Canada vs. Cyprus Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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