Shamit Shome

Shamit Shome

Shome (left) in 2022 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cavalry FC
Number	26
Youth career
2003–2014	Southwest United
2015	FC Edmonton
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Alberta Golden Bears	12	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	FC Edmonton	26	(3)
2017–2020	Montreal Impact	45	(1)
2021	FC Edmonton	27	(0)
2022	Forge FC	0	(0)
2022	→ FC Edmonton (loan)	24	(0)
2023–	Cavalry FC	45	(0)
International career‡
2016	Canada U20	7	(0)
2018	Canada U21	4	(0)
2020–	Canada	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 10, 2020

Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.

Early life

Shome, a Bengali, was born in Edmonton to Bangladeshi Hindu parents. ^[1] He played youth soccer with Edmonton Southwest United SC from 2003 until 2014. ^[1] While playing for the Impact, Shome studied electrical engineering at Concordia University. ^[2]

Club career

FC Edmonton

Shome joined FC Edmonton's academy program in 2015. In the fall of that year he enrolled at the University of Alberta and had a standout year with the Alberta Golden Bears scoring six goals in twelve appearances. This earned him the CWUAA Rookie of the Year Award. ^[3]

On February 12, 2016, Shome signed his first professional contract with FC Edmonton. ^[3] He made his debut for the club on April 16 of that year, playing 80 minutes in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. ^{[4] [5]} Throughout the 2016 season, Shome earned rave reviews from head coach Colin Miller, and was considered one of Canada's most exciting young prospects, getting numerous starts for one of the top clubs in the NASL. ^{[6] [7]}

Montreal Impact

On January 4, 2017, Major League Soccer announced that they had signed Shome to a Generation Adidas contract prior to the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, ^{[8] [9]} paying an undisclosed transfer fee to FC Edmonton in the process. ^[10] Shome was drafted by the Montreal Impact in the second round of the draft. ^[11] In October 2017, Shome made his MLS debut in the Impact's final game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Impact captain Patrice Bernier. ^[12]

In March 2018, Shome was loaned to USL club Ottawa Fury, but he was recalled two weeks later due to injuries in the Impact midfield. ^[13] Midway through the 2018 season, Shome began to get regular appearances off the bench, earning positive reviews. In April 2019, Shome got his first full 90 minute match against DC United, with an impressive impact on the pitch. ^{[14] [15] [16]} He scored his first goal for Montreal against the New England Revolution on April 24. On May 29, Shome got his first assist to Omar Browne against Real Salt Lake. ^[17] Shome would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by the Impact, keeping him with the club for 2020. ^[18] At the end of the 2020 season, Shome would be released by the Impact, ending his time at the club after four seasons. ^[19]

Return to FC Edmonton

On January 4, 2021, Shome returned to FC Edmonton, which by then had moved to the Canadian Premier League. ^[20] On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Shome and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season. ^[21]

On April 5, 2022, Shome signed with Forge FC and was immediately loaned back to FC Edmonton for the 2022 season. ^[22]

Cavalry FC

In January 2023, Cavalry FC announced they had signed Shome through the 2024 season, with a club option for the 2025 season. ^[23]

International career

Youth

Shome was born in Canada to Bangladeshi parents, both hail from Sylhet. ^{[1] [24]} As a result, he is eligible to play for Bangladesh. He received his first call-up to a Canadian U18 national team camp in October 2014 while he was playing for Edmonton Southwest United. He received three further call-ups to Canadian U18 camps in 2015 and was the only university player called up to a camp in November 2015 in Mexico. ^[1] Shome is still eligible to represent Bangladesh at senior level.

Shome received his first Canadian U20 national team call-up in February 2016 and started in a 2–1 upset against England in an unofficial youth friendly. ^[1] In August 2016, Shome was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica. ^{[25] [4] [26]} Shome was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016. ^[27] In February 2017, Shome missed the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to injury. ^[28] In May 2018, Shome was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament. ^[29]

Shome was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. ^[30]

Senior

In January 2020, Shome was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland. ^[31] He made his debut on January 7 against Barbados as a substitute in their 4–1 victory. ^[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of November 9, 2024 ^[33]

Club	League	Season	League		Playoffs		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Edmonton	NASL	2016	26	0	1	0	1	0	—		28	0
Montreal Impact	MLS	2017	1	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
		2018	5	0	—		1	0	—		6	0
		2019	27	1	—		5	0	—		32	1
		2020	12	0	0	0	—		1	0	13	0
	Total		45	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	52	1
FC Edmonton	Canadian Premier League	2021	27	0	—		1	0	—		28	0
Forge FC		2022	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
FC Edmonton (loan)		2022	24	0	—		0	0	—		24	0
Cavalry FC		2023	17	0	3	0	1	0	—		21	0
		2024	28	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	33	0
		2025	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		45	0	5	0	2	0	2	0	54	0
Career Total			167	1	6	0	10	0	3	0	186	1

International

As of January 16, 2020

Canada national team
2020	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Club

Montreal Impact

• Canadian Championship: 2019 ^[34]

Individual

• Canada West Rookie of the Year: 2015

References

1. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
2. Thronness, Colin. "Emerging Montreal Impact star and Concordia engineering undergrad earns his iron ring". www.concordia.ca.
3. "FC Edmonton signs Academy graduate and Canadian U-20 international Shamit Shome". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
4. "Shome's Professional Debut". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
5. Derek van Diest (April 22, 2016). "FC Edmonton rookie midfielder Shamit Shome impressive in pro debut". Edmonton Sun.
6. "Canada Under-20 midfielder Shamit Shome shows promise in rookie season with FC Edmonton". Nick Sabetti. August 29, 2016.
7. Steven Sandor (August 25, 2016). "Miller on U-20 call-up for Shome: "If there is a better young player in our league, I have yet to see it"". the11.ca.
8. Laura Armstrong (January 4, 2017). "MLS signs three young Canadians before draft". Toronto Star.
9. Neil Davidson (January 4, 2017). "Canadian content grows in depth and interest ahead of MLS SuperDraft". Canadian Press.
10. Steven Sandor (January 4, 2017). "FC Edmonton sells Shome to MLS: Owner thrilled with breakthrough agreement". the11.ca.
11. Neil Davidson (January 13, 2017). "Edmonton teenager Shamit Shome taken by Montreal Impact in MLS SuperDraft". Ottawa Citizen.
12. "Impact finishes season with 3-2 loss to New England Revolution". Montreal Impact. October 22, 2017.
13. Gord Baines (March 20, 2018). "Ottawa Fury FC gets Canadian Shamit Shome on loan from Montreal Impact". Ottawa Sun.
14. George Menexis (July 5, 2018). "Shamit Shome impresses in win against SKC". Montreal Impact.
15. Dave Lévesque (July 4, 2018). "Shamit Shome Fait Bonne Impression". TVA Sports.
16. Alexis Belanger-Champagne (July 4, 2018). "Impact: Shamit Shome a gagné des points". La Presse.
17. "New England Revolution 0, Montreal Impact 3 - 2019 MLS Match Recap". April 24, 2019.
18. "Impact exercises options for 11 players". Montreal Impact. November 21, 2019.
19. "The Montreal Impact exercices options for ten players". Montreal Impact. November 27, 2020.
20. Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (January 4, 2021). "Former Montreal Impact midfielder Shamit Shome signs with FC Edmonton". Canadian Premier League . Retrieved January 4, 2021.
21. "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
22. "FORGE FC SIGNS HAMILTONIAN GOALKEEPER BONTIS". Forge FC. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
23. "Cavalry FC Signs Shamit Shome to 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. January 18, 2023.
24. "Montreal Impact's Shamit Shome: Bangladeshi Roots & Canadian Championship Glory". 17 December 2019.
25. "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
26. Derek van Diest (August 25, 2016). "FC Edmonton's Shamit Shome to join Canada's U-20 squad". Edmonton Sun.
27. Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
28. Neil Davidson (Feb 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
29. Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
30. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
31. Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
32. "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
33. Shamit Shome at Soccerway
34. "Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.

External links

• FC Edmonton profile
• Shamit Shome at the Canadian Soccer Association