T-Boy Fayia

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T-Boy Fayia
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Fayia in 2022 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Full name Saah Tboy Fayia
Date of birth (2001-02-01) February 1, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
St. Albert Impact
Youth career
Edmonton Strikers SC
Sherwood Park SA
2015–2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2019–2021 FC Edmonton
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– MacEwan Griffins 5 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 FC Edmonton 32 (0)
2024– St. Albert Impact 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 12, 2024

Saah Tboy "T-Boy" Fayia (born February 1, 2001) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a defender for the St. Albert Impact in League1 Alberta.

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Early life

Fayia was born in Monrovia, Liberia, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. [1] Fayia began playing youth soccer at age five with Edmonton Strikers SC. [2] Afterwards, he played for Sherwood Park SA. [1] In August 2015, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program. [3] In 2019, he moved to the academy system of FC Edmonton. [4]

College career

In 2023, Fayia began attending MacEwan University, where he played for the men's soccer team. [5]

Club career

In June 2021, Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton announced they had signed Fayia to a contract. [6] He made his professional debut on August 3 against Cavalry FC. In October 2021, he earned league Team of the Week honors, after a standout performance in a match against Cavalry FC, in which he earned an assist. [7] In February 2022, Edmonton announced Fayia would be returning to the club ahead of the 2022 CPL season. [8] [9]

In 2023, he joined Edmonton BTB SC, who played in the 2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series. [10]

In 2024, he signed with St. Albert Impact for the official debut season of League1 Alberta. [11]

International career

In 2015 and 2016, Fayia participated in U-15 identification camps for Canada. [3]

Personal life

Fayia is the cousin of former FC Edmonton player Hanson Boakai. [12]

Career statistics

As of October 8, 2022 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Edmonton 2021 Canadian Premier League 10010110
2022 22010340
Career total320000020290

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References

  1. 1 2 "FC Edmonton Signs Fayia for 2021 Season". Our Sports Central. June 24, 2021.
  2. T-Boy Fayia at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. 1 2 "T-Boy Fayia Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  4. Jipoh, Emmanuel Wise (June 8, 2019). "Liberian Striker Saah Tboy Fayia discover in the US". Liberian Sports International. Facebook.
  5. "T-Boy Fayia MacEwan profile". MacEwan Griffins .
  6. "FC Edmonton signs local defender T-Boy Fayia". Canadian Premier League . June 24, 2021.
  7. Thompson, Marty (December 23, 2021). "T-Boy Fayia making an impact for hometown FC Edmonton: The Next Gen Presented by Jones DesLauriers". Canadian Premier League .
  8. "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton . February 9, 2022.
  9. "FC Edmonton re-signs T-Boy Fayia, Darlington Murasiranwa". Canadian Premier League . February 9, 2022.
  10. Akinremi, Crowther-Rufus (April 5, 2023). "League1 AB: BTB sign T-Boy Fayia, Choosen Jones & Jake Bosch". The 29th Club.
  11. Jacques, John (February 15, 2024). "Former Eddie T-Boy Fayia Set For St. Albert Impact". Northern Tribune.
  12. Jacques, John (June 24, 2021). "FC Edmonton Recruits Academy Grad T-Boy Fayia". Northern Tribune.
  13. T-Boy Fayia at Soccerway