Shamit Shome

Shamit Shome
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Edmonton
Number 26
Youth career
Edmonton Southwest United
2015 FC Edmonton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 University of Alberta 12 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– FC Edmonton 26 (0)
National team‡
2016– Canada U20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2016

Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder who plays for FC Edmonton.

Playing career

Youth

Shome played youth soccer in his hometown with Edmonton Southwest United SC until 2014.[1]

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 and earning the CWUAA Rookie of the Year Award.[2]

On February 12, 2016 Shome signed his first professional contract with FC Edmonton.[2] 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.[3][4] 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 NASL.[5][6]

International career

Shome was born in Canada to Bangladeshi parents – his father hails from Sylhet, while his mother is originally from Dhaka.[1] As a result, he is eligible for these two countries. He received his first call-up to a Canadian U18 national team camp in October 2014 while he was still playing with 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 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[7] [3][8] Shome was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[9]

Shome is still eligible to represent Bangladesh at senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of November 5, 2016[10]
Club League Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Edmonton NASL 2016 260101000280
Total 260101000280
Career Total 260101000280

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "FC Edmonton signs Academy graduate and Canadian U-20 international Shamit Shome". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Shome's Professional Debut". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Derek van Diest (April 22, 2016). Edmonton Sun http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/04/22/fc-edmonton-rookie-midfielder-shamit-shome-impressive-in-pro-debut. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Canada Under-20 midfielder Shamit Shome shows promise in rookie season with FC Edmonton". Nick Sabetti. August 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ Derek van Diest (August 25, 2016). "FC Edmonton's Shamit Shome to join Canada's U-20 squad". Edmonton Sun.
  9. ↑ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
  10. ↑ Soccerway. "Shamit Shome profile".
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