Manprit Sarkaria
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Austria Wien | 69 | (11) |
2021– | Sturm Graz | 75 | (26) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Austria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 |
Manprit Sarkaria (born 26 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sturm Graz and the Austria national team.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Austria, Sarkaria is a Sikh[2] of Punjabi descent.[3] His family are from Amritsar in Punjab, India. Sarkaria has stated his free kick technique is inspired by former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho.[4]
Club career
[edit]On 14 April 2021, Sturm Graz announced that Sarkaria would be joining the club in the summer when his contract with Austria Wien expired.[5]
On 20 May 2022, Sarkaria extended his contract with Sturm Graz until June 2025.[6]
In May 2023, Sarkaria scored two crucial goals for Sturm Graz to win the Austrian Cup against Rapid Wien.[7] He also became the top scorer during the 2022–23 Austrian Cup campaign. Sturm Graz Manager Christian Ilzer, stated "Because he managed to get out of this difficult situation solely through his own work, through his professional behavior. He was massively rewarded for that with the cup victory."[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024
Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Austria Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 37 | 10 | ||
Total | 69 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 14 | ||
Sturm Graz | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8[a] | 0 | 42 | 17 |
2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6[b] | 0 | 40 | 15 | |
2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
Total | 75 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 36 | ||
Career total | 144 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 188 | 50 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 13 October 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Sturm Graz
Individual
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2021–22[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Manprit Sarkaria at Soccerway
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5QQZOA8n7/?hl=en [bare URL]
- ^ "FK Austria Wien - Manprit Sarkaria: Jungveilchen im Porträt". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Sarkaria: A crook like Ronaldinho". laola1.
- ^ "Sarkaria wechselt nach Graz" [Sarkaria moves to Graz]. www.sksturm.at (in German). Sturm Graz. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "SARKARIA BLEIBT BIS 2025". SK Sturm (in German). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Austrian Cup Final: Rapid Wien & Sturm Graz fans Light Up stadium with flares, Beautiful Scenes emerge from 28 Black Area – Check Out". Insider Sport.
- ^ "Manprit Sarkaria - from noble reservist to cup winner and top scorer". Kicker.
- ^ a b "Eine Historische Saison". SK Sturm (in German). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People of Punjabi descent
- Austrian people of Indian descent
- Austrian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Austria men's international footballers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- FK Austria Wien players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian football midfielder stubs