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Austrian footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | 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 |
Born in Austria, Sarkaria is a Sikh[2] of Indian 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]
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]
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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 17 |
2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 15 | |
2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
Total | 75 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 36 | ||
Career total | 144 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 188 | 50 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Sturm Graz
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