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Ajeej Sarkaria
Personal information
Full name	Ajeej Sarkaria
Date of birth	7 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Edmonton Juventus
2011–2013	FC Edmonton
College career
Years	Team
2016–2018	Alberta Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	FC Edmonton
2014–2015	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
2015	Fränsta IK
2015–2016	Vasalunds IF
2019	FC Edmonton
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Ajeej Sarkaria (born 7 February 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who last played for FC Edmonton as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Sarkaria played youth soccer with Edmonton Juventus before joining local professional club FC Edmonton in 2011.^[1] In 2013, Sarkaria signed his first professional contract with Edmonton as a 17-year-old, but failed to make an appearance that season.^[2] He subsequently played overseas in Germany and Sweden before returning to Canada in 2016.^[3] In Europe, he joined German organization SV Wehen Wiesbaden and Swedish club Vasalunds IF,^[4] as well as briefly for Swedish lower division sixth tier side Fränsta IK,^[5] where he scored six goals in eight matches.^[6]^[7] While in Germany, as an 18 year old, he played with the U23 side, but also tore his MCL.^[8]

Calgary Foothills

In 2016, Sarkaria played for USL Premier Development League side Calgary Foothills, making twelve league appearances and adding another five in the playoffs.^[9] The following year, he made another thirteen league appearances, scoring one goal, and made another appearance in the playoffs.^[10] In 2018, Sarkaria made eight appearances, scoring three goals, and made another three appearances in the playoffs as the Foothills won the 2018 PDL Championship.^[11]

While playing for Calgary in the summer Sarkaria attended the University of Alberta, where he scored 37 goals in 42 appearances for the Golden Bears.^[12] In 2016, he was named the Canada West Player of the Year and in 2018, Sarkaria set the new all-time Canada West scoring record for career points.^[8]

FC Edmonton

In November 2018, Sarkaria was drafted in the second round, 8th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft by his former club FC Edmonton.^[12] On 13 December 2018, he signed with Edmonton ahead of the club's inaugural season in the Canadian Premier League.^[13] On 18 May 2019, Sarkaria made his professional debut as a starter in the Al Classico derby against Cavalry FC.^[14] On November 4 Edmonton announced they were parting ways with Sarkaria following the end of the season.^[15]