Sadi Jalali

Sadi Jalali
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth New Delhi, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2011–2012 Edmonton Juventus/FC Kaiserslautern
2012 Whitecaps FC Residency
2012–2013 FC Edmonton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 NAIT Ooks 8 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 FC Edmonton 25 (3)
International career
2011 Canada U17 7 (2)
2014 Canada U20 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13; 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Sadi Jalali (born 6 June 1995) is a former professional soccer player who last played as a forward for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League. Born in India, he represented Canada at youth international level.

Career

Early career

Born in New Delhi, India to Afghan parents, Jalali moved to Quebec City, Quebec when he was only one year old.[1] He then moved to Richmond, British Columbia when he was three years old and then to Edmonton, Alberta when he was five years old.[1] While growing up, Jalali played soccer, basketball, and volleyball.[1] He started playing club soccer for Millwoods Soccer Association.[1] He then spent three seasons at Edmonton Juventus before spending six months with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency.[2]

FC Edmonton

After spending time with FC Edmonton as a reserve player, Jalali signed a professional contract with the North American Soccer League side on 20 February 2013.[3] He then made his professional debut for Edmonton in a league match on 13 April 2013 against the Carolina RailHawks at WakeMed Soccer Park, in which he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Michael Cox as Edmonton went on to lose the match 2–1.[4] In September 2014, FC Edmonton announced Jalali had signed a contract extension to keep him at the club.[5] In July 2016 FC Edmonton released him.[5]

International

Jalali is eligible to represent Canada and Afghanistan (through his parents). Due to him representing Canada at the under-17 level meant that he had given up his Indian passport to acquire a Canadian one,[citation needed] thus he can not represent India unless he gives up Canadian citizenship.[citation needed]

Jalali represented the Canada U17 side for the first time during the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in which he made his debut for Canada on 17 February 2011 against Barbados' U17s and even scored his first international goal in that match as Canada went on to win 8–0.[6] Jalali would eventually win a silver-medal in that tournament as Canada finished in 2nd place behind the United States.[1] He would then go on to represent Canada at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he scored for Canada against England's U17s on 22 June 2011 in a match that would end 2–2 and thus Canada's chances of advancing out of the group in the top 2.[7] Jalali was named to the U20 squad that went to the 2014 Milk Cup,[8] where he scored a goal in the second game of the tournament against China.[citation needed]

Personal life

In August 2016 Sadi and his brother Saidkheyam were arrested by members of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team in separate traffic stops.[9] Investigators alleged the pair were in possession of cocaine, cash, and a 9-mm handgun.

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2015[10]
Season Club League League Canadian Cup Other CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2013 FC Edmonton NASL 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2014 FC Edmonton NASL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
2015 FC Edmonton NASL 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2016 FC Edmonton NASL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Edmonton Total 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
Career Total 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sadi Jalali". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Sadi Jalali". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ "FC Edmonton Sign Five Reserves to Pro Contracts". North American Soccer League. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Carolina RailHawks 2-1 FC Edmonton". North American Soccer League. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b Steven Sandor (4 August 2016). "Released by FC Edmonton in July, Sadi Jalali faces cocaine-trafficking charges". The11. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Canada U17 8-0 Barbados U17". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Canada U17 2-2 England U17". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  8. ^ "FC Edmonton's Sadi Jalali, left, and Hanson Boakai are joining Canada's team for the under-20 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. The annual tournament starts Monday, July 28, 2014". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Former FC Edmonton player in court on drug charge". Edmonton Journal. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  10. ^ Sadi Jalali at Soccerway