Amar Sejdić

Amar Sejdić (born November 29, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United. He played four years of college soccer for the Maryland Terrapins.

Amar Sejdić
Personal information
Full name Amar Sejdić
Date of birth (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2014 Derby City Rovers
2013–2014 Vitesse
2014–2015 Real Salt Lake
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Maryland Terrapins 78 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Derby City Rovers 0 (0)
2019–2021 CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 22 (2)
2019 → Ottawa Fury (loan) 3 (0)
2021– Atlanta United 56 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 24, 2023

Career

Youth and college

Sejdić was born in Berlin, Germany to Bosnian parents. His father hails from Jakeš near Modriča and his mother hails from Derventa. They fled Bosnia due to the Bosnian War and took refuge in Germany.[2] At age four, Sejdić moved to the United States.[3]

Sejdić began his youth career with the U-15 team for the Derby City Rovers in Louisville, Kentucky. After three years with the Rovers he moved abroad to play in the youth academy of Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie. Sejdić played a single season with the U-16 team of Vitesse before coming back to the United States to play with the U-17 and U-18 academy teams of Real Salt Lake. Upon graduating high school, Sejdić signed a National Letter of Intent to play college soccer at the University of Maryland, College Park.[4]

Ahead of the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Sejdić was ranked number 50 by TopDrawerSoccer.com in his graduating class and number 37 by College Soccer News in his graduating class.[5] Of incoming first year students, he was ranked 10th by TopDrawer Soccer and during the year he became a regular rotation player, appearing in 15 matches for the Terrapins. Sejdić scored his first two college goals against St. John's on August 30, 2015. On September 27, 2015; Sejdić notched his first collegiate assist in a 4–1 win against Wisconsin.

During his second year he appeared in all matches for the Terrapins, where he contributed to nine goals and nine assists during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.[6] Two of Sejdić's nine goals came during the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, in a 4–5 loss to Providence.[7] During the 2017 season, Sejdić remained an integral part of the team and scored three goals and dished out four assists.[8]

Sejdić had a breakout season during 2018, as he was named to the Big Ten best XI during the 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season.[9] Sejdić helped lead Maryland to their fourth College Cup title,[10] earning offensive MVP honors.[11][12]

Senior

During the 2017 and 2018 PDL seasons, Sejdić played for Derby City Rovers.[13]

On January 11, 2019, Sejdić was selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft with the 34th overall pick by Montreal Impact.[3][14]

On 7 July 2021, Sejdić was traded to Atlanta United in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money, with the potential for the fee to rise another $50,000.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played March 11, 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby City Rovers 2017[17] Premier Development League 00———00
2018[18] 00———00
Total 0000000000
Montreal Impact 2019 Major League Soccer 1000——10
2020 142003[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0183
2021 70———70
Total 222003110263
Ottawa Fury(loan) 2019 USL Championship 30———30
Atlanta United 2021 Major League Soccer 100—00—100
2022 2302[lower-alpha 4]0——250
2023 3000——30
Total 360200000380
Career total 612203110673

Honors

Montreal Impact

Notes
  1. Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
  2. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup

References
  1. "Amar Sejdić". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. "Bosanac u MLS-u: Henry mi je trener, zna malo našeg, obožava ćevape…". Reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). January 29, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. Menexis, George (January 14, 2019). "Get to know SuperDraft pick Amar Sejdic". MLSSoccer. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. "2015 Recruiting Rundown: Big Ten Men | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  5. "Amar Sejdic". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. "2016 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. "Providence uses epic comeback to beat undefeated Maryland - ESPN Video". ESPN. November 21, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. "2017 Men's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  9. "Big Ten Announces 2018 Men's Soccer Postseason Honors". bigten.org. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  10. Montiel, Sean (December 10, 2018). "Amar Sejdic left his mark on Maryland men's soccer with a championship-winning goal". Testudo Times. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. Catapano, Joe (December 11, 2018). "Amar Sejdic took Maryland soccer to the national title game. Then he won it". Arc Publishing. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  12. Gramajo, Mike (January 8, 2019). "MLS Combine Q&A: Getting to know Amar Sejdic". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  13. "Derby City Rovers Scoring Stats". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  14. "L'Impact de Montréal choisit Amar Sejdic". L'Impact de Montréal choisit Amar Sejdic. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  15. "Atlanta United acquire Amar Sejdic in trade with CF Montréal | MLSSoccer.com".
  16. Amar Sejdić at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. "Derby City Rovers - 2017 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  18. "Derby City Rovers - 2018 Regular Season - Statistics". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  19. "Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title". Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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