Manprit Sarkaria

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]

Manprit Sarkaria
Sarkaria with Austria Wien in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-26) 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 66 (25)
International career‡
2023– Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Personal life

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]

Career

In May 2023, Sarkaria scored two crucial goals for Sturm Graz to win the Austrian Cup against Rapid Wien.[5] 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."[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Austria Wien 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 50102[lower-alpha 1]0—80
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 7010——80
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 244001[lower-alpha 1]0—254
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 33743——3710
Total 69116330—7814
Sturm Graz 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3113348[lower-alpha 1]0—4217
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 289666[lower-alpha 2]0—4015
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 73102[lower-alpha 1]0—103
Total 66251010160—9235
Career total 1353616131900017049
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

Sturm Graz

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See also

References
  1. Manprit Sarkaria at Soccerway
  2. https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5QQZOA8n7/?hl=en
  3. "FK Austria Wien - Manprit Sarkaria: Jungveilchen im Porträt". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. "Sarkaria: A crook like Ronaldinho". laola1.
  5. "Austrian Cup Final: Rapid Wien & Sturm Graz fans Light Up stadium with flares, Beautiful Scenes emerge from 28 Black Area – Check Out". Insider Sport.
  6. "Manprit Sarkaria - from noble reservist to cup winner and top scorer". Kicker.
  7. "Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.at. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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