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]080
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 701080
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 244001[lower-alpha 1]0254
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 337433710
Total 691163307814
Sturm Graz 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3113348[lower-alpha 1]04217
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 289666[lower-alpha 2]04015
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 73102[lower-alpha 1]0103
Total 662510101609235
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

See also

References

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