Shamit Shome

Shamit Shome

Personal information
Date of birth	September 5, 1997
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Edmonton
Number	26
Youth career
20??–2014	Edmonton Southwest United
2015	Edmonton
College career
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015	University of Alberta	12	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2016–	Edmonton	3	(0)
National team^‡
2016–	Canada U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May, 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April, 2016

Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder who plays for FC Edmonton.

Playing career

Youth

Shome played youth soccer in his hometown with Edmonton Southwest United SC until 2014.^[1]

Edmonton

Shome joined FC Edmonton's academy program in 2015. In the fall of that year he enrolled at the University of Alberta and had a standout year with the Alberta Golden Bears, scoring six goals in twelve appearances and earning the CWUAA Rookie of the Year Award.^[2]

On February 12, 2016 Shome signed his first professional contract with FC Edmonton.^[2] He made his debut for the club on April 16 of that year, playing 80 minutes in a 1–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies.^[3]

International career

Shome was born in Canada to Bangladeshi parents – his father hails from Sylhet, while his mother is originally from Dhaka.^[1] As a result, he is eligible for these two countries. He received his first call-up to a Canadian U18 national team camp in October 2014 while he was still playing with Edmonton Southwest United. He received three further call-ups to Canadian U18 camps in 2015 and was the only university player called up to a camp in November 2015 in Mexico.^[1]

Shome received his first Canadian U20 national team call-up in February 2016 and started in a 2–1 upset against England in an unofficial youth friendly.^[1][3] Shome is still eligible to represent Bangladesh at senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of May 4, 2016^[4]

Club	Season	League	League		League Cup		Domestic Cup		CONCACAF		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Edmonton	2016	NASL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FC Edmonton Total			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career Total			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Honours

• Canada West Rookie of the Year: 2015

External links

• FC Edmonton profile
• Canada Soccer profile

References

1. "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
2. "FC Edmonton signs Academy graduate and Canadian U-20 international Shamit Shome". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
3. "Shome's Professional Debut". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
4. Soccerway. "Shamit Shome profile". Text "http://ca.soccerway.com/players/shamit-shome/441528/" ignored (help);