Emile Saimovici (born 10 April 1993) is a footballer who plays for Burnaby FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Singapore, he plays for the Barbados national team. Besides Barbados, he has played in Canada and the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnaby FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Richmond FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Clark Penguins | ||
| 2013 | Centennial Colts | 9 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Durham United | ||
| 2014 | Master's FA | ||
| 2024– | Burnaby FC | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Barbados | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 8, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 | |||
Early life
editA native of Vancouver, Canada, Saimovici is the son of a Romanian-Canadian father and a Barbadian mother.[1] He earned a scholarship to play for the Oregon State University Beavers, but due to some logistical issues, he instead went to their feeder school Clark College.[1] He later attended Centennial College in Toronto, where he was named an OCAA league all-star in 2013–14.[1][2]
Club career
editIn 2014, he played with Durham United FC in League1 Ontario.[3][4]
He later played at the amateur level with Vancouver Metro Soccer League club Vancouver Croatia SC,[5][6] where he captained them to their first VMSL title in 30 years.[1]
International career
editIn March 2021, he was named to the Barbados national team for the first time for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7][8] He debuted internationally on 25 March 2021, in a match against Panama in a 1–0 loss.[9] On 30 March 2021, Saimovici scored his first goal for Barbados against Anguilla in a 1–0 victory in his second international game.[10][11]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Barbados's goal tally first.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 March 2021 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Anguilla |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 June 2021 |  Dominica |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Honours
editClub
edit- Croatia SC
- Vancouver Metro Soccer League: 2018–19[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Gilkes, Renaldo (14 March 2021). "Barbados Tridents Emile Saimovici excited to honour grandfather". Loopnews Barbados. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "2013-14 OCAA Men's Soccer Awards". Ontario Colleges Athletic Association. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Meertins, Tyrell (9 June 2014). "Durham United FC 2 - Internacional de Toronto 0". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "L1 2014 Post-Season Player Watch". League1 Ontario. 3 December 2014.
- ^ McColl, Michael (29 January 2020). "VMSL Premier title race down to a two team shootout as Rino's and Croatia battle looks like going down to the wire (with video highlights)". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ McColl, Michael (11 December 2019). "Hat-tricks and braces highlight big weekend for top three title contenders in VMSL Premier". Away from the Numbers.
- ^ "Final Trident Squad Named Ahead of Qualifiers". Barbados FA. 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Tridents ready for 2022 qualifiers". Barbados Advocate. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Tridents keep Panama at bay for 81 mins". Barbados FA. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Barbados fight to 1-0 win over Anguilla". Barbados Today. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Bajan Tridents Victorious over Anguilla". Caribbean Football Union. 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Emile Saimovici". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links
edit- Emile Saimovici at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emile Saimovici at Soccerway
- Clark Penguins bio
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