Adam Sarota
 Sarota with Brisbane Roar in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Tomek Sarota | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caboolture Sports | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brisbane City | |||
| Pine Rivers | |||
| 2006–2007 | Köln | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Brisbane Strikers | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Brisbane Roar | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Utrecht | 48 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Brisbane Roar (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Brisbane Strikers | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Cairns FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Caboolture Sports | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2014 | |||
Adam Tomek Sarota (born 28 December 1988) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
Brisbane Roar[edit]
Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008–2009.[1] As a result of his solid performances for the Brisbane Roar youth team, he was rewarded with a first team contract prior to the 2009–10 A-League season.[2] On 2 November 2008 he made his A-League debut for the Brisbane Roar against the Newcastle Jets.[3]
Utrecht[edit]
On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Brisbane Roar players, Michael Zullo and Tommy Oar, Sarota joined Dutch side Utrecht on a three-year deal, in a collective transfer deal rumoured to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million.[4][5] On 22 July 2010, Adam made his Utrecht debut coming on in the 70th minute of their away draw to Tirana in the UEFA Europa League.[6]
Loan to Brisbane Roar[edit]
On 20 September 2014, Sarota was loaned to Brisbane Roar for a season to add squad depth across all positions.[7]
International career[edit]
On 27 August 2010, it was reported Sarota had been invited to a training camp by the Polish Football Association. Sarota's father, Tony, emigrated to Australia from Poland but said that whilst Poland was a possibility, the Socceroos were Sarota's preferred option.[8]
Sarota received his first Socceroos call up by coach Holger Osieck for a friendly match against Germany played on 27 March 2011. He made his international debut for Australia in August 2011, coming on as a substitute for FC Utrecht teammate Michael Zullo in a win over Wales.
After sustaining a serious knee and ankle injury in 2016, Sarota was injured for over 12 months and subsequently retired from professional football.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 20 September 2014
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2008–09 | A-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Utrecht | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Honours[edit]
Individual[edit]
- National Youth League Player of the Year: 2008–09
External links[edit]
- Adam Sarota at Soccerway
- Adam Sarota at Aussie Footballers
- Voetbal International profile Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
References[edit]
- ^ Sydney FC snares youth title
- ^ Sarota looks to push on Archived 7 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Queensland Roar's Chris Grossman considers team switch
- ^ (in Dutch) Australisch trio tekent contract
- ^ Roar cop triple blow Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UEFA.com - UEFA Europa League - Matches 2011". Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Sarota returns to Brisbane on one year loan". Football Federation Australia. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "FC Utrecht's Sarota targeted by Poland | Australia/Asia News | tribalfootball.com". www.tribalfootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Indigenous Australian soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- A-League Men players
- Brisbane Strikers FC players
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- FC Utrecht players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Cairns
- Soccer players from Queensland
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany