Sarota with Brisbane Roar in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Tomek Sarota | ||
Date of birth | (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 36) | ||
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) |
*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
Club
Brisbane Roar
Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008–2009. 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. On 2 November 2008 he made his A-League debut for the Brisbane Roar against the Newcastle Jets.
Utrecht
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. 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.
Loan to Brisbane Roar
On 20 September 2014, Sarota was loaned to Brisbane Roar for a season to add squad depth across all positions.
International career
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.
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
- As of 20 September 2014
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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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 | 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
Individual
- National Youth League Player of the Year: 2008–09
External links
- Adam Sarota at Soccerway
- Adam Sarota at Aussie Footballers
- Voetbal International profile Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
References
- 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
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen