Shamit Shome

Shamit Shome
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 28
Youth career
Edmonton Southwest United
2015 FC Edmonton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Alberta 12 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 FC Edmonton 26 (0)
2017– Montreal Impact 6 (0)
2018– → Ottawa Fury (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016– Canada U20 7 (0)
2018– Canada U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 21, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 7, 2018

Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player, who plays as a midfielder for Montreal Impact.

Playing career

Youth

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

FC 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. This earned him 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][4] Throughout the 2016 season, Shome earned rave reviews from head coach Colin Miller, and was considered one of Canada's most exciting young prospects, getting numerous starts for one of the top clubs in NASL.[5][6]

Montreal Impact

On January 4, 2017, Major League Soccer announced that they had signed Shome to a Generation Adidas contract prior to the 2017 MLS SuperDraft,[7][8] paying an undisclosed transfer fee to FC Edmonton in the process.[9] Shome was drafted by the Montreal Impact in the second round of the draft.[10] In October 2017, Shome would make his MLS debut in the Impact's final game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Impact captain Patrice Bernier.[11]

In March 2018, Shome would be loaned to USL club Ottawa Fury, but he would be recalled two weeks later due to injuries in the Impact midfield.[12] Midway through the 2018 season, Shome would begin to get regular appearances off the bench, earning positive reviews.[13][14][15]

International career

Youth

Shome was born in Canada to Bangladeshi parents – his father and mother hail from Sylhet.[1] As a result, he is eligible to play for Bangladesh. He received his first call-up to a Canadian U18 national team camp in October 2014 while he was playing for 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 is still eligible to represent Bangladesh at senior level.

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] In August 2016, Shome was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica.[16][3][17] Shome was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016.[18] In February 2017, Shome was missed the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship due to injury.[19] In May 2018, Shome was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 25, 2018[21]
Club League Season League Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Edmonton NASL 2016 2601010——280
Montreal Impact MLS 2017 1000000010
2018 5000100060
Total 6000100070
Career Total 320102000350

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Canada Soccer profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "FC Edmonton signs Academy graduate and Canadian U-20 international Shamit Shome". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Shome's Professional Debut". fcedmonton.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Derek van Diest (April 22, 2016). Edmonton Sun http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/04/22/fc-edmonton-rookie-midfielder-shamit-shome-impressive-in-pro-debut. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Canada Under-20 midfielder Shamit Shome shows promise in rookie season with FC Edmonton". Nick Sabetti. August 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Steven Sandor (August 25, 2016). "Miller on U-20 call-up for Shome: "If there is a better young player in our league, I have yet to see it"". the11.ca.
  7. ↑ Laura Armstrong (January 4, 2017). "MLS signs three young Canadians before draft". Toronto Star.
  8. ↑ Neil Davidson (January 4, 2017). "Canadian content grows in depth and interest ahead of MLS SuperDraft". Canadian Press.
  9. ↑ Steven Sandor (January 4, 2017). "FC Edmonton sells Shome to MLS: Owner thrilled with breakthrough agreement". the11.ca.
  10. ↑ Neil Davidson (January 13, 2017). "Edmonton teenager Shamit Shome taken by Montreal Impact in MLS SuperDraft". Ottawa Citizen.
  11. ↑ "Impact finishes season with 3-2 loss to New England Revolution". Montreal Impact. October 22, 2017.
  12. ↑ Gord Baines (March 20, 2018). "Ottawa Fury FC gets Canadian Shamit Shome on loan from Montreal Impact". Ottawa Sun.
  13. ↑ George Menexis (July 5, 2018). "Shamit Shome impresses in win against SKC". Montreal Impact.
  14. ↑ Dave Lévesque (July 4, 2018). "Shamit Shome Fait Bonne Impression". TVA Sports.
  15. ↑ Alexis Belanger-Champagne (July 4, 2018). "Impact: Shamit Shome a gagné des points". La Presse.
  16. ↑ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ Derek van Diest (August 25, 2016). "FC Edmonton's Shamit Shome to join Canada's U-20 squad". Edmonton Sun.
  18. ↑ Canada Soccer (November 28, 2016). "Award nominees announced for annual Canada Soccer Player Awards". Canada Soccer.
  19. ↑ Neil Davidson (Feb 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  20. ↑ Alicia Rodriguez (May 19, 2018). "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Major League Soccer.
  21. ↑ Soccerway. "Shamit Shome profile".
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