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Adam Sarota
Sarota with Brisbane Roar in 2009
Personal information
Full name Adam Tomek Sarota
Date of birth (1988-12-28) 28 December 1988 (age 35)
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)
2014–2015Brisbane 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

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Club

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Brisbane Roar

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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

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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

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On 20 September 2014, Sarota was loaned to Brisbane Roar for a season to add squad depth across all positions.[7]

International career

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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

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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
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Sydney FC snares youth title
  2. ^ Sarota looks to push on Archived 7 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Queensland Roar's Chris Grossman considers team switch
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Australisch trio tekent contract
  5. ^ Roar cop triple blow Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "UEFA.com - UEFA Europa League - Matches 2011". Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.