Emile Saimovici
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Richmond FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clark Penguins | |||
| Centennial Colts | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Durham United | |||
| Croatia SC | |||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Barbados | 4 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:36, 8 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Emile Saimovici (born 10 April 1993) is a Barbadian professional footballer who plays for the Barbadian national team. Besides Barbados, he has played in Canada and the United States.[1]
A native of Vancouver, Canada, Saimovici is the son of a Romanian-Canadian father and a Barbadian mother.[1] He played at Clark College in Vancouver and Centennial College in Toronto, where he was named an OCAA league all-star in 2013–14.[1][2]
International career[]
He debuted internationally on 25 March 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Panama in a 1–0 loss.[3]
On 30 March 2021, Saimovici scored his first goal for Barbados against Anguilla in a 1–0 victory.[4]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Barbados's goal tally first.[5]
| 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[]
Club[]
- Croatia SC
- Vancouver Metro Soccer League: 2018–19[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Panama - Barbados - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers - North, Central America and Caribbean - Matches - Barbados - Anguilla - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Emile Saimovici". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links[]
- Emile Saimovici at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emile Saimovici at Soccerway
- Clark Penguins bio
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