Amir Šašivarević

German footballer

Amer Šašivarević
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2011–2013 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Grand Canyon Antelopes 50 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Lane United 4 (0)
2018 Ogden City 6 (0)
2019 Oklahoma City Energy 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2019

Amer Šašivarević (born 8 October 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early and collegiate

Šašivarević grew up playing club soccer in Salt Lake City before being picked up by the Real Salt Lake youth academy in Casa Grande, Arizona. Where he found himself as a highly recruited athlete picking up interest from schools in the Pac-12 Conference, West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference.

Šašivarević accepted an offer to play four years of college soccer at Grand Canyon University between 2013 and 2017.[1] for Petar Draksin and Schellas Hyndman.

While at college, Šašivarević appeared for USL PDL side Lane United FC during their 2016 season.[2]

Professional

On 21 January 2018, Šašivarević was selected 57th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[3] However, he was not signed by the club and spent 2018 with USL PDL side Ogden City SC.[4]

On 15 January 2019, joined USL Championship side Oklahoma City Energy.[5]

Personal life

Šašivarević was born in Munich, Germany to Bosnian parents who had fled the Bosnian War. The family emigrated to Utah in the United States [6]

References

  1. ^ "Amer Sasivarevic – Men's Soccer". Grand Canyon University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Lane United FC – 2016 Regular Season – Roster – # - Amer Sasivarevic - D". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. ^ "FC Dallas Drafts Amer Sasivarevic and Noah Franke in Final Rounds of 2018 MLS SuperDraft | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ogden City SC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Amer Sasivarevic -".
  5. ^ Vaughn, Tyler (15 January 2019). "Energy FC Sign 2018 MLS SuperDraft Pick Amer Sasivarevic". OKC Energy FC.
  6. ^ "Boys' soccer: Amer Sasivarevic stabilizes Olympus offense".

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