Shamit Shome
Canadian soccer player
Shamit Shome (Bengali: শমিত সোম, Bengali pronunciation: [ʃɔmit ʃom]; born 5 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL League One club New York Cosmos. Born in Canada, and a former Canadian international, he represents the Bangladesh national team.
Early life
Shome was born in Edmonton to Bangladeshi parents Manas and Nandita Shome, who hail from Sreemangal, Moulvibazar District, Sylhet. Both of whom migrated to Canada in the early 1990s. He played youth soccer with Edmonton Southwest United SC from 2003 until 2014. While playing for the Impact, Shome studied electrical engineering at Concordia University.
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.
Club career
FC Edmonton
On February 12, 2016, Shome signed his first professional contract with FC Edmonton.
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