Adam Tomek Sarota (born 28 December 1988) is an Australian

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who plays as a

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Career

Club

Brisbane Roar

Sarota was named National Youth League Player of the Year for 2008–2009. As a result of his solid performances for the

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youth team, he was rewarded with a first team contract prior to the

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season. On 2 November 2008 he made his

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debut for the

against the

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Utrecht

On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Brisbane Roar players,

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and

Tommy Oar Thomas Michael Oar (born 10 December 1991) is a retired Australian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Oar played youth football for Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and at the Queensland Academy ...

, Sarota joined Dutch side

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on a three-year deal, in a collective transfer deal rumoured to be worth in excess of A$1.8 million. On 22 July 2010, Adam made his Utrecht debut coming on in the 70th minute of their away draw to

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in the

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Loan to Brisbane Roar

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

International career

On 27 August 2010, it was reported Sarota had been invited to a training camp by the

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. Sarota's father, Tony, emigrated to Australia from

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but said that whilst

was a possibility, the

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were Sarota's preferred option. Sarota received his first

call up by coach

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for a

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against

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played on 27 March 2011. He made his international debut for

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in August 2011, coming on as a substitute for

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

teammate

in a win over

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. 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

Honours

Individual

* National Youth League Player of the Year: 2008–09

External links

*
Adam Sarota
at Aussie Footballers

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarota, Adam Living people 1988 births Association football midfielders Australian soccer players Indigenous Australian soccer players Australia international soccer players Australian expatriate soccer players A-League Men players Brisbane Strikers FC players Brisbane Roar FC players FC Utrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Australian people of Polish descent