Saah Tboy "T-Boy" Fayia (born February 1, 2001) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a defender for the St. Albert Impact in

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Early life

Fayia was born in Monrovia, Liberia, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. Fayia began playing youth soccer at age five with Edmonton Strikers SC. Afterwards, he played for Sherwood Park SA. In August 2015, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program. In 2019, he moved to the academy system of FC Edmonton.

College career

In 2023, Fayia began attending MacEwan University, where he played for the men's soccer team.

Club career

In June 2021, Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton announced they had signed Fayia to a contract. He made his professional debut on August 3 against Cavalry FC. In October 2021, he earned league Team of the Week honors, after a standout performance in a match against Cavalry FC, in which he earned an assist. In February 2022, Edmonton announced Fayia would be returning to the club ahead of the 2022 CPL season. In 2023, he joined

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, who played in the 2023

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International career

In 2015 and 2016, Fayia participated in U-15 identification camps for Canada.

Personal life

Fayia is the cousin of former FC Edmonton player

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fayia, Tboy 2001 births Living people Canadian people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Liberian emigrants to Canada Canadian men's soccer players Liberian men's footballers Soccer players from Edmonton Footballers from Monrovia Men's association football defenders Canadian Premier League players Whitecaps FC Academy players FC Edmonton players