Adam Sarota

Adam Sarota

Sarota with Brisbane Roar in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Adam Tomek Sarota
Date of birth	(1988-12-28) 28 December 1988
Place of birth	Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Caboolture Sports
Youth career
	Brisbane City
	Pine Rivers
2006–2007	Köln
2008–2009	Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Brisbane Strikers	9	(3)
2008–2010	Brisbane Roar	15	(0)
2010–2016	Utrecht	48	(0)
2014–2015	→ Brisbane Roar (loan)	12	(0)
2016	Go Ahead Eagles	13	(0)
2018	Brisbane Strikers	0	(0)
2018	Cairns FC	0	(0)
2019–	Caboolture Sports	5	(0)
International career‡
2007	Australia U20	2	(0)
2011–2012	Australia	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 February 2014

Adam Tomek Sarota (born 28 December 1988) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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 Brisbane Roar youth team, he was rewarded with a first team contract prior to the 2009–10 A-League season. On 2 November 2008 he made his A-League debut for the Brisbane Roar against the Newcastle Jets.

Utrecht

On 2 April 2010, along with fellow Brisbane Roar players, Michael Zullo and Tommy Oar, Sarota joined Dutch side Utrecht 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 Tirana in the UEFA Europa League.

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 Polish Football Association. Sarota's father, Tony, emigrated to Australia from Poland but said that whilst Poland was a possibility, the Socceroos were Sarota's preferred option.

Sarota received his first Socceroos call up by coach Holger Osieck for a friendly match against Germany played on 27 March 2011. He made his international debut for Australia in August 2011, coming on as a substitute for FC Utrecht teammate Michael Zullo in a win over Wales.

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

As of 20 September 2014

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brisbane Roar	2008–09	A-League	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2009–10		13	0					13	0
	2014–15		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		27	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Utrecht	2010–11	Eredivisie	6	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
	2011–12		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2012–13		18	0	1	0			19	0
	2013–14		15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2014–15		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		48	0	1	0	2	0	54	0
Go Ahead Eagles	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
Career total			76	0	1	0	2	0	82	0

Honours

Individual

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

External links

• Adam Sarota at Soccerway
• Adam Sarota at Aussie Footballers
• Voetbal International profile Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)