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Amer Šašivarević

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Amer Šašivarević
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 30)
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

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Early and collegiate

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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]

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

Professional

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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

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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

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  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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