Markus Joseph Cimermancic (; born October 1, 2004) is a Canadian

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player who plays for

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Early life

Cimermancic began playing youth soccer for seven years with Kitchener SC, before joining the

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in February 2015. In 2019, he was part of the TFC U15 team that were the U.S. Soccer Development Academy conference champions after posting an undefeated regular season and reached the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup finals and becoming the first Canadian team to win the USSDA National Championship.

Club career

In 2021, he played with Toronto FC III in the

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Summer Championship division. In 2022, he played with

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as an academy callup, making his debut on May 8, 2022 against New York City FC II. In March 2023, he signed a full professional contract with the team. On March 24, 2023, he joined the first team on a short-term four day loan ahead of the team's match against the

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. He signed two additional short-term loans that season. The following season, he signed another four short-term loans in June and July. In November 2024, Toronto FC II exercised Cimermancic's contract option for the 2025 season. After of the 2025 season, he was invited to training camp with the first team. In February 2025, he signed a two-year homegrown player contract with

with options for 2027 and 2028. He was loaned to the second team for some matches as well.

Personal life

Born in Canada, Cimermancic is of Slovenian descent and holds dual-citizenship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cimermancic, Markus Living people 2004 births Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Canadian people of Slovenian descent Soccer players from Kitchener, Ontario Toronto FC Academy players Toronto FC II players Toronto FC players League1 Ontario players MLS Next Pro players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players