Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Shome, a Bengali, was born in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc ...

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i parents. He played youth soccer with Edmonton Southwest United SC from 2003 until 2014. While playing for the Impact, Shome studied electrical engineering at

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Club career

FC Edmonton

Shome joined

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's academy program in 2015. In the fall of that year he enrolled at the

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and had a standout year with the

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scoring six goals in twelve appearances. This earned him the CWUAA Rookie of the Year Award. On February 12, 2016, Shome signed his first professional contract with

. He made his debut for the club on April 16 of that year, playing 80 minutes in a 1–0 loss to the

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. Throughout the 2016 season, Shome earned rave reviews from head coach Colin Miller, and was considered one of Canada's most exciting young prospects, getting numerous starts for one of the top clubs in the NASL.

Montreal Impact

On January 4, 2017,

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announced that they had signed Shome to a

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contract prior to the

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, paying an undisclosed transfer fee to FC Edmonton in the process. Shome was drafted by the Montreal Impact in the second round of the draft. In October 2017, Shome made his MLS debut in the Impact's final game of the season, coming on as a substitute for Impact captain

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. In March 2018, Shome was loaned to USL club Ottawa Fury, but he was recalled two weeks later due to injuries in the Impact midfield. Midway through the 2018 season, Shome began to get regular appearances off the bench, earning positive reviews. In April 2019, Shome got his first full 90 minute match against DC United, with an impressive impact on the pitch. He scored his first goal for Montreal against the

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on April 24. On May 29, Shome got his first assist to

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against

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. Shome would have his option for the 2020 season exercised by the Impact, keeping him with the club for 2020. At the end of the 2020 season, Shome would be released by the Impact, ending his time at the club after four seasons.

Return to FC Edmonton

On January 4, 2021, Shome returned to

, which by then had moved to the

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. On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Shome and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season. On April 5, 2022, Shome signed with

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and was immediately loaned back to

for the 2022 season.

Cavalry FC

In January 2023,

announced they had signed Shome through the 2024 season, with a club option for the 2025 season.

International career

Youth

Shome was born in

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i parents – his father and mother hail from

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. As a result, he is eligible to play for

. He received his first call-up to a Canadian U18 national team camp in October 2014 while he was playing for Edmonton Southwest United. He received three further call-ups to Canadian U18 camps in 2015 and was the only university player called up to a camp in November 2015 in Mexico. Shome is still eligible to represent Bangladesh at senior level. Shome received his first Canadian U20 national team call-up in February 2016 and started in a 2–1 upset against

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in an unofficial youth friendly. In August 2016, Shome was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica. Shome was nominated for Canada's U-20 player of the year in 2016. In February 2017, Shome missed the

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due to injury. In May 2018, Shome was named to Canada's under-21 squad for the

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. Shome was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020.

Senior

In January 2020, Shome was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against

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and

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. He made his debut on January 7 against Barbados as a substitute in a 4–1 victory.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Montreal Impact *

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Individual

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Rookie of the Year: 2015

References

External links

FC Edmonton profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shome, Shamit 1997 births Living people Canadian soccer players Association football midfielders Canadian people of Bangladeshi descent Soccer players from Edmonton University and college soccer players in Canada Concordia University alumni Alberta Golden Bears players FC Edmonton players CF Montréal players Ottawa Fury FC players CF Montréal draft picks Forge FC players North American Soccer League players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Canadian Premier League players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players