Saah Tboy "T-Boy" Fayia (born February 1, 2001) is a Liberian

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who plays as a defender for

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Early life

Fayia was born in

Monrovia, Liberia Monrovia () is the administrative capital and largest city of Liberia. Founded in 1822, it is located on Cape Mesurado on the Atlantic coast and as of the 2022 census had 1,761,032 residents, home to 33.5% of Liberia’s total population. It ...

, but grew up in

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. 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

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College career

In 2023, Fayia began attending

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, where he played for the men's soccer team.

Club career

In June 2021,

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club

announced they had signed Fayia to a contract. He made his professional debut on August 3 against

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. In October 2021, he earned league Team of the Week honors, after a standout performance in a match against

, 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

Exhibition Series. In 2024, he signed with St. Albert Impact for the official debut season of

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 Hanson Boakai.

Career statistics

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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 21st-century Liberian sportsmen Soccer players from Edmonton Footballers from Monrovia Men's association football defenders Canadian Premier League players Whitecaps FC Academy players FC Edmonton players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen