Markus Joseph Cimermancic (born October 1, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Markus Joseph Cimermancic | ||
Date of birth | October 1, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC II | ||
Number | 71 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kitchener SC | |||
2015–2022 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Toronto FC III | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Toronto FC II | 51 | (5) |
2023–2024 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 28, 2024 |
Early life
editCimermancic began playing youth soccer for seven years with Kitchener SC, before joining the Toronto FC Academy in February 2015.[1] 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.[1]
Club career
editIn 2021, he played with Toronto FC III in the League1 Ontario Summer Championship division.[2]
In 2022, he played with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup, making his debut on May 8, 2022 against New York City FC II.[1] In March 2023, he signed a full professional contract with the team.[1] On March 24 2023, he joined the first team on a short-term four day loan ahead of the team's match against the San Jose Earthquakes.[3] He signed two additional short-term loans that season.[4][5] The following season, he signed another four short-term loans in June and July.[6][7][8][9]
Career statistics
edit- As of July 28, 2024[10]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2021[2] | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
2023 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||||
2024 | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||||
Total | 51 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
Career total | 56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Toronto FC II sign four Academy Products ahead of 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season Opener". Toronto FC. March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Markus Cimermancic 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Alonso Coello Camarero to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Young Reds to short-term loan agreements". Toronto FC. May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Young Reds to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Hassan Ayari to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign midfielder Markus Cimermancic to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign pair of Young Reds to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Cimermancic and Edwards to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 6, 2024.
- ^ Markus Cimermancic at Soccerway