Nicholas Prasad

Nicholas Prasad
Prasad playing for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2013
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Prasad
Date of birth (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
2006 Whalley SC
2007–2012 Surrey United
2012–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 (1)
2014–2018 Seattle Redhawks 61 (2)
2018–2019 SpVgg Bayreuth 3 (0)
2019 Tulsa Roughnecks 1 (0)
2020–2021 Bischofswerdaer FV 08 11 (0)
International career‡
2019 Fiji 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 July 2019

Nicholas Prasad (born 7 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he has represented the Fiji national football team.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life

Prasad was born in Edmonton, Alberta to parents from Fiji.

Career

BC Soccer Provincial Development Program

Prasad participated in the British Columbia Soccer Association Development Program from 2008 to 2011. He captained the team to a bronze medal match win against Alberta at the National Tournament and was later invited to the Canadian Youth National Team. [8]

Enver Creek Secondary

Prasad attended Enver Creek Secondary, where he captained the school team to its first British Columbia School Sports Championship in 2012.[9] He was also named Enver Creek Secondary Student-Athlete of the Year award from 2008 to 2011. [10] [11]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In 2012, Prasad joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy.[12] He helped the academy side win the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Northwest Division regular-season title and qualify for the USSDA Finals in Houston.[13] In 2013, he captained the team to a second-place finish in the USSDA Northwest Division.[14] [15] In 2014, Prasad appeared for USL PDL side Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23. He scored his first goal for the team in a 2-2 draw against Portland Timbers at Providence Park.[16][17] He later made his senior team debut for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, coming on as a substitute for Ethen Sampson in the 45th minute against FC Edmonton.[18] [19]

Seattle Redhawks

In 2014, Prasad signed a letter of intent to play NCAA Division I college soccer at Seattle University.[20] During his sophomore season, the 11th-ranked Seattle Redhawks defeated the UCLA Bruins, 1–0, at Championship Field to advance to the round of 16 of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history.[21] Prasad recorded an assist in the match and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the week. He made 61 appearances for the Seattle Redhawks men's soccer team. [22]

SpVgg Bayreuth

In 2018, Prasad signed with Regionalliga club SpVgg Bayreuth in Germany.[23] He made his home debut at Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion in a 2–0 loss against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He recorded his first assist for the club in a derby match against Bayern Hof in the Bavarian Cup.[24]

Tulsa Roughnecks FC

On July 16, 2019, Prasad was acquired by the USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks, for an undisclosed fee.[25] He made his USL Championship debut in a 1–0 win at H-E-B Park against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[26]

Bischofswerdaer FV 08

In January 2020, Prasad signed for Regionalliga Nordost club Bischofswerdaer FV 08. He made his debut against FSV Union Fürstenwalde in a 2–0 loss.[27]

International career

In 2019, Prasad was called into the Fiji national football team for official FIFA International friendlies against New Caledonia and Mauritius.[28] On March 18, 2019, he made his debut against New Caledonia, recording an assist in the 3–0 win. Prasad has been a regular in Christophe Gamel's side since his debut.[28][29] Later in 2019, Prasad was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, where Fiji won a bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Nicholas Prasad - Surrey Now Leader article".
  2. ^ "Nicholas Prasad - Sächsische article".
  3. ^ "Nicholas Prasad - Sportskeeda article".
  4. ^ "Nicholas Prasad thankful to represent Fiji". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
  5. ^ "PRASAD: "JEDER KANN HELFEN"".
  6. ^ "Nicholas Prasad - Fiji Village article".
  7. ^ "Nick Prasad Bio - Seattle University Redhawks Athletics". goseattleu.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Nick Prasad - 2017 - Men's Soccer".
  9. ^ "Surrey's proud Prasad plays internationally with Fijian soccer team, plans return to Germany". 8 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Nick Prasad - 2017 - Men's Soccer".
  11. ^ "Enver Creek, Sands carry Fraser Valley title banners into B.C. High school soccer's championship week".
  12. ^ "Nicholas Prasad | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Whitecaps' U-18 squad return to USSDA final - Sportsnet.ca".
  14. ^ "Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency eliminated from USSDA playoffs with 5-3 loss to Bethesda-Olney | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  15. ^ "Whitecaps FC Residency teams learn opponents for upcoming USSDA playoffs in Indiana | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  16. ^ "2014 Stats". USL. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Whitecaps FC U-23 draw 2-2 in Portland | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  18. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC Reserves best FC Edmonton 4-2 Tuesday at Thunderbird Stadium | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  19. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps teens get hot for U.S. Soccer Development Academy finals | Vancouver Sun".
  20. ^ "Nick Prasad - 2017 - Men's Soccer".
  21. ^ "Seattle U men's soccer team weathers UCLA attack for 1-0 win". 22 November 2015.
  22. ^ "'Caps on Campus: Prasad records match-winning assist as Seattle University reach Sweet 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  23. ^ "Nick prasad Archive".
  24. ^ "Torwart Grgic: Von Balakov nach Bayreuth".
  25. ^ "Tulsa Roughnecks Sign Nicholas Prasad". 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Roughnecks Bring Aboard Prasad". 16 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Drei Last Minute-Verpflichtungen vor Transferschluss". Bischofswerdaer FV 08. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  28. ^ a b "Prasad set to debut for Fiji in FIFA International". FBCNews. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  29. ^ "Samuela Drudru Strike Twice in Fiji Win".
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