Nevin Saroya
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2000 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
2000 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | ||
2001 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | ||
2001–2007 | Yeading | ||
2007–2008 | Hayes & Yeading United | ||
2008–2010 | Maidenhead United | 52 | (0) |
2009 | → Godalming Town (loan) | ||
2010–2011 | Redlands United | ||
2011 | Maidenhead United | 11 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | ||
2012–2013 | Burnham | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nevin Saroya (born 15 September 1980 in Hillingdon[1]) is a retired Thai-English semi-professional footballer. He made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford. Saroya also played for non-League clubs Hampton & Richmond Borough, Yeading, Hayes & Yeading United, Godalming Town and Maidenhead United. He also had a spell with Brisbane Premier League club Redlands United.[2]
Career
Brentford
Saroya started his career at Brentford as a youth player and after completing his apprenticeship, he signed a professional contract for the club.[3] He made his debut for Brentford in their 1–1 draw in the Football League Second Division with Oxford United on 22 April 2000, replacing Gareth Graham as a substitute in the 46th minute.[4] After Brentford manager-owner Ron Noades released Saroya in 2001, he admitted he became "disillusioned" with football and stopped playing, despite interest from Conference clubs.[3] Saroya was unemployed for six-months, until he was asked by Wally Downes to help the actors in Mean Machine with their fitness and skills; saying "I had always got on well with him [Downes], so he asked me if I would come down here to Yeading and help the actors get fit and show them a few ball skills".[3] Saroya also appeared in the film,[5] and says the other actors and Vinnie Jones "pushed him" to get back into football before an old school friend invited him to train at Yeading.[3]
Non-League
After a spell at Hampton & Richmond Borough, he signed for Yeading in the summer of 2001.[6] In 2003, he captained Yeading in the Isthmian League Cup and a year later, to win the Isthmian League Division One North.[7][8] Saroya played in Yeading's lucrative FA Cup third round tie against Newcastle United on 9 January 2005 at Loftus Road, where they were defeated 2–0.[9][10] He signed an extension to his contract in May 2007, after double-hernia operation.[11] Following the merger of Hayes & Yeading United, Saroya started the club's first season in the Conference South before being released in December 2008.[12] He joined Maidenhead United in December 2008, after a spell at Godalming Town.[13] Saroya left Maidenhead United in April 2010, to play for Australian club Redlands United in the Brisbane Premier League for six-months, having found out about the opportunity after joining a group on Facebook.[14] He returned to Maidenhead United in 2011, but resigned his contract on 1 December 2011 and signed for Beaconsfield SYCOB.[15] Saroya left a year later to join Southern League Division One Central side Burnham.[16] He retired at the end of the 2012/13 season.[17]
Personal life
Whilst playing semi-professional football, Saroya also worked as a courier.[3][5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) |
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2001 | Mean Machine | Prisoners footballer[18] | Barry Skolnick |
References
- ^ "Football : Nevin Saroya". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Nevin Saroya Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Burt, Jason (9 January 2005). "Jones' boy is rehearsing a finale not in the script". The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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(help) - ^ "Fixtures/Results: Brentford 1–1 Oxford". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ a b Wyett, Charlie (7 January 2005). "Nevin will wring the Bell". The Sun. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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(help) - ^ "Player Profile: Nevin Saroya". Non-League Daily. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Player profile – Nevin Saroya". Yeading F.C. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Yeading secure the title". Non-League Daily. 25 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Yeading 0–2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Reality bites as Newcastle bring Yeading's Cup odyssey to end". The Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Disappointment as a player of the year leaves The Warren". Non-League Daily. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "MacDonald joins – Saroya leaves". Non-League Daily. 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Hi Ho Saroya! Drax the loan arranger shuffles his squad". Maidenhead United F.C. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Watts, Charles (25 March 2010). "Saroya heads Down Under". Maidenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
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(help) - ^ "No needle between SYCOB and Chalfont St Peter". Non League Pitchero. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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(help) - ^ "December Transfers (Part One)..." Non League Pitchero. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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(help) - ^ Martin Stone 'confident' Burnham FC will relish Southern Premier Division test (From Slough Observer)
- ^ "Nevin Saroya". IMDb. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
External links
- Nevin Saroya at Soccerbase
- Nevin Saroya at Soccerbase
- Nevin Saroya at IMDb
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1980 births
- Living people
- English people of Indian descent
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Grays Athletic F.C. players
- Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players
- Yeading F.C. players
- Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
- Maidenhead United F.C. players
- Godalming Town F.C. players
- Redlands United FC players
- Beaconsfield Town F.C. players
- Burnham F.C. players
- People from Hillingdon
- Association football defenders