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{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Expand language|topic=|langcode=de|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manprit Sarkaria
| fullname =
| image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. FK Austria Wien II 2018-08-17 (097).jpg
| caption = Sarkaria with Austria Wien in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|26}}
| birth_place = [[Austria]]
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Winger|Left winger]]
| currentclub = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]
| clubnumber = 11
| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] | caps1 = 69 | goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2021– | clubs2 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] | caps2 = 63 | goals2 = 24
| pcupdate = 16 September 2023
}}

'''Manprit Sarkaria''' (born 26 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] as a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|left winger]].<ref>{{soccerway|manprit-sarkaria/344959}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Born in Austria, Sarkaria is a [[Sikh]]<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5QQZOA8n7/?hl=en</ref> of Indian [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2018/05/manprit-sarkaria--jungveilchen-im-portraet/|title=FK Austria Wien - Manprit Sarkaria: Jungveilchen im Porträt|website=www.fk-austria.at|access-date=22 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522200520/http://www.fk-austria.at/de/n/news/2018/05/manprit-sarkaria--jungveilchen-im-portraet/|archive-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> His family are from Amritsar in Punjab, India. Sarkaria has stated his free kick technique is inspired by former Brazilian footballer [[Ronaldinho]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sarkaria: A crook like Ronaldinho |work=laola1 |url=https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/news/manprit-sarkaria--ein-schlitzohr-wie-ronaldinho/}}</ref>

== Career ==
In May 2023, Sarkaria scored two crucial goals for [[Sturm Graz]] to win the [[Austrian Cup]] against [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Austrian Cup Final: Rapid Wien & Sturm Graz fans Light Up stadium with flares, Beautiful Scenes emerge from 28 Black Area – Check Out |work=Insider Sport |url=https://www.insidesport.in/austrian-cup-final-watch-rapid-wien-sturm-graz-fans-light-up-stadium-with-flares-beautiful-scenes-emerge-from-28-black-area-check-out/}}</ref> He also became the top scorer during the [[2022–23 Austrian Cup]] campaign. Sturm Graz Manager [[Christian Ilzer]], stated "Because he managed to get out of this difficult situation solely through his own work, through his professional behavior. He was massively rewarded for that with the cup victory."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manprit Sarkaria - from noble reservist to cup winner and top scorer |work=Kicker |url=https://www.kicker.de/manprit-sarkaria-vom-edelreservisten-zum-cup-winner-und-torschuetzenkoenig-949320/artikel}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

{{updated|match played 21 September 2023}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
|[[2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2017–18]]
|[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]
|5||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2018–19]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2019–20]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|24||4||0||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||25||4
|-
|[[2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2020–21]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|33||7||4||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!69!!11!!6!!3!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!78!!14
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]
|[[2021–22 SK Sturm Graz season|2021–22]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|31||13||3||4||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||42||17
|-
|[[2022–23 SK Sturm Graz season|2022–23]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|28||9||6||6||6{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||15
|-
|[[2023–24 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2023–24]]
|Austrian Bundesliga
|4||2||1||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||6||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63!!24!!10!!10!!15!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!88!!34
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!132!!35!!16!!13!!18!!0!!0!!0!!166!!48
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Individual'''
* [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] Team of the Year: [[2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga#Team of the Year|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga.at - Team der Saison - ADMIRAL Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/21-22/team-der-saison---admiral-bundesliga/ |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=www.bundesliga.at}}</ref>

'''Sturm Graz'''
* [[Austrian Cup]]: [[2022–23 Austrian Cup|2022–23]]

== See also ==
*[[List of Sikh Footballers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{SK Sturm Graz squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkaria, Manprit}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sikhs]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Austrian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Austrian people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:FK Austria Wien players]]
[[Category:SK Sturm Graz players]]
[[Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players]]

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