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Nicholas Prasad

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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 (age 30)
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Fiji
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Samoa
* 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

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

Career

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BC Soccer Provincial Development Program

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Honours

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Fiji

References

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  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".
  30. ^ The Fiji Times. "2019 Pacific Games: Fiji men's win bronze in football competition". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  31. ^ Fiji Football Association. "Winning start for Fiji football teams". Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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