Nevin Saroya

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Nevin Saroya
Personal information
Full name Nevin Saroya
Date of birth (1980-09-15) 15 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Maidenhead United
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 (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)
2001 Mean Machine Prisoners footballer[18] Barry Skolnick

References

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