Manprit Sarkaria (born 26 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien.
Personal life Born in Austria, Sarkaria is a Sikh of Punjabi descent. His family are from Amritsar in Punjab, India. Sarkaria has stated his free kick technique is inspired by former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho.
Club career On 14 April 2021, Sturm Graz announced that Sarkaria would be joining the club in the summer when his contract with Austria Wien expired.
On 20 May 2022, Sarkaria extended his contract with Sturm Graz until June 2025.
In May 2023, Sarkaria scored two crucial goals for Sturm Graz to win the Austrian Cup against Rapid Wien. 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."
In March 2024, he suffered a broken ankle and missed the remainder of the 2023–24 season. In the 2024–25 season, he was moved to the club's reserve team in the 2. Liga.
On 20 January 2025, Sturm Graz announced Sarkaria's transfer to Shenzhen Peng City in China.
On 28 June 2025, the Chinese football club announced that Sarkaria was returning to Austria and re-joining Austria Wien.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAustria Wien2017–18Austrian Bundesliga501020802018–19Austrian Bundesliga7010—802019–20Austrian Bundesliga24400102542020–21Austrian Bundesliga33743—3710Total691163307814Sturm Graz2021–22Austrian Bundesliga3113348042172022–23Austrian Bundesliga289666040152023–24Austrian Bundesliga16430902842024–25Austrian Bundesliga1011—21Total7626131123011237SK Sturm Graz II2024–25Austrian Football Second League74——74Shenzhen Peng City2025Chinese Super League14111—152Austria Wien2025–26Austrian Bundesliga00000000Career total16642201526021257
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria202310Total10
Honours Sturm Graz Austrian Bundesliga: 2023–24 Austrian Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
Individual Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2021–22
See also List of Sikh Footballers
References