| Nicholas Prasad | |
| Fullname: | Nicholas Prasad |
| Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height: | 1.89m |
| Youthyears1: | 2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Whalley SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Surrey United |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Seattle Redhawks |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | SpVgg Bayreuth |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | Tulsa Roughnecks |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Bischofswerdaer FV 08 |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Fiji |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 February 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 July 2019 |
Nicholas Prasad (born 7 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bischofswerdaer FV 08 in the Regionalliga. Born in Canada, he represents the Fiji national football team.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Prasad was born in Edmonton, Alberta to immigrant parents from Fiji.
Prasad played for the BC Soccer Provincial Development Program from 2008-2011. He captained the team to a bronze medal against Alberta at the National Tournament. His performances led to an invitation to the Canadian Youth National Training Team. [8]
Prasad attended Enver Creek Secondary, where he captained the Cougars to their first BC High School Provincial Championship in 2012.[9] Prasad also won the Enver Creek Student-Athlete of the Year award from 2008-2011. [10] [11]
In 2012, Prasad joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy.[12] He helped the team win the USSDA Northwest Division title during the regular season, which led to a birth in the USSDA Finals in Houston.[13] The following year, Prasad 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 U-23 side against Portland Timbers U-23's in a 2-2 draw at Providence Park.[16] [17] Prasad's impressive performances led him to make his senior team debut, coming on for Ethen Sampson in the 45th minute against FC Edmonton in a reserve fixture.[18] [19]
In 2014, Prasad signed a letter of intent to play NCAA Division I college soccer at Seattle University.[20] In his sophomore season, the 11th-ranked Redhawks defeated the UCLA Bruins, 1-0, at Championship Field to advance to the sweet sixteen of the Division 1 NCAA tournament for the first time in the program's history.[21] Prasad recorded an assist in the game and was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the week. Prasad appeared in 61 games for the Redhawks.[22]
In 2018, Prasad signed a professional contract with Regionalliga side SpVgg Bayreuth in Germany.[23] Prasad made his home debut at Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion in a 2-0 loss against SpVgg Greuther Fürth II. Prasad recorded his first assist for the club in a derby match against Bayern Hof in the Landespokal Bayern.[24]
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 away at H-E-B Park against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.[26]
In January 2020, Prasad signed for Regionalliga Nordost side Bischofswerdaer FV 08. He made his debut against FSV Union Fürstenwalde in a 2-0 loss.[27]
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 and recorded an assist in the 3-0 victory. Prasad has been a regular in Christophe Gamel's side since his debut.[28] [29] In 2019, Prasad was selected for the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa. Prasad anchored the backline of the Fijians and helped the team win a bronze medal.