Markus Joseph Cimermancic (born October 1, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Early life
Cimermancic began playing youth soccer for seven years with Kitchener SC, before joining the Toronto FC Academy in February 2015.[1] In 2019, he was part of the TFC U15 team that were the U.S. Soccer Development Academy conference champions after posting an undefeated regular season and reached the 2019 Generation Adidas Cup finals and becoming the first Canadian team to win the USSDA National Championship.[1]
Club career
In 2021, he played with Toronto FC III in the League1 Ontario Summer Championship division.[2]
In 2022, he played with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro as an academy callup, making his debut on May 8, 2022 against New York City FC II.[1] In March 2023, he signed a full professional contract with the team.[1] On March 24, 2023, he joined the first team on a short-term four day loan ahead of the team's match against the San Jose Earthquakes.[3] He signed two additional short-term loans that season.[4][5] The following season, he signed another four short-term loans in June and July.[6][7][8][9] In November 2024, Toronto FC II exercised Cimermancic's contract option for the 2025 season.[10] After of the 2025 season, he was invited to training camp with the first team.[11]
In February 2025, he signed a two-year homegrown player contract with Toronto FC with options for 2027 and 2028.[12][13]
Career statistics
- As of match played February 22, 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toronto FC III | 2021[2] | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Toronto FC II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | – | – | – | 23 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | ||
| Toronto FC | 2025 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d "Toronto FC II sign four Academy Products ahead of 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season Opener". Toronto FC. March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "Markus Cimermancic 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Alonso Coello Camarero to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Young Reds to short-term loan agreements". Toronto FC. May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign three Young Reds to short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Markus Cimermancic and Hassan Ayari to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign midfielder Markus Cimermancic to MLS short-term agreement". Toronto FC. June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign pair of Young Reds to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign Cimermancic and Edwards to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto FC II Announce Year-End Roster Moves". Toronto FC. November 15, 2024.
- ^ Molinaro, John (February 4, 2025). "Toronto FC keeping 'a very close eye on' Markus Cimermancic". TFC Republic.
- ^ "Midfielder Markus Cimermancic signs homegrown player contract with Toronto FC". Toronto Sun. February 21, 2025.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign TFC II midfielder Markus Cimermancic to first-team deal". Waking the Red. February 21, 2025.
- ^ Markus Cimermancic at Soccerway