Baj Maan
Baj Maan during a match
Baj Maan with Forge FC in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC II
Youth career
Rexdale SC
Brampton East SC
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Northern Kentucky Norse 17 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sigma FC 10 (0)
2019–2022 Forge FC 7 (0)
2022 Toronto FC II 0 (0)
2023 Simcoe County Rovers FC 19 (0)
2023– Toronto FC II 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2, 2023

Baj Maan (born 12 July 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.

Early life

Maan grew up in Brampton, Ontario.[1] He played youth soccer with Mississauga-based club Sigma FC, making his senior debut in League1 Ontario in 2016.[2] The following year, he made two appearances, but failed to make an appearance in 2018.[3][4] His breakout year for Sigma came in 2019, when he made seven appearances.[5]

Club career

On 11 June 2019, Maan signed a developmental contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC, managed by former Sigma FC coach Bobby Smyrniotis.[6] As the third-string keeper behind Triston Henry and Quillan Roberts, he failed to make an appearance that year.[7] That fall, he attended Northern Kentucky University, where he started in seventeen matches.[1] On 31 July 2020, Maan re-signed with Forge FC ahead of the delayed 2020 season.[8] He made his professional debut on 5 September in a 2–2 draw against Valour FC.[9] Maan re-signed with Forge FC for the 2022 season and served as an unused substitute for the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul.[10][11][12] However, during the club's first match of the CPL season, OneSoccer broadcaster Adam Jenkins announced that Maan had left the club and was trialling at Toronto FC II.[13]

Maan's trial was ultimately successful as he signed an MLS Next Pro contract with Toronto FC II on 7 May, 2022.[14]

After leaving the club at the end of the season, in February 2023 Maan went on trial with Canadian Premier League side Pacific FC during their pre-season camp.[15] He subsequently joined the Simcoe County Rovers of League1 Ontario, with whom he won the league championship and was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year and a First Team All-Star.[16][17] After the season, he signed a short-term contract for the remainder of the season with Toronto FC II.[18]

Career statistics

As of September 2, 2023[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2016[2] League1 Ontario 10———10
2017[3] 20———20
2018[4] 00———00
2019[5] 7000——70
Total 100000000100
Forge FC 2019 Canadian Premier League 0000000000
2020 1000—0010
2021 6000000060
2022 0000000000
Total 7000000070
Toronto FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 0000——00
Simcoe County Rovers 2023[19] League1 Ontario 19020——210
Toronto FC II 2023 MLS Next Pro 00———00
Career total 360200000380

    Honours

    Club

    Forge FC

    Simcoe County Rovers

    References

    1. 1 2 "Baj Maan". Northern Kentucky University. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    2. 1 2 "Baj Mann 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    3. 1 2 "Baj Mann 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    4. 1 2 "Baj Mann 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    5. 1 2 "Baj Maan 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    6. ↑ "Forge signs goalkeeper Baj Maan to developmental contract". Canadian Premier League. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    7. 1 2 Baj Maan at Soccerway
    8. ↑ "Forge FC adds 3 Canadians to roster; parts ways with Giuliano Frano". Canadian Premier League. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
    9. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (5 September 2020). "Forge leans on depth in Valour draw, turns full focus to 2nd round". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
    10. ↑ Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
    11. ↑ "Game Details". CONCACAF. February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
    12. ↑ "Game Details". CONCACAF. February 24, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
    13. ↑ "Pacific FC vs Forge FC". Canadian Premier League. Langford, British Columbia. April 10, 2022. 113 minutes in. OneSoccer. Retrieved April 10, 2022. I incorrectly said that the Forge goalkeeping stable was up to four, but Baj Maan has departed from the club. I was able to confirm that with the media communications staff at half time, so my apologies for that error. At last check he was trialling with TFC II.
    14. ↑ "Toronto FC II sign goalkeeper Baj Maan". Toronto FC II. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
    15. ↑ Jacques, John (February 21, 2023). "Here's Who Is Trialing With Pacific FC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
    16. ↑ Jacques, John (November 20, 2023). "Baj Maan Named League1 Ontario's Goalkeeper Of The Year". Northern Tribune.
    17. ↑ "MVP Tomasz Skublak leads line in star-studded XI". League1 Ontario. November 28, 2023.
    18. ↑ "Toronto FC II sign goalkeeper Baj Maan to short-term agreement". Toronto FC. September 22, 2023.
    19. ↑ "Baj Maan 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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