Freddy Adu
Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF in 2021.
 Adu with the United States at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredua Koranteng Adu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Potomac Cougars[3] | ||
| 2002–2003 | IMG Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | D.C. United | 87 | (11) |
| 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | 14 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Monaco (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Belenenses (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Aris (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Philadelphia Union | 35 | (7) |
| 2013 | Bahia | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Jagodina | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | KuPS | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Lights | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | Österlen FF | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | United States U17 | 15 | (16) |
| 2003–2009 | United States U20 | 33 | (16) |
| 2008–2012 | United States U23 | 11 | (5) |
| 2006–2011 | United States | 17 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 16, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 27, 2012 | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played February 18, 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| D.C. United | 2004 | Major League Soccer | 30 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2005 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2006 | Major League Soccer | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 87 | 11 | — | — | 87 | 11 | ||||
| Real Salt Lake | 2007 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Benfica | 2007–08 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Monaco (loan) | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Aris (loan) | 2009–10 | Super League Greece | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Os Belenenses (loan) | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2010–11 | TFF First League | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Philadelphia Union | 2011 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Major League Soccer | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| Total | 35 | 7 | — | — | 39 | 10 | ||||
| Bahia | 2013 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jagodina | 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| KuPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| SC Kuopio Futis-98 (loan) | 2015 | Kolmonen | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2015 | North American Soccer League | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | North American Soccer League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Las Vegas Lights | 2018 | United Soccer League | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Österlen FF | 2021 | Ettan Södra | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 227 | 31 | ||
International
- As of match played October 15, 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 2 | |
- As of goal scored on October 20, 2020
- Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 19, 2008 | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado, United States |  Guatemala
|
2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [8] |
| 2 | July 5, 2009 | Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington, United States |  Grenada
|
1–0 | 4–0 | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | [10] |
Honors
D.C. United
United States
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2009
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2009, 2011
Freddy Adu Media
Adu playing for D.C. United
References
- ↑ "Fredua Koranteng Adu" (in Türkçe). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Player Bio Freddy Adu". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ↑ Unger, Evan (May 7, 2020). "Giving Back - Next Level Soccer on the Rise with Freddy Adu". EDPSoccer.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ↑ Single source here, if player is still active. If player has retired, remove the "Updated" template and move source to the table's title.
- ↑ "Freddy Adu, MLSSoccer.com".
- ↑ "Freddy Adu Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "F. Adu". Soccerway. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa - FIFA.com". October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Team USA - Freddy Adu". Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Gold Cup 2009". October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2020.