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Freddy Adu

American soccer player

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.

Freddy Adu
Adu with the United States at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Fredua Koranteng Adu[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-02) June 2, 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Position(s) 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)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2009 South Africa
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2009 United States
Runner-up 2011 United States
* 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

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Club

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As of match played February 18, 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7]
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

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As of match played October 15, 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
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.
List of international goals scored by Freddy Adu[9]
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

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D.C. United

United States

References

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  1. ↑ "Fredua Koranteng Adu" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Single source here, if player is still active. If player has retired, remove the "Updated" template and move source to the table's title.
  5. ↑ "Freddy Adu, MLSSoccer.com".
  6. ↑ "Freddy Adu Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ "F. Adu". Soccerway. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Team USA - Freddy Adu". Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Gold Cup 2009". October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
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