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 34)[2]
Place of birth
Tema, Ghana
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[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)
International career‡
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)
Medal record
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 27, 2012
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.
From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at the age of 14, Adu was spoken of as "the next Pelé."[4] However, after leaving D.C. United in 2006, he became a journeyman,[5] playing for fifteen teams in nine countries: the United States, Portugal, Monaco, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, Serbia, Finland, and Sweden.
At D.C. United, Adu broke several records. First, he became the youngest athlete ever to sign a professional contract in the United States at 14 years old, after he was selected by the team in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft in January 2004. Three months later, he became the youngest player to appear in a Major League Soccer (MLS) game when he came on as a substitute in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes, and on April 17, he became the youngest scorer in MLS history, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to the MetroStars.
Making his full international debut for the United States national team at the age of 16 in 2006, he has won 17 caps for his country and was a part of the US squads at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as well as at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups. He also represented the United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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^ ab"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.
^"Freddy Adu is right on track – MLS – soccer – ESPN". Espn.go.com. November 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
^"Freddy Adu, 26, joins Tampa Bay – his 13th professional club". BBC Sport. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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