Former USA youth prodigy Freddy Adu joins 13th club, aged just 26

Freddy Adu, 26, joins Tampa Bay his 13th professional club BBC Sport

(Steven Goff/The Washington Post) If everything had gone exactly according to plan, Freddy Adu would have been in a soccer stadium in Europe on Saturday afternoon, in his prime at age 28.

Freddy Adu playing during the second half Kamenko Pajic Photography

Not bad at all. Happy Birthday, Freddy Adu! ? The youngest ever MLS scorer. ?? pic.twitter.com/R5tsASbPZl — Goal (@goal) June 2, 2019 Where did Freddy Adu go? His head-turning.

Freddy Adu, midfielder 15 Minutes of Fame ESPN

You won't find a more famous example of that in American soccer than former teenage sensation Freddy Adu. Signed by D.C. United at 14, Adu became the youngest athlete to ever sign a.

Former USA youth prodigy Freddy Adu joins 13th club, aged just 26

32. Freddy Adu - Serbia. At 14, Freddy Adu was the great new hope of American soccer; by the age of 25, he was playing for Serbian outfit FK Jagodina. Well, we say playing… Adu made a single.

American soccer player Freddy Adu signs with 11th team in as many years

Published Jan. 24, 2021, 7:48 p.m. ET Ten years ago this summer, the Union shocked American soccer by bringing former teenage phenom Freddy Adu back to MLS.

What happened to Freddy Adu, football's original wonderkid? Football

Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American former [citation needed] 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]

Freddy Adu Through the Years Sports Illustrated

On the evening of October 13, 2018, a man that single-handedly catapulted 'soccer' into mainstream culture in America made his final appearance for the Las Vegas Lights -- an unspectacular.

Freddy Adu’s Soccer Talent Burned Too Brightly Too Quickly The New

Freddy Adu, 30, right, former D.C. United soccer prodigy, is helping to coach youths in the Baltimore area through Next Level Soccer program started by his friend Rafik Kechrid, left..

Freddy Adu Biography Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements

Freddy Adu: US Soccer's 14-Year-Old Phenom Photo by Paul Hawthorne/MLSNETImages Freddy Adu burst into the national spotlight at the age of 14. The teenage attacking midfielder was the No. 1 overall pick by DC United in the MLS Superdraft and signed a massive $1 million endorsement deal with Nike.

Freddy Adu joins Osterlen FF, his 15th club and playing in Sweden's

Been chasing this one for years and @bruceschoenfeld delivered. Freddy Adu isn't giving up even if everyone else is. The one-time phenom and face of soccer in America reflects on a career that.

Freddy Adu's return highlights US Soccer's 2011 Gold Cup roster

The name Freddy Adu springs to mind. The American, now 33, was destined to become a future star at a very young age. In the United States, he became the next big thing. At 16 years, 7 months and.

Freddy Adu makes ‘decision’ to return to professional soccer The

Back in 2004, in the eighth week of the Major League Soccer season, D.C. United played the Los Angeles Galaxy. The game itself was not particularly important, but many fans in the stadium were.

What on earth happened to Freddy Adu? » The MALESTROM

Home Scores Schedule Transfers Teams Leagues & Cups Tables USWNT More Freddy Adu was supposed to save U.S. soccer before his career fizzled out. But he has found happiness in coaching as he.

A decade after Freddy Adu joined the Union, he admits he didn't work

The Ghana-born attacking midfielder had moved to the US in 1997 and swiftly became the great hope of American soccer. Comparisons to Pele soon followed, but Adu failed to live up to the immeasurable hype, playing for 15 clubs in nine different countries. Here are the highs and the lows of his nomadic career. Attracting Inter

Freddy Adu Through the Years Sports Illustrated

Freddy Adu changed all that. Nike signed the teenager to a $1 million apparel and shoe deal. At the time, Ivan Gazidis, then-MLS Deputy Commissioner and current CEO of AC Milan, said, "I think Nike anticipates that Freddy Adu will be to men's soccer what Mia Hamm has been to women's soccer." In effect, the face of the sport in America.

Sports names and faces Freddy Adu, Dan Wheldon

Freddy Adu is back playing professional soccer, with Ives Galarcep reporting that the one-time teenage prodigy has signed with Osterlen FF in Sweden's third division. Sixteen years after.