Sadick Adams (born 1 January 1990) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He last played for Bangladesh Premier League club Arambagh KS. Adams was considered by World Soccer magazine one of the 50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet in their November 2007 issue.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sadick Adams | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ashanti Gold | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Ashanti Gold | 19 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Madrid B | 22 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Vojvodina | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Étoile du Sahel | 15 | (7) |
| 2011 | Hammam-Sousse | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ansar | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Berekum Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Saham Club | ||
| 2014 | Al-Nahda | 10 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Feiha | 22 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Berekum Chelsea | 19 | (8) |
| 2016 | Türk Ocağı | 30 | (2) |
| 2017 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| 2017–2019 | Asante Kotoko | 9 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | Shabab Bourj | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Arambagh KS | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Ghana U17 | 10 | (9) |
| 2007 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | Ghana U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2017 | Ghana | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 | |||
Club career
editAtlético Madrid
editAtlético Madrid signed a pre-contract with Adams in November 2007, and allowed him to train with the reserve, as FIFA stated that no international transfer is allowed for player under-18.[2]
FK Vojvodina
editOn 3 December 2009, it was announced that Adams would join Vojvodina.[3] He was officially signed on 6 December 2009, on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He played half a season with the Serbian SuperLiga club, having played only 9 league matches.
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
editOn 16 May 2010, Adams returned to Africa[4] and he signed a three-year contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.[5]
Al-Ansar
editIn January 2012, Adams signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Ansar for the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League.
Berekum Chelsea
editIn October 2012, Adams signed a contract with Glo Premier League club Berekum Chelsea for the 2012–13 season.[6] On 24 October 2012, Adams made his debut for Berekum Chelsea in a 1–0 defeat to Medeama SC.[7]
Saham
editIn the summer of 2013, Sadick Adams joined Saham of Oman.
He then played with Turkish Cypriot club Türk Ocağı.
Asante Kotoko
editSadick Adams was signed by Asante kotoko and was handed number 99. He scored a lot of match winning goals in his first season. Mostly through penalty kicks. But what most Kumasi Asante Kotoko fans will remember him for is his first half hat trick against rivals Accra Hearts of Oak (during the 2017 MTN FA cup in Tamale which Asante Kotoko won by 3 goals to 1).
International career
edit2007 U-17 World Cup
editHe scored 4 goals in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup for the Ghana U17 team, including a goal in their 1–2 semi-final loss to Spain.[8]
Ghana national under-23 team
editDuring 2011, he was part of the Ghana national under-23 football team in the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship which was a qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympics.[9]
Ghana national team
editAdams debuted for the Ghanaian main national team in 2017.[10]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 August 2017 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
References
edit- ^ a b Interview with Sadick Adams Archived 3 February 2013 at archive.today at Soccerhene.
- ^ "Atlético firma al ghanés Sadick Adams". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Sadick Adams, del Atlético B, está en Serbia para fichar por el Vojvodina". Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ "Saddick Adams linked to Etoile return". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ Officiel – Adams Sadick étoilé pour 3 ans Archived 19 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Berekum Chelsea await ITC of striker Sadick Adams to complete signing. Goal.com. 9 October 2012.
- ^ Striker Sadick Adams marks Berekum Chelsea debut Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ghanasoccernet.com. 25 October 2012.
- ^ Sadick Adams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ghana U23 coach invites 14 foreign-based stars for crucial Olympics qualifier Archived 19 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine at GHANAsoccernet.com
- ^ a b Sadick Adams Archived 9 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine at National–Football–Teams.com
External links
edit- Sadick Adams at Soccerway
- Sadick Adams at FA Lebanon
- Sadick Adams at Lebanon Football Guide