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Sadick Adams
Ghanaian professional footballer
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 | (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 34)[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 | |||
Atlético Madrid
Atlético 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
On 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
On 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
In January 2012, Adams signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Ansar for the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League.
Berekum Chelsea
In 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
In the summer of 2013, Sadick Adams joined Saham of Oman.
He then played with Turkish Cypriot club Türk Ocağı.
Asante Kotoko
Sadick 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).
2007 U-17 World Cup
He 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
During 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
Adams debuted for the Ghanaian main national team in 2017.[10]
International goals
- 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 |
- Interview with Sadick Adams at Soccerhene.
- 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. ghanasoccernet.com. 25 October 2012.
- Sadick Adams – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ghana U23 coach invites 14 foreign-based stars for crucial Olympics qualifier at GHANAsoccernet.com
- Sadick Adams at National–Football–Teams.com
- Sadick Adams at Soccerway
- Sadick Adams at FA Lebanon
- Sadick Adams at Lebanon Football Guide
- Sadick Adams at FootballDatabase.eu