Freddy Adu

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 36)[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

Career statistics

Club

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

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

D.C. United

• Major League Soccer: 2004

United States

• FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2009
• CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2009, 2011