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name: Freddy Adu
position: M height: 5-8 weight:145 Birthdate: June 02, 1989 Hometown: Potomac, MD last club: D.C. United (MLS) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats |
| year | team | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 11 | 10 | 899 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 69 | 6,347 | 12 | 19 | 149 | 69 | 99 | 183 | 9 | 0 | |
MLS Experience
2006: Adu continued his rapid development with United, as he appeared in every match (29 starts) for the club in 2006. Adu was a key member of MLS's most proficient offense, logging two goals and eight assists - third most on the team. His stunning free-kick goal against Real Salt Lake on 9/9 earned him his third career Goal of the Week award. For his play, Adu was named to the MLS All-Star team.2005: Though Adu missed a number of games due to his time with the U-20 U.S. National Team at the FIFA Youth World Championships, he was impressive in his second MLS season. Adu, who spent time both in the midfield and at forward, scored four goals and dished out six helpers in 25 games (16 starts). He tied for the team lead (Gomez) with three game-winning goals, while notching two game-winning assists. He was twice named the Honda MLS Player of the Week - first, in Week 6, when he notched a goal and tallied two assists in D.C.'s 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew and second, in Week 28, when he had a goal and an assist in the team's 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake. His Week 6 honor made him the youngest player to ever win the award and the first teenager since 2001.
2004: As a rookie, Adu was one of two D.C. United players to see time in every match during the 2004 campaign. Comfortable in either the forward or attacking midfield role, Adu became the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League Soccer match on 4/3 (14 years, 306 days) and became the youngest player ever to score a goal in League play on 4/17 (14 years, 320 days). He was also named a Commissioner's Pick to the 2004 Sierra Mist All-Star Game and continued to improve throughout the year, tallying a total of five goals and three assists. The phenom scored his first game-winning goal by providing the sole tally in a 1-0 victory over the MetroStars at Giants Stadium on 10/2. After signing a multi-year deal with MLS on 11/18/03, Adu was selected by D.C United as the first overall pick of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on 1/16. United acquired the first draft pick by trading future considerations to FC Dallas.
International
2006: Adu became the youngest ever player for the U.S. Men's National Team, as he earned his first cap as a substitute against Canada on 1/22. Adu also joined the Under-20 Men's National Team for its friendly against Haiti on 10/11.2005: Adu made four appearances for the U-20 U.S. Men's National Team at the FIFA World Youth Championships, helping the team to the round-of-16. In all, he made nine appearances (seven starts) and contributed three goals and an assist in all competitions in 2005.
2004: Adu made several appearances with the U.S. U-20 National Team, including a 1-0 victory over Haiti.
2003: Adu played with the U.S. U-17 National Team and helped the side qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a goal and an assist in a pair of 3-0 wins over Jamaica and Guatemala. He opened the tournament with a hat trick in the team's 6-1 win over South Korea and scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute in a 2-1 victory over Sierra Leone, vaulting the U.S. team into the quarterfinals, where they would fall to eventual champions Brazil. Adu was called up to the U.S. U-20 National Team and took part in the FIFA World Youth Championships. He helped the U.S. to a fifth-place finish in the tournament, appearing in five games (four starts).
2002: Adu joined the U.S. U-17 residency program in Bradenton, FL in January of 2002. He finished second on the team in scoring in 2002 as a 13-year-old, netting 22 goals.
Honors
Acquired
Selected in the first round (1st overall) of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on 1/16/04.
