Fanendo Adi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagos Islanders | |||
| Union Bank | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Trenčín | 42 | (18) |
| 2011 | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tavriya Simferopol | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Trenčín | 19 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Copenhagen | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Portland Timbers (loan) | 6 | (4) |
| 2014– | Portland Timbers | 84 | (37) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2014 | |||
Fanendo Adi (born 10 October 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for American club, Portland Timbers.
Club career
Europe
Following his transfer from AS Trencin, Adi scored a goal in his F.C. Copenhagen debut against FC Vestsjælland on 25 August, despite not having his work and residency permit.[1]
On January 2011, Fanendo Adi, the then 19-year-old Nigerian striker, was invited for the second time by Ajax.[2]
Major League Soccer
On 13 May 2014, Adi went on loan with the option to buy to Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. He made his debut coming on as a substitute against Columbus Crew and got the game tying assist which earn him a start in the following match.[3] Adi scored his first and second goals, in the second half for the Portland Timbers on 28 May 2014, against Chivas USA in his first start for the club. On 7 June he received his second start and scored two goals in the first half against Real Salt Lake.[4]
Adi was signed permanently by Portland Timbers on 23 June 2014. He became the club's fourth ever Designated Player.[5]
International career
Adi was called up to the senior Nigeria squad to face Egypt in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in March 2016.[6]
Honours
- Portland Timbers
- MLS Cup (1): 2015[7]
- Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015[8]
References
- ^ "FCK: Fanendo Adi er overrasket og forvirret". dr.dk.
- ^ "De Boer rozhodol, Ajax opäť skúša Adiho" (in Slovak). AS Trenčín official website. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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- ^ "Fanendo Adi". Portland Timbers.
- ^ "Portland Timbers exercise purchase option on striker Fanendo Adi, sign as Designated Player to multiyear contract". Portland Timbers.
- ^ "Delighted Fanendo Adi ready to play part in Super Eagles campaign". goal.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2015/12/6/9858868/timbers-crew-2015-mls-cup-final-score-results
- ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2015/11/portland_timbers_fans_celebrat.html
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian expatriates in Slovakia
- Association football forwards
- FK AS Trenčín players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- SC Tavriya Simferopol players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Portland Timbers players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Danish Superliga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States