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    Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" 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.

  2. Oct 26, 2022 · Freddy Adu still hasn't given up on his playing career. Adu's story has become folklore by now: a child prodigy who turned pro at 14, only to become a journeyman who played on more than a dozen...

  3. Feb 15, 2024 · Freddy Adu was once compared to Pele and Messi and had the potential for greatness, but his career took a wrong turn after leaving the MLS.

  4. Apr 22, 2023 · Signed by D.C. United at 14, Adu became the youngest athlete to ever sign a professional contract in 2004, but his career turned into a story of what could've been after stints with 15...

  5. Apr 10, 2022 · Freddy Adu burst into the national spotlight at the age of 14. The teenage attacking midfielder was the No. 1 overall pick by DC United in the MLS Superdraft and signed a massive $1 million endorsement deal with Nike. Expectations were high, as Adu showed a ton of promise.

  6. Jun 2, 2023 · On January 16, 2004, Freddy Adu made headlines around the world when he was picked first in the MLS Super Draft by DC United. He was 14. The Ghana-born attacking midfielder had moved to the US in 1997 and swiftly became the great hope of American soccer.

  7. Apr 3, 2024 · This was the day that Freddy Adu, aged just 14, and the youngest person ever to sign a U.S. professional team sports contract, debuted at RFK Stadium in Washington, for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. How big was the hype about Freddy back then?

  8. May 21, 2014 · The Rise and Fall of Freddy Adu. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was supposed to mark the international coming-out party for one of America's biggest soccer stars. Instead, Freddy Adu,...

  9. Mar 4, 2017 · The game itself was not particularly important, but many fans in the stadium were hoping to catch a glimpse of D.C. United’s rookie midfielder, Freddy Adu, who was already being touted as the...

  10. Freddy Adu former footballer from United States Attacking Midfield last club: Österlen FF * Jun 2, 1989 in Tema, Ghana.

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