Fanendo Adi
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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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 | 64 | (29) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:19, 16 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2014 |
Fanendo Adi (born 10 October 1990) is an Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a striker for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.
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 become the club's fourth ever Designated Player.[5]
Honours
- Portland Timbers
- MLS Cup (1): 2015[6]
- Western Conference (Playoffs): 2015[7]
References
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- ↑ 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
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- Articles with Slovak-language 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