Freddy Adu — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

13

clubs played for

04/05

debut season

0.13

goals / match

D.C. United

top club · 98 apps

Position rank · 2018

#279

goals rank

#262

assists rank

34

season goals

19

season assists

Among 378 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.50m

peak value · 2005

€1.50m

top transfer fee · 07/08

8

best season · 2012

78 / 39

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Jorge Miramón

Defender - Right-Back · AEK Larnaca

€275k

Luca Liverani

Goalkeeper · Union Brescia

€100k

Leandro Corulo

Defender - Centre-Back · CD Real Tomayapo

€75k

Balázs Villám

Defender - Right-Back · Mezőfalva Medosz SE

Shares 1989-06-02 · 6 players total

252Appearances

34Goals

19Assists

22Yellow cards

0Red cards

55Full matches (90′)

Full name	Freddy Adu
Name in home country	Fredua Koranteng Adu
Date of birth	1989-06-02 (36 yrs)
Place of birth	Tema, United States
Citizenship	United States Ghana
Position	Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	both
Height	170.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2021-02-16
Contract expires	—
Agent	Wasserman

Feb 2021

Transfer: Österlen FF → Retired

20/21 · Transfer

Oct 2020

Transfer: Career break → Österlen FF

20/21 · Transfer

Dec 2018

Transfer: LV Lights → Career break

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

2018 — Las Vegas Lights FC

15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Mar 2018

Transfer: Career break → LV Lights

17/18 · Transfer

Dec 2016

Transfer: TB Rowdies → Career break

16/17 · Transfer

Jul 2016

2016 — Tampa Bay Rowdies

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2015

Transfer: KuPS → TB Rowdies

15/16 · Transfer

Jul 2015

2015 — Tampa Bay Rowdies, Kuopion Palloseura

14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Mar 2015

Transfer: Jagodina → KuPS

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

Transfer: Without Club → Jagodina

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

14/15 — FK Jagodina

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Nov 2013

Transfer: Philadelphia → Without Club

13/14 · Transfer

Nov 2013

Transfer: EC Bahia → Philadelphia

13/14 · Return from loan

Jul 2013

2013 — Esporte Clube Bahia

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Mar 2013

Transfer: Philadelphia → EC Bahia

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

2012 — Philadelphia Union

28 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions

Aug 2011

Transfer: Benfica → Philadelphia

11/12 · Transfer

Jul 2011

2011 — Philadelphia Union

13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jun 2011

Transfer: C. Rizespor → Benfica

10/11 · Return from loan

Jan 2011

Transfer: Benfica → C. Rizespor

10/11 · Loan

Dec 2010

Transfer: Aris Saloniki → Benfica

10/11 · Return from loan

Jul 2010

10/11 — Caykur Rizespor

13 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2010

Transfer: Benfica → Aris Saloniki

09/10 · Loan

Dec 2009

Transfer: Belenenses → Benfica

09/10 · Return from loan

Aug 2009

Transfer: Benfica → Belenenses

09/10 · Loan

Jul 2009

09/10 — CF Os Belenenses, Aris Thessaloniki

16 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions

Jun 2009

Transfer: Monaco → Benfica

08/09 · Return from loan

Jul 2008

Transfer: Benfica → Monaco

08/09 · Loan

Jul 2008

08/09 — AS Monaco

10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2007

Transfer: Salt Lake → Benfica

07/08 · Transfer · €1.50m

Jul 2007

07/08 — SL Benfica

21 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2007

2007 — Real Salt Lake City

11 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition

Dec 2006

Transfer: D.C. United → Salt Lake

06/07 · Transfer

Jul 2006

2006 — D.C. United

35 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2005

2005 — D.C. United

28 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — D.C. United

2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2004

2004 — D.C. United

33 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2004

Transfer: IMG Bradenton → D.C. United

03/04 · Draft

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €1.50m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 237 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2018. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.14/90

25

Assists1 total · 0.14/90

37

G+A2 total · 0.28/90

26

Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90

73

Minutes played by club

Las Vegas Lights FC 12.9%

Tampa Bay Rowdies 0.0%

Kuopion Palloseura 0.0%

Esporte Clube Bahia 0.0%

Philadelphia Union 14.5%

Real Salt Lake City 18.3%

D.C. United 39.0%

FK Jagodina 0.0%

Caykur Rizespor 3.6%

Aris Thessaloniki 9.2%

CF Os Belenenses 0.0%

AS Monaco 0.0%

SL Benfica 2.5%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Las Vegas Lights FC	1	2018	2018	15	1	1	635
Tampa Bay Rowdies	2	2015	2016	13	0	1	0
Kuopion Palloseura	1	2015	2015	6	0	0	0
Esporte Clube Bahia	1	2013	2013	7	0	0	0
Philadelphia Union	2	2011	2012	41	10	3	714
Real Salt Lake City	1	2007	2007	11	1	2	899
D.C. United	4	04/05	2006	98	11	8	1,920
FK Jagodina	1	14/15	14/15	1	0	0	0
Caykur Rizespor	1	10/11	10/11	13	4	2	179
Aris Thessaloniki	1	09/10	09/10	12	2	2	454
CF Os Belenenses	1	09/10	09/10	4	0	0	0
AS Monaco	1	08/09	08/09	10	0	0	0
SL Benfica	1	07/08	07/08	21	5	0	124

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
2018	US Open Cup	Las Vegas Lights FC	1	0	0	0	0
2018	USL	Las Vegas Lights FC	14	1	1	1	635
2016	NASL Fall Championship	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	0	0	0	0
2016	NASL Spring Championship	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	0	0	0	0
2016	US Open Cup	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0	0	0	0	0
2015	NASL Fall Championship	Tampa Bay Rowdies	8	0	1	2	0
2015	Suomen Cup	Kuopion Palloseura	1	0	0	0	0
2015	Veikkausliiga	Kuopion Palloseura	5	0	0	0	0
2013	Campeonato Baiano	Esporte Clube Bahia	3	0	0	0	0
2013	Copa do Brasil	Esporte Clube Bahia	0	0	0	0	0
2013	Copa Sudamericana	Esporte Clube Bahia	2	0	0	0	0
2013	Série A	Esporte Clube Bahia	2	0	0	0	0
2012	MLS	Philadelphia Union	24	5	1	1	293
2012	US Open Cup	Philadelphia Union	4	3	2	0	117
2011	MLS	Philadelphia Union	11	2	0	2	304
2011	MLS Cup Playoffs	Philadelphia Union	2	0	0	0	0
2007	MLS	Real Salt Lake City	11	1	2	1	899
2006	MLS	D.C. United	32	2	4	0	1,260
2006	MLS Cup Playoffs	D.C. United	3	0	0	1	0
2005	Copa Sudamericana	D.C. United	2	0	0	0	0
2005	MLS	D.C. United	25	4	3	4	372
2005	MLS Cup Playoffs	D.C. United	1	0	0	1	0
2004	MLS	D.C. United	30	5	1	4	288
2004	MLS Cup Playoffs	D.C. United	3	0	0	1	0
14/15	Jelen SuperLiga	FK Jagodina	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	Kup Srbije	FK Jagodina	1	0	0	0	0
10/11	1.Lig	Caykur Rizespor	11	4	1	0	179
10/11	1.Lig Playoff	Caykur Rizespor	2	0	1	0	0
09/10	Allianz Cup	CF Os Belenenses	1	0	0	0	0
09/10	Kypello Elladas	Aris Thessaloniki	3	1	0	0	141
09/10	Liga Sagres	CF Os Belenenses	3	0	0	0	0
09/10	SL1 Play-off	Aris Thessaloniki	4	0	1	0	0
09/10	Super League 1	Aris Thessaloniki	5	1	1	1	313
09/10	Taça de Portugal	CF Os Belenenses	0	0	0	0	0
08/09	Coupe de la Ligue	AS Monaco	1	0	0	0	0
08/09	Ligue 1	AS Monaco	9	0	0	1	0
07/08	Carlsberg Cup	SL Benfica	3	3	0	0	60
07/08	Champions League	SL Benfica	2	0	0	0	0
07/08	Champions League Qu.	SL Benfica	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	Liga Bwin	SL Benfica	11	2	0	1	64
07/08	Taça de Portugal	SL Benfica	3	0	0	1	0
07/08	UEFA Cup	SL Benfica	1	0	0	0	0
04/05	CONCACAF CC	D.C. United	2	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
03/04	2004-01-16	IMG Bradenton	D.C. United	Draft	0	—
06/07	2006-12-11	D.C. United	Salt Lake	Transfer	1500000	—
07/08	2007-07-31	Salt Lake	Benfica	Transfer	1500000	€1.50m
08/09	2008-07-21	Benfica	Monaco	Loan	1500000	—
08/09	2009-06-30	Monaco	Benfica	Return from loan	900000	—
09/10	2009-08-30	Benfica	Belenenses	Loan	900000	—
09/10	2009-12-31	Belenenses	Benfica	Return from loan	900000	—
09/10	2010-01-06	Benfica	Aris Saloniki	Loan	900000	—
10/11	2010-12-31	Aris Saloniki	Benfica	Return from loan	600000	—
10/11	2011-01-31	Benfica	C. Rizespor	Loan	600000	—
10/11	2011-06-30	C. Rizespor	Benfica	Return from loan	600000	—
11/12	2011-08-12	Benfica	Philadelphia	Transfer	600000	—
12/13	2013-03-24	Philadelphia	EC Bahia	Loan	600000	—
13/14	2013-11-08	EC Bahia	Philadelphia	Return from loan	250000	—
13/14	2013-11-25	Philadelphia	Without Club	Transfer	250000	—
14/15	2014-07-25	Without Club	Jagodina	Transfer	250000	—
14/15	2015-03-28	Jagodina	KuPS	Transfer	150000	—
15/16	2015-07-14	KuPS	TB Rowdies	Transfer	150000	—
16/17	2016-12-01	TB Rowdies	Career break	Transfer	100000	—
17/18	2018-03-22	Career break	LV Lights	Transfer	100000	—
18/19	2018-12-01	LV Lights	Career break	Transfer	100000	—
20/21	2020-10-14	Career break	Österlen FF	Transfer	0	—
20/21	2021-02-16	Österlen FF	Retired	Transfer	0	—

No recorded injuries.

Current—

Peak€1.50m

Low—

Δ since start−€1.50m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.30m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #53846	—	2	0	—	—	former national player
Team #35707	#7	11	5	—	—	former national player
Team #25514	—	15	16	—	—	former national player
Team #11946	—	33	16	—	—	former national player
Team #3505	—	17	2	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Zac MacMath	1	0	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
2004	MLS	D.C. United	5	30
2012	MLS	Philadelphia Union	5	24
10/11	1.Lig	Caykur Rizespor	4	11

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
2006	MLS	D.C. United	4	32
2005	MLS	D.C. United	3	25
2007	MLS	Real Salt Lake City	2	11

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
13/14	2013-11-08	EC Bahia	Philadelphia	Return from loan	—	€250k
12/13	2013-03-24	Philadelphia	EC Bahia	Loan	—	€600k
10/11	2011-06-30	C. Rizespor	Benfica	Return from loan	—	€600k
10/11	2011-01-31	Benfica	C. Rizespor	Loan	—	€600k
10/11	2010-12-31	Aris Saloniki	Benfica	Return from loan	—	€600k
09/10	2010-01-06	Benfica	Aris Saloniki	Loan	—	€900k
09/10	2009-12-31	Belenenses	Benfica	Return from loan	—	€900k
09/10	2009-08-30	Benfica	Belenenses	Loan	—	€900k
08/09	2009-06-30	Monaco	Benfica	Return from loan	—	€900k
08/09	2008-07-21	Benfica	Monaco	Loan	—	€1.50m

Teams faced most often by Freddy Adu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Chicago Fire	12	4	5	3	12	11	+1	33%
Kansas City Wizards	10	3	4	3	11	16	-5	30%
Columbus Crew	9	2	1	6	8	13	-5	22%
New England Revolution	9	3	3	3	13	11	+2	33%
Toronto FC	9	5	1	3	16	13	+3	56%
New York RB	9	5	1	3	15	11	+4	56%
Colorado Rapids	8	3	1	4	11	13	-2	38%
FC Dallas	8	2	3	3	14	14	0	25%
Los Angeles Galaxy	8	1	3	4	6	10	-4	13%
Real Salt Lake	8	1	3	4	5	12	-7	13%
Houston Dynamo	8	3	1	4	11	14	-3	38%
CD Chivas	8	3	3	2	13	11	+2	38%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
04/05	Senior debut season
07/08	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	Cards / 90′
2018	15	635	1	0	0.14
2015	14	0	2	0	0
2012	28	410	1	1	0.44
2011	13	304	2	0	0.59
2007	11	899	1	0	0.1
2006	35	1,260	1	0	0.07
2005	28	372	5	0	1.21
2004	33	288	5	0	1.56
09/10	16	454	1	0	0.2
08/09	10	0	1	0	0
07/08	21	124	2	0	1.45