Adam Casey

Football player infobox


playername= Adam Casey
fullname = Adam Casey
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|5|1|df=y
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.77
currentclub = Sydney FC
clubnumber = 18
position = Attacking Midfielder, Right Winger
youthyears =



2003
youthclubs = Blue Light
St. Josephs
Healey
ACTAS
AIS
years = 2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–"present"
clubs = O'Connor Knights
Belconnen Blue Devils
Wollongong Wolves
New Zealand Knights
Sydney FC
caps(goals) =


08 (0)
06 (1)
nationalyears = 2003
2007
nationalteam = Australia U-17
Australia U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 16 (9)
01 (0)
pcupdate = 20 March 2008
ntupdate = 26 October 2007

Adam Casey (born 1 May 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League.

Club career

Born in Sydney, Adam grew up in Canberra joining the "ACT Academy of Sport" program before progressing in 2003 to a place in the Australian Institute of Sport program. [citenews|url=http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/sport/soccer/move-to-sydney-gives-casey-chance-to-play-at-home/1026522.html |title=Move to Sydney gives Casey chance to play at home |first=Julia |last=Whyte |publisher=The Canberra Times |date=2007-07-25 |accessdate=2008-03-20] On completion of his AIS scholarship, he joined ACT Premier League club O'Connor Knights for the 2004 winter season and as the NSL had wound up removing any national level opportunities, he played at Belconnen Blue Devils for the NSWPL 2004/05 season. The following summer, with Belconnen outed from the competition, Casey moved to Wollongong Wolves for a brief spell before being signed to New Zealand Knights in April 2006.

Adam did not have to wait long to make his A-League debut, coming on as a second half substitute in the Knights opening game of 2006-07. In total, he made eight appearances for the club throughout the season although was unable to find the net, a not uncommon problem for Knights players with only eleven goals scored across the team in a disappointing season.

ydney FC

On 30 January 2007, Casey signed a two-year deal with Sydney FC. [citenews |title = Adam Casey Signs for Sydney | url=http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=6885&pageid=492 | publisher=sydneyfc.com |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2007-02-02] [citenews |title = New deals for Corica and Bolton | url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21143462-5000940,00.html |publisher=Fox Sports | first=John |last=Taylor |date=2007-01-31 |accessdate = 2007-02-02] He played in four matches in Sydney's AFC Champions League 2007 campaign and also made his mark on the scoresheet in a friendly against Marconi Stallions. [citenews|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/77562,sydney-slaughter-stallions.aspx |title=Sydney slaughter Stallions |first=Aidan |last=Ormond |work=Australian FourFourTwo |date=2007-04-04 |accessdate=2007-06-30 ] He followed up playing six matches during the A-League season and scoring once.

International career

While at the AIS, he was establishing a place in the Australian U17 squad, scoring six goals in the Joey's 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship qualification campaign.

Casey was included in the Olyroos squad for a tournament in Vietnam in 2006. He was recalled into the side in May 2007 for 2008 Summer Olympics qualification matches, making an appearance against Jordan. [citeweb| url=http://www.afc-link.com/cgi-perl/topdf.pl?filename=http://www.afc-link.com/UI/MatchSummary/index2.php?GameID=2198 |title=AFC Match Summary - Jordan v Australia, 6 June 2007 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=2007-06-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=sydfc_playerprofile_item&pid=756 Sydney FC profile]
* [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/MensU23/default.aspx?s=aus_u23men_player_profile&pid=756&tid=112 FFA - Olyroo profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CAR.html Oz Football profile]