- Adam Hett
Football player infobox
playername = Adam Hett
fullname = Adam Hett
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|11|19|df=y
cityofbirth = Perth
countryofbirth =Australia
height = height|m=1.73
currentclub =Sydney FC
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =Perth SC
Coventry City
years = 2008–"present"
clubs =Sydney FC
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 11 August 2008
ntupdate = 11 August 2008Adam Hett (born 19 November 1988) is an
Australia n professional football player currently playing forSydney FC .Club career
Hett was born in
Perth, Western Australia . He attended Darling Range Sports College(formerly Forrestfield Senior High School)participating in the schools specialist soccer college. He played with Coventry City's Under-19 side as an apprentice. When the apprenticeship was over he returned to perth and played with Perth F.C.Adam tried out for for the reality television show that turned him professional,Football Superstar . The winner of the show would earn the right to a contract with Sydney, and with Hett being declared the winner, he jumped straight into Sydney's youth team.As part of his prize on Football Superstar, he was given a scholarship to Macquarie University in North Ryde, just outside of Sydney.
In a cruel twist of fate for the Superstar, his dreams were shattered after he tore knee ligaments during a practice match and now faces a battle to remain as a professional footballer, having been ruled out for approximately 12 months. [citenews| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/colefired-dead-ball-keeps-sydney-hopes-alive/2008/08/15/1218307231325.html |title=Cole-fired dead ball keeps Sydney hopes alive |work=
The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2008-08-16|accessdate=2008-08-16] He underwent a knee reconstruction in late 2008 and is recovering fast.References
External links
* [http://fox8.tv/footballsuperstar/about_info.htm Football Superstar official website]
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