- Adnan Ahmed
Football player infobox
playername = Adnan Ahmed
fullname = Adnan Farooq Ahmed
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|6|7
cityofbirth =Burnley
countryofbirth =England
height = 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
currentclub = Tranmere Rovers
clubnumber = 11
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Bury FC
Manchester United Academy
Huddersfield Town
years = 2004-2007
2007-
clubs = Huddersfield Town
Tranmere Rovers
caps(goals) = 42 (1)
06 (0)
nationalyears = 2007-present
nationalteam = Pakistan
nationalcaps(goals) = 08 (2)
pcupdate =March 11 ,2008
ntupdate =June 7 ,2008 Adnan Farooq Ahmed (
Urdu : Nastaliq|عدنان فاروق أحمد) (bornJune 7 ,1984 inBurnley ,England ) is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Tranmere Rovers in Coca-Cola League One. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent. Because of his Pakistani parentage he was eligible to represent either England or Pakistan, at an international level, and eventually chose Pakistan.Huddersfield Town
Initially part of
Bury F.C. youth academy, as well as a 2 year stint at Manchester United Academy afterwards, Adnan chose to joinHuddersfield Town where he turned professional.Despite making a few appearances for the club in league and cup competitions since turning professional, Ahmed's career has been hampered by persistent injury troubles.
Ahmed has the unfortunate distinction of being the very first player to be sent off at the
Keepmoat Stadium , the new home of Doncaster Rovers. He was shown the red card for a two footed challenge on Rovers'Mark McCammon , the scorer of the very first goal in the stadium during Huddersfield's 3-0 defeat on January 1, 2007.In January 2007, Ahmed went to Lincoln City, who had shown an interest in him, on a one week trial with Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson saying "It will be a good experience for him and will hopefully make him appreciate what he's got here". [ [http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1822_1849243,00.html "Ahmed training with Lincoln"] , TeamTalk, January 2007] However, no deal was done between the clubs and as a result the player returned to Huddersfield.
On
May 9 ,2007 , he was released from the club.Tranmere Rovers
On
May 25 , it was announced that Adnan had joined Tranmere Rovers side on a free transfer, becoming manager Ronnie Moore's first summer signing of 2007. [ [http://www.tranmererovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/Latestdetail/0,,10365~1029854,00.html "Rovers Sign Midfielder"] ] [ [http://www.htafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10312~1029887,00.html "Adnan signs for Tranmere"] ] . He made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 2nd half at home in a 1-1 draw with Yeovil Town onSeptember 1 ,2007 . However, competition for places in midfield saw him make just five further appearances during his debut season with the club.After a whole year at the club Ahmed is yet to make his home league debut.
Pakistan
Adnan Ahmed received his first formal call up to the
Pakistan national football team squad for their World Cup 2010 prelimenaries against Iraq onOctober 22 2007 inLahore , where he made his debut in a hefty 7-0 loss, andOctober 28 2007 for the return leg inAleppo ,Syria [ [http://www.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/display.var.1727040.0..php "Burnley's Ahmed gets Pakistan call-up"] ] [http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/pendle-sports-news/International-call-for-Adnan.3257860.jp "International call for Adnan"] ] which surprisingly finished goal-less between the two sides, although Iraq went through the next round on aggregate scores. Adnan scored his first goal for Pakistan in a humiliating 7-1 loss against Sri Lanka in the2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Adnan took part in the 2008 SAFF Cup where he scored a goal against arch-rivals India in a disappointing 2-1 loss and ended Pakistan's chances of going past the group stage.International goals
:"Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first."
References
External links
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