Sadick Adams

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sadick Adams
fullname = Sadick Adams
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|01|01
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Ghana
height = Height|m=1.68
position = Striker
currentclub = Atlético Madrid
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youthyears = -2004
2004-2007
youthclubs = S.C. Adelaide
Ashanti Gold SC
years = 2007 2008-
clubs = Ashanti Gold SC Atlético Madrid B
caps(goals) =
nationalyears =
nationalteam = flagicon|Ghana Ghana U17 flagicon|Ghana Ghana U18
nationalcaps(goals) =
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Sadick Adams (born January 1, 1990) is a Ghanaian football Striker. He is currently an official player of Atlético Madrid as of January 1, 2008 [cite news | date=2007-11-17 | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=134191 | title=Sadick Adams For Atletico Madrid | publisher=Ghanaweb | accessdate=2007-11-17] .

Football career

A striker who describes himself as fast, explosive and good in the one-on-one situations, Adams was recognized by World Soccer Magazine as one of the "50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet" in their November 2007 Issue. He scored 4 goals in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup for the Ghana U17 Team, including a goal in their [http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=249425/match=58947/index.html 1-2] Semi Final loss to Spain

On October 20 2007, the Spanish newspaper "Marca" reported that Atlético Madrid are chasing several of Africa's brightest young talents including Ghana starlets Sadick Adams and Ransford Osei. With Liga transfer laws ruling Africans as Spanish nationals, Atletico moved quickly to collect information on stars from the Nigeria U17 Team and Ghana U17 Team teams [cite news | date=2007-10-20 | url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=61456 | title=Atletico Madrid move quickly for Nigeria, Ghana U17 starlets | publisher=TribalFootball | accessdate=2007-10-20] .

Atlético Madrid signed a pre-contract with Adams in November 2007, and allowed him to train with the reserve. The young Striker, who turns 18 on January 1, stated to the Atletico web page that “I wanted to come and play in Europe and coming to Atletico is fulfilling a dream. We follow the Spanish League a lot in Ghana and it’s a country that we like for their football and the atmosphere of the matches. My goal is to stand out and grow as a footballer at Atlético”. [cite news | date=2007-11-17 | url=http://www.http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/en//atleticoaldia/noticias.asp?id=1871 | title=Atletico de Madrid signs a pre-contract with Ghanaian striker Adams | publisher=Athletico Madrid Website | accessdate=2007-11-17] as FIFA stated that no international transfer is allowed for player under 18. Adams will become a player for Atlético Madrid starting from January 2008 transfer window [cite news | date=2007-11-17 | url=http://www.ghanafa.org/news/read.asp?contentid=2300 | title=Sadick close to sealing Madrid move | publisher=Ghanafa | accessdate=2007-11-17] [cite news | date=2007-11-17 | url=http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/atletico/es/desarrollo/1057903.html | title=El Atlético firma al ghanés Sadick Adams | publisher=Marca | accessdate=2007-11-17] [cite news | date=2007-11-17 | url=http://www.atbnoticias.es/noticia.php?id_seccion=0&id=85488 | title= El Atlético de Madrid ficha al delantero ghanés Sadick Adam | publisher=ATB | accessdate=2007-11-17] .

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