Mo Adams

Mohammed "Mo" Adams (born 23 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al Shabab.

Mo Adams
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Adams
Date of birth (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al Shabab
Youth career
2008–2013 Nottingham Forest
2013–2015 Derby County
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Syracuse Orange 35 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Boston United 1 (0)
2017 Reading United 5 (0)
2018–2019 Chicago Fire 25 (0)
2018Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2021 Atlanta United 27 (1)
2019 Atlanta United 2 4 (0)
2021–2022 Inter Miami 8 (0)
2022– Al Shabab 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:02, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

A youth product of Nottingham Forest and Derby County, in 2016, Adams moved to the United States and played two seasons of college soccer for the Syracuse Orange. In 2018, Adams was then chosen as the 10th overall selection by the Chicago Fire in the MLS SuperDraft.

Career

Youth

Adams started his career in the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest before moving to Derby County. He scored 15 goals for Derby County Under-18s before his release in July 2015.[1]

Syracuse Orange

In 2016, Adams committed to Syracuse University. In his freshman year with Syracuse Orange, Adams scored once in 19 games. At the end of the season, he was named in the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second Team and the Cuse Award winner for Male Rookie of the Year. He was a member of the ACC All-Academic Team and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll. In his sophomore year, Adams was named team captain and made 16 appearances.[1]

Chicago Fire

On 5 January 2018, Adams signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer, making him eligible for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[2]

On 19 January 2018, Adams was selected with the 10th overall pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire.[3] He made his professional debut on 21 April 2018, starting against New York Red Bulls in a 2–1 win.[4]

Atlanta United

On 17 July 2019, Adams was traded to Atlanta United in exchange for $100,000 of General Allocation Money. On 26 July, Adams scored his first professional goal against Los Angeles FC, scoring the first in a 4–3 defeat.[5]

Inter Miami

On 17 December 2021, it was announced that Adams would sign with Inter Miami ahead of their 2022 season.[6] On 10 June 2022, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract.[7]

On 10 June 2022, Adams joined Saudi Professional League side Al Shabab on a four-year deal.[8]

Personal life

Born in England, Adams is of Eritrean descent.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2020[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boston United 2015–16 National League North 1010
Reading United 2017 USL PDL 501060
Chicago Fire 2018 Major League Soccer 150150
2019 100100
Total 250250
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan) 2018 USL Championship 1010
Atlanta United 2019 Major League Soccer 41002[lower-alpha 1]00061
2020 1303[lower-alpha 2]0160
Total 171002030221
Atlanta United 2 2019 USL Championship 4040
Career total 531102030591
  1. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

References

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