Freddy Adu

About Freddy Adu

Ghana-born American winger who was a highly regarded soccer prodigy and became the youngest athlete to ever sign a professional contract in the USA at the age of 14 as well as the youngest player to compete in an MLS game at the age of 16.

Fredua "Freddy" Koranteng Adu is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder. He last played for the Swedish Division 1 club Österlen FF. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at the age of 14, Adu was spoken of as "the next Pelé". However, he failed to live up to the expectations and, after leaving D.C. United in 2006, he became a journeyman, playing for fifteen teams in nine countries: the United States, Portugal, Monaco, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, Serbia, Finland, and Sweden. At D.C. United, Adu broke several records. First, he became the youngest athlete ever to sign a professional contract in the United States, after he was selected by the team in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on January 16, 2004.

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Trivia

He was named to the MLS All-Star team two times, in 2004 and 2006.

Freddy Adu before fame

He was the best scorer in the U-14 Olympic Development Program in the United States.

Achievement of Freddy Adu

In 2004 and 2006, he was named to the MLS All-Star squad both times.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$12 Million

Freddy Adu family life

He was in a relationship with the singer JoJo, and he had a younger brother named Fro.

Associations of Freddy Adu

From 2006 until 2011, he was a member of the US national team alongside Landon Donovan.

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