Freddy Adu: What Happened To This GUY?

[redseat]

Where has he gone? Is he even still playing? I've heard nothing about this "kid"

 

[redseat]

U.S. Soccer Team Roster For World Cup 2014 Does Not Include Freddy Adu, What Happened To The Former Young Star?

Appearing in 11 matches and netting one goal, Adu quickly abandoned RSL for the opportunity to play among some of the world’s most elite players in Europe. Acquired by Portuguese Liga’s Benfica for a transfer of $2 million, Adu made the leap to top-flight European soccer at 18.

Benfica represented the opportunity of a lifetime, with a rich heritage of 31 domestic titles, at the time, and two European Cups over 110 years.

But over the next four years Adu took a long, arduous journey across Europe similar to a college student backpacking from hostel to hostel. He would spend year-long loans with French club titans Monaco, a stint back in Portugal with Belenenses, then Greece’s Aris and finally Turkey’s Caykur Rizespor.

Adu couldn’t find a permanent home, and after four years traipsing across Europe with five teams, he had totaled 32 appearances and scored five goals.

 

[bksballer89]

In other words he sucks

 

[redseat]

had high hopes for this kid actually

 

[BritishDolfan]

Didn't it come out that he lied about his age or some shit?

IIRC he's also had injury issues.

 

[redseat]

Not sure about either of those issues British.

 

[BritishDolfan]

Not sure about either of those issues British.

I might be getting him confused with someone else then.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Basically what happened is he blew up physically at an early age, dominated his inferior competition and everyone thought he was a prodigy. Then, he stopped growing, everyone else caught up and people realized he's not nearly as great as they thought.

 

[StoningtonQB]

Anytime you get propped up by the media too early you end up being a joke. I'll bet Manziel will join that elite club soon.

 

[redseat]

Anytime you get propped up by the media too early you end up being a joke. I'll bet Manziel will join that elite club soon.

Yeah this is true... This kid was super hyped!

 

[antone112]

What happened is what happens when a young kid is put on a pedestal. He'd (and the USMNT) of been much better served if he went to an academy in Europe. But he was a selling point for the MLS for a few years. He was 14, making more than anyone else in MLS and everyone else hated him. That would fuck up anyone that age.

I've always held out a little hope that he would figure things out, because someone with his talent and technical ability would definitely help us out, but at this point he needs to grow up, mentally.