{{short description|Singaporean professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2024}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Malay name|Adam|Swandi}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Swandi | image = 250px | image_size = | caption = Adam in action for Lion City Sailors in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League match. | fullname = Adam bin Swandi<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/national-team/u23-young-lions |title=U23 Young Lions |publisher=Football Association of Singapore |access-date=6 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227060131/http://fas.org.sg/national-team/u23-young-lions |archive-date=27 February 2014 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|01|12}} | birth_place = Singapore | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | position = Midfielder, winger | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2009–2013 | youthclubs1 = National Football Academy | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = FC Metz | years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Young Lions | caps1 = 34 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = Home United | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = Albirex Niigata (S) | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2019–2024 | clubs4 = Lion City Sailors | caps4 = 65 | goals4 = 8 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = Singapore U14 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Singapore U15 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 11 | nationalyears3 = 2012 | nationalteam3 = Singapore U16 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 5 | nationalyears4 = 2015–2019 | nationalteam4 = Singapore U22 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2013–2024 | nationalteam5 = Singapore | nationalcaps5 = 22 | nationalgoals5 = 2 | club-update = 18 April 2017 | nationalteam-update = 2 June 2022 }}
'''Adam bin Swandi''' (born 12 January 1996) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played either as a midfielder or winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
== Club career ==
===Youth career===
Adam won the Dollah Kassim award in 2011 which got him an overseas training stint with English Premier League side, Newcastle United Academy.
In 2011, during the 23rd edition of the Lion City Cup in Singapore, Adam captained the NFA Under-15 team to 3rd place with victories over Newcastle U-15 and Juventus U-15.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=13 October 2013 | archive-date=16 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016020824/http://lioncitycup.com/?p=97 | url-status=usurped | df=dmy-all | url=http://lioncitycup.com/?p=97 | title=Singapore U-15s took revenge as they clinch the 3rd place in the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup }}</ref> Adam then competed at the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, with the Singapore Under-15 team where they finished 4th, winning the tournament's Fair Play Award as Adam scored 5 goals to finish as top goalscorer.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/singapore-nfa-u15-attains-4th-place-aff-u16-championships| title=Singapore NFA U15 attains 4th place in AFF U16 Championships| publisher=Football Association of Singapore| access-date=18 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020035700/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/singapore-nfa-u15-attains-4th-place-aff-u16-championships| archive-date=20 October 2013| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> A year later in 2012, Adam and the Singapore Under-16 team finished in 2nd place with wins over Ajax U-15 and Vasco da Gama U-15, and a draw with Porto U-15, before losing eventual to champions Ajax U-15 in the final.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=13 October 2013 | archive-date=16 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016021239/http://lioncitycup.com/?p=169 | url-status=usurped | df=dmy-all | url=http://lioncitycup.com/?p=169 | title=Ajax crowned Champions in style }}</ref> Adam subsequently won the Singapore Under-16 Most Valuable Player award.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=13 October 2013 | archive-date=16 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016023256/http://lioncitycup.com/?p=173 | url-status=usurped | df=dmy-all | url=http://lioncitycup.com/?p=173 | title=Nazri and Swandi to be sent to Ajax Academy }}</ref> Domestically, the Singapore Under-16 team won the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) U18 COE league with Adam winning the Most Valuable Player award.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://footballopod.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=7387| title=FAS Centre of Excellence U14/U16/U18 League 2012| website=Football OPOD| access-date=18 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607054934/http://footballopod.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=7387| archive-date=7 June 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In March 2012, Adam was chosen along with Muhaimin Suhaimi and four other students at the Singapore Sports School to undergo a ten-day training camp with the youth team of J.League club, Albirex Niigata.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2012/march/six-of-sports-school-s-best-earn-niigata-stint/| title=Six of Sports School's best earn Niigata stint| publisher=S.League| access-date=18 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012092520/http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2012/march/six-of-sports-school-s-best-earn-niigata-stint/| archive-date=12 October 2013| url-status=usurped| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Adam was the only one called back for a longer training session in August the same year as their U-18 head coach, Nobuhiro Ueno was reportedly impressed by his control and one-touch passing, saying it was better than some of the players at the club's academy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tnp.sg/content/albirex-want-another-look-adam |title=Albirex want another look at Adam |newspaper=The New Paper |date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012105052/http://www.tnp.sg/content/albirex-want-another-look-adam |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}</ref>
===FC Metz===
On 23 February 2013, Adam signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club, FC Metz, joining their Under-19 set-up in the Championnat National youth competitions.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/02/23/3773814/adam-swandi-signs-for-fc-metz| title=Adam Swandi signs for FC Metz| website=Goal| access-date=18 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606201526/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/02/23/3773814/adam-swandi-signs-for-fc-metz| archive-date=6 June 2013| url-status=live| df=dmy-all}}</ref> He had impressed the staff and coaches during his 10-day stint at Metz following his 45-day European tour which includes training spells at illustrious clubs such as Newcastle United, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://axrosstheline.com/2013/02/adam-swandi-secures-two-year-contract-with-fc-metz.html |title=Adam Swandi secures two-year contract with FC Metz |website=aXrossTheLine |access-date=18 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012164257/http://axrosstheline.com/2013/02/adam-swandi-secures-two-year-contract-with-fc-metz.html |archive-date=12 October 2013 }}</ref> Despite offers of a one-year contract from Spanish club Atlético Madrid and Dutch club AFC Ajax, Adam chose to sign for FC Metz as he liked what he saw and experienced, and was impressed with the quality of its renowned youth academy. The FAS provided financial assistance to the tune of S$200,000 from its Football Development Fund for Adam's education in France.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tnp.sg/content/more-follow-adams-footsteps |title=More to follow in Adam's footsteps |newspaper=The New Paper |date=24 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318151439/http://www.tnp.sg/content/more-follow-adams-footsteps |archive-date=18 March 2014 }}</ref>
During his time at Atletico Madrid, Adam had impressed the club CEO, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín in which he would be keen to nurture Adam and would consider signing him to the youth academy however with the mandatory National Service, Gil Marín has decided not to sign the teenager.
===Young Lions=== Adam Swandi was nominally included in the 24-man Courts Young Lions squad which travelled to Turkey for a series of friendly matches in January 2014.<ref name="S.League">{{cite web |title=Courts Young Lion's training camp in Turkey |url=http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2014/january/courts-young-lions-training-camp-in-turkey/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220012655/http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2014/january/courts-young-lions-training-camp-in-turkey |archive-date=20 February 2014 |access-date=18 March 2014 |publisher=S.League |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Adam signed for Courts Young Lions for the 2015 S.League season.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://sleague.com/news-features/news/2015/april/aide-we-will-not-give-up-search-for-win| title=Aide: We Will Not Give Up Search For Win Steinebrunner Slams Team In Rare Outburst| publisher=S.League| access-date=22 April 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109220850/http://sleague.com/news-features/news/2015/april/aide-we-will-not-give-up-search-for-win| archive-date=9 November 2016| url-status=usurped| df=dmy-all}}</ref> Adam scored his first career professional goal in a S.League match in a 1–2 defeat to Warriors FC.<ref name="S.League" />
=== Home United === Adam moved to Home United for the 2017 S.League season after leaving the Young Lions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/home-snap-former-metz-trainee-adam-swandi|title=Home snap up former Metz trainee Adam Swandi|date=2016-12-28|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100747/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/home-snap-former-metz-trainee-adam-swandi|archive-date=19 April 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He made his debut for Home United in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Cup qualifying match against Cambodian side, Phnom Penh Crown in which he scored his first competitive goal in the second leg, helping his team advance into the group stage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/adam-shines-home-united-afc-cup-qualifying-play|title=Adam shines for Home United in AFC Cup qualifying play-off|date=2017-02-08|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-04-18|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419003147/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/singapore-football/adam-shines-home-united-afc-cup-qualifying-play|archive-date=19 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Coincidentally, his second goal came in Home United final game of the 2017 AFC Cup group stage, the last goal in a 4–1 routing of Myanmar club, Yadanarbon, sending his team into the Zonal semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/3106497/home-united-into-afc-knockout-stage-after-beating-eight-man-yadanarbon|title=Home United into AFC knockout stages after beating eight-man Yadanarbon|work=ESPNFC.com|access-date=2017-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418181848/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/3106497/home-united-into-afc-knockout-stage-after-beating-eight-man-yadanarbon|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In total, Adam made 30 appearances in all competitions in his first season with the Protectors, scoring 7 goals and making 2 assists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/adam-swandi-attracts-interest-albirex|title=Adam Swandi attracts interest from Albirex|date=2017-12-20|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-12-20|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052058/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/singapore-football/adam-swandi-attracts-interest-albirex|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>thumb|Adam warming up for Lion City Sailors in 2024
===Albirex Niigata Singapore===
On 8 January 2018, Adam was announced by Albirex Niigata (S) that they have signed him for the inaugural 2018 Singapore Premier League season. He will be the first Singaporean player to play for the club and will be joined by local goalkeeper, Shahul Rayyan after he completes his National Service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-adam-swandi-and-shahul-rayyan-are-first-singaporean-players-to-sign-for-two|title=Football: Adam Swandi, Shahul Rayyan first Singaporeans to sign with 2-time S-League champions Albirex Niigata|last=Osman|first=Shamir|date=2018-01-08|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401040048/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-adam-swandi-and-shahul-rayyan-are-first-singaporean-players-to-sign-for-two|archive-date=1 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Adam made his debut for Albirex in a 2–1 win in the 2018 Singapore Community Shield against Tampines Rovers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/competitions/heartbreak-for-tampines-as-albirex-snatch-late-2018-community-shield-victory/|title=Football Association of Singapore|website=www.fas.org.sg|language=en|access-date=2018-03-31}}</ref> Adam ended his first season with the White Swans with 3 winners medal, helping his club sweep all domestic trophies on offer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=24 December 2024 |title=Singapore footballer Adam Swandi announces retirement at 28 due to heart condition |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/adam-swandi-announces-retirement-from-football-at-28-due-to-heart-condition |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=The Straits Times}}</ref> He was rewarded for his effort and named as the Young Player of the Season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/fas-nite-2018-recognises-seasons-best-2/|title=FAS Nite 2018 recognises season’s best - Football Association of Singapore|access-date=2018-10-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Home United (Now known as Lion City Sailors) === After a season with Albirex Niigata (S), Adam decided to rejoin Home United for the 2019 Singapore Premier League season due to the lure of continental football and started in all of the first 12 games of the season for the Protectors and has already equalised his tally of 3 league goals of last season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://spl.sg/adam-swandi-hungry-next-breakthrough|title=Adam Swandi hungry for next breakthrough - Football Association of Singapore|website=spl.sg|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref>
In 2021, Adam won the 2021 SPL title with the Sailors.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Emil |date=24 December 2024 |title=Singapore footballer Adam Swandi retires at 28 due to heart condition |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/national-footballer-lion-city-sailors-adam-swandi-retires-age-28-due-heart-condition-4824521 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
On 25 June 2023, Adam pulled on a performance against Hougang United with 2 goals and 1 assist with nearly scoring a hat-trick at the very last minute of the match. He would win the 2023 Singapore Cup with the Sailors.<ref name=":2" />
In September 2024, during a SPL match against Tanjong Pagar United FC, Adam scored the second goal for the Sailors and felt unwell.<ref name=":1" /> He was substituted at half-time and taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.<ref name=":2" />
On 24 December, Adam announced his retirement from professional football due to cardiomyopathy.<ref name=":2" />
==International career== Adam was the Singapore Under-16s' team captain for the 2012 Lion City Cup.<ref name=":1" />
In May 2013, Adam was called up by the new Singapore head coach, Bernd Stange for the friendlies against Myanmar and Laos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Starlet Adam Swandi named in latest Singapore squad |url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/05/27/4007997/starlet-adam-swandi-named-in-latest-singapore-squad |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022123120/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/05/27/4007997/starlet-adam-swandi-named-in-latest-singapore-squad |archive-date=22 October 2013 |access-date=18 March 2014 |website=Goal |df=dmy-all}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Adam earns call-up to Lions squad |url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/adam-earns-call-lions-squad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920020154/https://www.todayonline.com/sports/adam-earns-call-lions-squad |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2023 |newspaper=Today}}</ref>
Adam made his first international appearance aged 17 years and 143 days when he came on as a second-half substitute in place of Indra Sahdan in the friendly against Myanmar on 4 June 2013. His first start came against Laos on 11 October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wasteful Lions edge Laos in slender victory |url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/124728/singapore-vs-laos/report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020104703/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/124728/singapore-vs-laos/report |archive-date=20 October 2013 |access-date=18 March 2014 |publisher=Goal |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Adam earned his first recall into the national team in September 2015 in head coach Bernd Stange's 23-strong Singapore squad to take on Syria in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications but failed to make an appearance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-08-24 |title=Amri set for a century of Singapore caps |language=en-SG |work=FourFourTwo |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/amri-set-century-singapore-caps |url-status=dead |access-date=2017-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100914/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/amri-set-century-singapore-caps |archive-date=19 April 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> As of December 2017, he remains capped only 5 times for the senior national team.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-12-07 |title=Adam Swandi must buckle down |language=en |work=The New Paper |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/adam-swandi-must-buckle-down |url-status=live |access-date=2017-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052928/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/singapore-football/adam-swandi-must-buckle-down |archive-date=22 December 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He finally earned his sixth cap in a 13-minute cameo during Singapore's 1–0 win over Indonesia in the 2018 AFF Championship a year later.<ref name=":0" />
On 14 December 2021, Adam scored his first international goal in the 2020 AFF Championship against Timor-Leste.
==Personal life==
Adam was born to father Swandi Kitto and mother Hamidah Dasuki in 1996.<ref name=":1" /> His father was a former Singapore international striker in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 November 2011 |title=Everybody loves Adam |newspaper=The New Paper |url=http://www.tnp.sg/dollahkassimaward/content/everybody-loves-adam |url-status=dead |access-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318152254/http://www.tnp.sg/dollahkassimaward/content/everybody-loves-adam |archive-date=18 March 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He started training under former Singapore goalkeeper Yaacob Hashim at the age of 4 with boys older than him.
Adam graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elite Student-Athletes |url=http://www.sportsschool.edu.sg/SportsFootballDetails.aspx?id=1&tabid=4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140311134134/http://www.sportsschool.edu.sg/SportsFootballDetails.aspx?id=1&tabid=4 |archive-date=11 March 2014 |access-date=11 March 2014 |publisher=Singapore Sports School}}</ref>
Adam is married to Nurul Izzati and they have a son.<ref name=":1" />
In September 2024, after being hospitalised at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for being unwell, Adam consulted a private cardiologist and was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> A second opinion with National Heart Centre Singapore confirmed the diagnosis.<ref name=":1" />
==Career statistics== {{updated|23 June 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|adam-bin-swandi/307154|access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Singapore Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup <br> Community Shield !colspan="2"|Asia <br> Asean !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Young Lions |2015 |rowspan="2"|S.League |17||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||3 |- |2016 |17||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||18||1 |- ! colspan=2|Total !34!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!35!!4 |- |Home United |2017 ||S.League |18||4||3||0||0||0||9||3||30||7 |- |Albirex Niigata (S) |2018 ||Singapore Premier League |22||2||4||2||0||0||0||0||26||4 |- |Home United |2019 ||Singapore Premier League |13||3||0||0||0||0||7||1||20||3 |- | rowspan="6" |Lion City Sailors |2020 | rowspan="5" |Singapore Premier League |11||4||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||4 |- |2021 |12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0 |- |2022 |17||0||3||0||1||0||4||0||25||0 |- |2023 |22||3||6||1||0||0||6||0||34||4 |- |2024–25 |9||3||0||0||1||0||0||0||10||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !68!!9!!9!!1!!2!!0!!10!!0!!168!!10 |- ! colspan="3" | Career total !155!!22!!12!!1!!2!!0!!21!!4!!203!!27 |}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT-Hamzah">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47948/Shakir_Hamzah.html|title=Hamzah, Shakir|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1 || 14 December 2021 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|TLS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || 2020 AFF Championship |- |2 || 16 June 2023 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|PNG}} || align=center | '''1'''–0||align=center |'''2'''–2 || Friendly |}
== Honours ==
=== Club === '''Albirex Niigata (S)''' *Singapore Premier League: 2018 *Singapore Cup: 2018 *Singapore Community Shield: 2018
'''Lion City Sailors'''
* Singapore Premier League: 2021 * Singapore Community Shield: 2019, 2022, 2024 * Singapore Cup: 2023
=== Individual ===
* Dollah Kassim Award recipients : 2010 * Singapore Premier League Young Player of the Season: 2018 * Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2018
==References==
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{{Young Lions FC squad}}
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