{{short description|Antiguan footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Drake Hadeed | fullname = | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|11|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Miami, Florida, United States<ref>{{cite web |title=Off The Pitch: Drake Hadeed |url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/carolinacorefc/news/off-the-pitch-drake-hadeed |website=MLSNextPro.com |publisher=MLS Next Pro |access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref> | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Carolina Core | clubnumber = 25 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = North Coast FC | youthyears2 = 2020–2023 | youthclubs2 = West Ham United | youthyears3 = 2023 | youthclubs3 = Columbus Crew | years1 = 2024– | clubs1 = Carolina Core | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = Antigua and Barbuda U20 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2025– | nationalteam2 = Antigua and Barbuda | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Drake Hadeed''' (born 21 November 2007) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for the Carolina Core FC in MLS Next Pro.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{cite web |title=Soccerway profile |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/drake-hadeed/844294/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> Born in the United States, he represents Antigua and Barbuda at youth level. ==Club career== Hadeed began his career with youth club North Coast FC in his native Antigua and Barbuda. In 2019, he enrolled in a school in England. For several years prior, he had split his time between his home and the European nation.<ref name="Youngster Gets Nod from West Ham">{{cite web |title=Antiguan Youngster Gets Nod from West Ham FC Academy |url=https://www.cfufootball.org/antiguan-youngster-gets-nod-from-west-ham-fc-academy/ |publisher=Caribbean Football Union |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> At age 12, he was invited to an eight-week trial with the West Ham United U18 team. During his first week with the club, Hadeed scored from outside the 18-yard box against Arsenal. Afterward, the club looked to sign the player immediately. Upon signing, he became the first young player from Antigua to sign for an England-based club in over a decade.<ref name="Antiguan Youth Footballer">{{cite web |last1=Baptiste |first1=Neto |title=Antiguan Youth Footballer Signs With West Ham FC |date=21 October 2020 |url=https://antiguaobserver.com/antiguan-youth-footballer-signs-with-west-ham-fc/ |publisher=The Antigua Observer |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> Hadeed would return to Antigua during the summer break to train with youth national team head coach Desmond Bleau.<ref name="Intense Training">{{cite web |title=Young Footballers Take Part in Intense Training |date=17 August 2021 |url=https://abstvradio.com/young-footballers-take-part-in-intense-training/ |publisher=Antigua/Barbuda Broadcasting Services |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>
By 2023, Hadeed had left West Ham United and joined the MLS Next team of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.<ref name="Drake Hadeed scores in the 58’ U15s Crew 3 - 0 Chula Vista">{{cite web |title=Drake Hadeed scores in the 58' U15s Crew 3 - 0 Chula Vista |url=https://twitter.com/CrewAcademy96/status/1657812505094242304?s=20 |publisher=Columbus Crew Academy |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> During his first season with the team, he made thirteen combined appearances with the under-15 and under-17 sides, scoring one goal.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> He also returned to training with North Coast United that summer.<ref name="Benna Boys Squad">{{cite web |last1=Baptiste |first1=Neto |title=Football Association Names Benna Boys Squad For Guyana Clash |date=9 September 2023 |url=https://antiguaobserver.com/football-association-names-benna-boys-squad-for-guyana-clash/ |publisher=The Antigua Observer |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>
In October 2023, it was announced that Hadeed had signed for Carolina Core FC of MLS Next Pro, along with Aryeh Miller, for the 2024 season. The deal made the players the first-ever signings for the new club.<ref name="first two players">{{cite web |title=Carolina Core FC Soccer signs first two players with Drake Hadeed and Aryeh Miller from Greensboro, N.C. joining the corp of the Core |date=20 October 2023 |url=https://greensborosports.com/2023/10/20/carolina-core-fc-soccer-signs-first-two-players-with-drake-hadeed-and-aryeh-miller-from-greensboro-n-c-joining-the-corp-of-the-core/ |publisher=Greensboro Sports |access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Carolina Core FC">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Greer |title=High Point native signs with Carolina Core FC |date=20 October 2023 |publisher=The High Point Express |url=https://www.hpenews.com/sports/high-point-native-signs-with-carolina-core-fc/article_1c3d5d0c-b545-5a38-b18f-fb39d3e8d183.html |access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref> The deal was Hadeed's first professional contract.<ref name="professional">{{cite web |title=Hadeed signs professional football contract |date=24 October 2023 |url=https://antigua.news/2023/10/24/hadeed-signs-professional-football-contract/ |publisher=Antigua.News |access-date=4 December 2023}}</ref> On 21 March 2024 , in his second-ever professional appearance and first-ever start, Hadeed scored his first professional goal in a 2024 U.S. Open Cup victory over NoVa FC of the USL League Two. The 16-year-old's goal was the club's first-ever in the competition, scored eighteen minutes into the match.<ref name="U.S. Open Cup">{{cite web |title=Carolina Core FC Defeats Nova FC 3-2 in U.S. Open Cup First Round |url=https://www.mlsnextpro.com/carolinacorefc/news/carolina-core-fc-defeats-nova-fc-3-2-in-u-s-open-cup-first-round#:~:text=16%2DYEAR%2DOLD%20DRAKE%20HADEED,Cup%20goal%20in%20CCFC%20history. |publisher=Carolina Core FC |access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>
==International career== In summer 2022, Hadeed was included in Antigua and Barbuda's U20 squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.<ref name="ABFA names U-20 squad">{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Carlena |title=ABFA names U-20 squad to contest upcoming CONCACAF competition |date=13 June 2022 |url=https://antiguaobserver.com/abfa-names-u-20-squad-to-contest-upcoming-concacaf-competition/ |publisher=The Antigua Observer |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> He made his debut in the team's second match, an eventual 0–3 defeat to Costa Rica, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute.<ref name="La historia de Drake Hadeed">{{cite web |title=La historia de Drake Hadeed, la joven promesa del West Ham United |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/la-historia-de-drake-hadeed-la-joven-promesa-del-west-ham-united-video |publisher=TUDN |access-date=10 September 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name="jugador de 14 años, debuta">{{cite web |last1=Rocca |first1=Pablo |title=Drake Hadeed, jugador de 14 años, debuta con Antigua y Barbuda en Premundial Sub-20 |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/drake-hadeed-jugador-de-14-anos-debuta-con-antigua-y-barbuda-en-premundial-sub-20 |publisher=TUDN |access-date=10 September 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref> At age fourteen, he was the youngest player to compete in the tournament.<ref name="Drake Hadeed: con 14 años">{{cite web |last1=Rocco |first1=Pablo |title=Drake Hadeed: con 14 años enfrentó a Costa Rica en el Premundial Concacaf |date=22 June 2022 |url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/costarica/Drake-Hadeed-con-14-anos-enfrento-a-Costa-Rica-Premundial-20220622-0006.html |publisher=futbolcentroamerica.com |access-date=10 September 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name='"joyitas inglesas"'>{{cite web |last1=Gutierrez |first1=Omar |title=La "joyitas inglesas" que enfretara Honduras en el Pre-mundial Sub-20 de CONCACAF |url=https://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/joyitas-inglesas-enfrentara-honduras-antigua-barbuda-jamaica-premundial-sub-20-concacaf-luke-badley-jahmari-clarke-BI8695030 |publisher=La Prensa |access-date=10 September 2023 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
Hadeed was called up to the senior national team for the first time in September 2023 for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Guyana and Puerto Rico at age 15.<ref name="CONCACAF Nations League 2023">{{cite web |last1=Byron |first1=Anglina |title=Know squad of Antigua and Barbuda for CONCACAF Nations League 2023 |work=Associates Times a Caribbean News website |date=9 September 2023 |url=https://associatestimes.com/know-squad-of-antigua-and-barbuda-for-concacaf-nations-league-2023/amp/ |publisher=The Associates Times |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="Benna Boys Squad"/>
==Personal life== Hadeed's paternal grandparents were Syrian who emigrated to Antigua and Barbuda. His maternal grandparents were Cubans who emigrated to the United States. Hadeed split his childhood between the United States and Antigua and Barbuda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://concacorner.substack.com/p/drake-hadeed-plays-for-something|title=Drake Hadeed plays for something bigger than himself|first=Jon|last=Lane|date=2 September 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|99883/Drake_Hadeed}} *{{Soccerway|drake-hadeed/844294}} *{{GSA player|drake-hadeed/538819}}
{{Carolina Core FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hadeed, Drake}} Category:Living people Category:2007 births Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda men's youth international footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda people of Syrian descent Category:Antigua and Barbuda people of Cuban descent Category:American people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Category:American people of Syrian descent Category:American people of Cuban descent Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate men's footballers Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in England Category:Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Carolina Core FC players Category:Soccer players from Miami