{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1990)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{for|the journalist|Saddick Adams}} {{use Ghanaian English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sadick Adams | image = | fullname = Sadick Adams | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|01|df=y}}<ref name="Interview with Sadick Adams">[http://www.soccerhene.com/cms.php?id_cms=102 Interview with Sadick Adams] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130203041331/http://www.soccerhene.com/cms.php?id_cms=102 |date=3 February 2013 }} at Soccerhene.</ref> | birth_place = Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana<ref name="Interview with Sadick Adams"/> | height = 1.73 m | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ashanti Gold | years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = Ashanti Gold | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid B | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Vojvodina | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Étoile du Sahel | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2011 | clubs5 = Hammam-Sousse | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = Al-Ansar | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Berekum Chelsea | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Saham Club | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = Al-Nahda | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2014–2015 | clubs10 = Al-Feiha | caps10 = 22 | goals10 = 9 | years11 = 2015–2016 | clubs11 = Berekum Chelsea | caps11 = 19 | goals11 = 8 | years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = Türk Ocağı | caps12 = 30 | goals12 = 2 | years13 = 2017 | clubs13 = Berekum Chelsea | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14 = 2017–2019 | clubs14 = Asante Kotoko | caps14 = 9 | goals14 = 14 | years15 = 2019–2020 | clubs15 = Shabab Bourj | caps15 = 3 | goals15 = 1 | years16 = 2020–2021 | clubs16 = Arambagh KS | caps16 = 6 | goals16 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Ghana U17 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | nationalyears2 = 2007 | nationalteam2 = Ghana U20 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2008 | nationalteam3 = Ghana U23 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2017 | nationalteam4 = Ghana | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | pcupdate = 1 July 2021 | ntupdate = }} '''Sadick Adams''' (born 1 January 1990) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He last played for Bangladesh Premier League club Arambagh KS. Adams was considered by World Soccer magazine one of the ''50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet'' in their November 2007 issue.
==Club career==
===Atlético Madrid=== Atlético Madrid signed a pre-contract with Adams in November 2007, and allowed him to train with the reserve, as FIFA stated that no international transfer is allowed for player under-18.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/atletico/es/desarrollo/1057903.html |title=Atlético firma al ghanés Sadick Adams |access-date=1 April 2010 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006061016/http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/atletico/es/desarrollo/1057903.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===FK Vojvodina=== On 3 December 2009, it was announced that Adams would join Vojvodina.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2009/12/03/futbol/equipos/atletico/1259868643.html |title=Sadick Adams, del Atlético B, está en Serbia para fichar por el Vojvodina |access-date=6 December 2009 |archive-date=7 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207131432/http://www.marca.com/2009/12/03/futbol/equipos/atletico/1259868643.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was officially signed on 6 December 2009, on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He played half a season with the Serbian SuperLiga club, having played only 9 league matches.
===Étoile Sportive du Sahel=== On 16 May 2010, Adams returned to Africa<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/2010/05/saddick-adams-ready-for-etoile-re-union/ |title=Saddick Adams linked to Etoile return |access-date=17 May 2010 |archive-date=21 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521083754/http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/2010/05/saddick-adams-ready-for-etoile-re-union/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and he signed a three-year contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Étoile Sportive du Sahel.<ref>[http://www.etoile-du-sahel.com/fr/rubrique/foot/suite.php?id_news=3013 Officiel – Adams Sadick étoilé pour 3 ans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519103357/http://www.etoile-du-sahel.com/fr/rubrique/foot/suite.php?id_news=3013 |date=19 May 2010 }}</ref>
===Al-Ansar=== In January 2012, Adams signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Ansar for the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League.
===Berekum Chelsea=== In October 2012, Adams signed a contract with Glo Premier League club Berekum Chelsea for the 2012–13 season.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2012/10/09/3436579/berekum-chelsea-await-itc-of-striker-sadick-adams-to Berekum Chelsea await ITC of striker Sadick Adams to complete signing]. ''Goal.com''. 9 October 2012.</ref> On 24 October 2012, Adams made his debut for Berekum Chelsea in a 1–0 defeat to Medeama SC.<ref>[http://ghanasoccernet.com/striker-sadick-adams-marks-berekum-chelsea-debut/ Striker Sadick Adams marks Berekum Chelsea debut] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029073236/http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/striker-sadick-adams-marks-berekum-chelsea-debut/ |date=29 October 2012 }}. ''ghanasoccernet.com''. 25 October 2012.</ref>
===Saham=== In the summer of 2013, Sadick Adams joined Saham of Oman.
He then played with Turkish Cypriot club Türk Ocağı.
===Asante Kotoko=== Sadick Adams was signed by Asante Kotoko and was handed number 99. He scored a lot of match winning goals in his first season. Mostly through penalty kicks. But what most Kumasi Asante Kotoko fans will remember him for is his first half hat trick against rivals Accra Hearts of Oak (during the 2017 MTN FA cup in Tamale which Asante Kotoko won by 3 goals to 1).
==International career==
===2007 U-17 World Cup=== He scored 4 goals in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup for the Ghana U17 team, including a goal in their [https://web.archive.org/web/20070907175914/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=249425/match=58947/index.html 1–2] semi-final loss to Spain.<ref>{{FIFA player|269077|Sadick Adams}}</ref>
===Ghana national under-23 team=== During 2011, he was part of the Ghana national under-23 football team in the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship which was a qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympics.<ref>[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-u23-coach-invites-14-foreign-based-stars-for-crucial-olympics-qualifier/ Ghana U23 coach invites 14 foreign-based stars for crucial Olympics qualifier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919042240/https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-u23-coach-invites-14-foreign-based-stars-for-crucial-olympics-qualifier |date=19 September 2018 }} at GHANAsoccernet.com</ref>
===Ghana national team=== Adams debuted for the Ghanaian main national team in 2017.<ref name="NFT">[http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68876/Sadick_Adams.html Sadick Adams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194205/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/68876/Sadick_Adams.html |date=9 October 2017 }} at National–Football–Teams.com</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 12 August 2017 || Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso || {{fb|BFA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–2 || 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|sadick-adams/121446}} * {{FA Lebanon player|15423}} * {{LFG player|479}}
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