Adam Asghar (born 26 July 1994) is a Scottish

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coach and former player who is currently U-21 lead coach at

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. As a player, Asghar had spells with

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, Annan Athletic and

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, as well as

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and East Stirlingshire on loan.

Early life

Asghar was born in

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on 26 July 1994. He is of partial Pakistani descent through his father, Tony Asghar, who was a youth footballer at

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in the 1980s before becoming a police officer and football agent. His mother is an ethnic

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Playing career

A product of the Motherwell youth system, Asghar was a regular for the under-20 side in the 2012-13 season. On 29 March 2013, Asghar joined

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on loan till the end of the season. On 20 May 2013, it was confirmed that Asghar would not have his Motherwell contract extended, making him a

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. In September 2013, he went on trial at Greenock Morton, playing in reserve matches against East Stirlingshire and

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. He signed for

in July 2014. On 4 March 2015, Asghar signed for East Stirlingshire on a one-month loan. Ashgar left Alloa at the end of the 2015–16 season, signing for Annan Athletic in July 2016. He left Annan in the 2017 close season. After a spell playing and coaching in the United States, he joined junior club

as a trialist December 2017, prior to officially registering with the club at the beginning of 2018. He was unable to remain regularly committed in the 2018–19 season due to changed work commitments, and subsequently left the club.

Coaching career

Asghar holds a UEFA Elite Youth A coaching licence. He worked as a coach with Motherwell's under-16 and under-18 teams, and for the

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's Performance School programme at Braidhurst High School. In March 2019, he became senior academy head coach at

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, where his father Tony Asghar was already sporting director. In October 2022, he moved to Championship side

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as lead coach of the U-18 team. In October 2023, he left Sunderland to join

as manager of the U-21 team.

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