Anthony Christopher Bahadur or Anthony Adur (born February 25, 1988) is a former Canadian professional

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player who played as a forward.

Youth career

Adur played soccer at the high school level while enrolled in St. Elizabeth Catholic High School. In his high school senior year in 2007, he helped the team produce an undefeated regular season. He received the team's MVP award twice throughout his tenure at St. Elizabeth. In 2006, he began playing in the

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the province's top amateur circuit with Cruz Azul Shooters. He played in the league's Provincial East U21 division and was named the MVP. Adur played

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in 2008 with

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Club career

Early career

While playing with Cruz Azul Shooters he was called up by the club's parent team the Italia Shooters in the

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. In his debut season in the Southern Ontario circuit, he assisted Italia in securing a playoff berth by finishing third in their division. The Italians qualified for the championship final after defeating

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in the playoff semifinal round. Adur played in the championship match, he scored the winning goal against the

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. In the college offseason, he played in the American-based

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with the

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in the summer of 2008. In total, he played in 11 matches and recorded 1 goal. After the conclusion of the PDL season, he returned to the CSL circuit to sign with the

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. He helped the club clinch a postseason berth.

Asia

In the winter of 2009, Adur was part of a team assembled by

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that played in a friendly match in Singapore. Shortly after on February 3, 2009, he received a contract from Sengkang Punggol of the Singaporean S. League. After a year in Singapore, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in Israel but was released six months later. He then moved to Thailand to sign with TOT S.C. where he spent two seasons. Following his time in Asia, he was linked with a move to the Egyptian side

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but because of the

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throughout the country, he left.

North America

In 2012, he returned to the North American continent where he trained with

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side

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during his free agency. While in the United States, he played in the

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in 2013 with Zanesville Athletic. In the fall of 2013, he received a trial with

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of the

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. Following his successful trial, he officially secured a contract with Edmonton on August 1, 2013. He debuted for Edmonton on August 11, 2013, against the

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. Adur left Edmonton once the season was finished. In Edmonton, he played in 8 matches. In 2016, he returned to play with his former club the Shooters, renamed

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. Adur recorded his first goal of the season on August 28, 2016, against

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. Throughout the season he appeared in 8 matches and recorded 2 goals. He helped York Region secure the league's first division title. In the preliminary round of the postseason, he contributed a goal in a 5–0 victory over Milton SC. Their playoff journey concluded after a 4–1 defeat in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City. In 2021, he returned to the Ontario Soccer League to play with GS United.

International career

In 2012, Adur entertained the option of representing the

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in the country of his father's birth.

Honours

Italia/York Region Shooters *

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First Division:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Individual *

Provincial East U21 MVP: 2006

References

External links

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Anthony Adur Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adur, Anthony 1988 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players North York Astros players Toronto Lynx players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore USL League Two players Hougang United FC players Anthony Adur FC Edmonton players Singapore Premier League players Soccer players from Toronto Anthony Adur National Premier Soccer League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players York Region Shooters players Men's association football forwards Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Black Canadian men's soccer players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen