Sadick Adams (born 1 January 1990) is a Ghanaian former professional

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who played as a striker. He last played for

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club

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. 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

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signed a pre-contract with Adams in November 2007, and allowed him to train with the

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, as

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stated that no international transfer is allowed for player under-18.

FK Vojvodina

On 3 December 2009, it was announced that Adams would join

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. He was officially signed on 6 December 2009, on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He played half a season with the

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club, having played only 9 league matches.

Étoile Sportive du Sahel

On 16 May 2010, Adams returned to Africa and he signed a three-year contract with

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club

Étoile Sportive du Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel (), known as ES Sahel or simply ESS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sousse in the Sahel, Tunisia, Sahel region of Tunisia. Their home stadium, Sousse Olympic Stadium, has a capacity of 50,000 spectators ...

Al-Ansar

In January 2012, Adams signed with

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club Al-Ansar for the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League.

Berekum Chelsea

In October 2012, Adams signed a

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with Glo Premier League club

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for the 2012–13 season. On 24 October 2012, Adams made his debut for Berekum Chelsea in a 1–0 defeat to

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Saham

In the summer of 2013, Sadick Adams joined

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. He then played with

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club Türk Ocağı.

Asante Kotoko

Sadick Adams was signed by

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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 Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports team, sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra Region, Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving ...

(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

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for the Ghana U17 team, including a goal in thei
1–2
semi-final loss to

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Ghana national under-23 team

During 2011, he was part of the

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in the

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which was a qualifying tournament for the

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.Ghana U23 coach invites 14 foreign-based stars for crucial Olympics qualifier
at GHANAsoccernet.com

Ghana national team

Adams debuted for the Ghanaian main national team in 2017.
at National–Football–Teams.com

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''

References

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