Sayed Mohamed Adnan (; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the

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, and currently playing for Malkiya.

Club career

Brisbane Roar, Australia

On 17 July 2011, it was reported in the Australian media that Adnan was on trial with

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Champions

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. On 16 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the club. Adnan scored his first goal for Brisbane from a free-kick against

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. On 9 July 2012, it was announced that Adnan would not be extending his contract with Brisbane and that he would return home to his family in Bahrain.

Al Arabi Kuwait

On 28 July 2012, it was reported on the Al Arabi Sporting Club website that Adnan signed a one-year deal worth US$500,000 to play for the

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side.

Al Arabi Qatar

On 28 May 2013, he signed a deal with the

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side Al-Arabi.

Al-Hidd Bahrain

In 2014–2016, he played for top flight Al-Hidd Sports and Cultural Club in Bahrain.

Al Ahli Dohar

He played for Al Ahli in 2016–2017.

International career

He was a member of the Bahrain national football team starting from 2004. In 2009, he was nominated for the Asian Player of The Year award."As F1 returns to Bahrain, footballers languish in jail", by James Montague, CNN, 6 June 2011
. accessed 16 June 2011 In the final round of the 2010 World Cup Qualifications he missed a crucial penalty against

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which left the whole nation in sadness after just missing out on the

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for the second time in succession. In 2023, at the age of 40, Adnan was called up to the Bahrain Olympic for the

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and was named team captain. He appeared in three games during the competition before Bahrain was knocked out by

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in the round of 16.

2011 detention for dissent in Bahrain

On 5 April 2011, along with members of the Bahrain national football team A'ala and Mohamed Hubail, Sayed Mohamed Adnan was arrested by the Bahraini authorities, who claimed that the footballers had taken part in "illegal, violent protests". Local human rights activists maintained that the three footballers, together with more than 150 other sportsmen, women and administrators, had been targeted for punishment because they had been involved in protests against the government. On 23 June, it was announced that Mohamed Hubail had been secretly tried and sentenced to two years in prison by the Bahraini special security court established under the martial law regime imposed in March 2011. On 24 June FIFA, the world football governing body, announced that it had asked the Bahraini football authorities to provide information about cases of players detained during political protests. Following allegations of government interference in the sport after Mohammed Hubail's prison sentence and the suspension of over 150 athletes, coaches and referees for taking part in anti-government protests, Bahrain faced a ban from world football. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round match. According to the

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in Geneva, the trials appeared to bear the marks of political persecution and there were serious concerns that the due process rights of the defendants were not respected. On 29 June 2011 the Bahrain News Agency reported that the Bahrain Defence Force military public prosecutor had announced that "defendants involved at medical and sport crimes" had been released, but trials would continue in accordance with Bahraini legal procedures."Announcement by the military ", Bahrain News Agency website, 29 June 2011
accessed 29 June 2011

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adnan, Sayed Mohamed 1983 births Living people Bahraini men's footballers 21st-century Bahraini sportsmen Bahraini expatriate men's footballers Bahrain men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Qatar A-League Men players Brisbane Roar FC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Al-Khor SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Qatar Stars League players Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Malkiya Club players Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Bahrain 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Kuwait Premier League players Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Hidd SCC players Bahraini Premier League players Manama Club (football) players Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games