Sayed Mohamed Adnan ( ar, سيد محمد عدنان; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for
Al Hidd
:''To be distinguished from Ras al Hadd (رأس الحد), a district with a famous turtle breeding beach in Oman''
Al Hidd ( ar, الحد; transliterated: Al-Ḥidd) is a town in Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muh ...
.
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](_blank)
accessed 16 June 2011
In the final round of the 2010 World Cup Qualifications he missed a crucial penalty against
New Zealand
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which left the whole nation in sadness after just missing out on the
FIFA World Cup
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for the second time in succession.
Club career
Brisbane Roar, Australia
On 17 July 2011, it was reported in the Australian media that Adnan was on trial with
2010-11 A-League
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Champions
Brisbane Roar. 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
Sydney FC
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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
Kuwaiti Premier League
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side.
Al Arabi Qatar
On 28 May 2013, he signed a deal with the
Qatar Stars League
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side
Al-Arabi Al-Arabi may refer to:
Companies
*Al-Arabi Group, a holding company in the Kuwait Stock Exchange#Services
*Al Arabi Investment Group (AB Invest), a subsidiary of Arab Bank
*Al Arabi Investment Group Company, a subsidiary of Arab Bank
Media
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.
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 Al Ahly SC is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt.
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Basketball clubs and teams
* Al-Ahli Benghazi (basketball club), Libya
* Al-Ahli Jeddah (basketbal ...
in 2016–2017.
2011 detention for dissent in Bahrain
On 5 April 2011, along with members of the Bahrain national football team
A'ala and
Mohamed Hubail
Mohamed Hubail (born 23 June 1981) is a Bahraini footballer who was sentenced to a two-year term of imprisonment by a special security court in Bahrain after taking part in pro-democratic reform protests in Bahrain in 2011.
Career
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, 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
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
External links
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adnan, Sayed Mohamed
1983 births
Living people
Bahraini footballers
Bahraini expatriate footballers
Bahrain men's international footballers
Expatriate 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 footballers in Kuwait
Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
Malkiya Club players
Men's association football defenders
Asian Games competitors 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 players
Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate footballers in Austria