Adam Najem

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Adam Najem
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Adam Najem (2017)
Personnel
birthday January 19, 1995
place of birth Wayne, New Jersey ,  USA
size 172 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
2006-2013 New York Red Bulls
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2013-2016 Akron Zips 89 (33)
2016 →  Michigan Bucks  (loan) 11 0(1)
2017-2018 Philadelphia Union 5 0(0)
2017-2018 →  Bethlehem Steel  (loan) 37 0(5)
2019 Memphis 901 FC 29 0(4)
2020– Wigry Suwałki 2 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2018– Afghanistan 10 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019

2 As of March 13, 2020

Adam Najem (born January 19, 1995 in Wayne, New Jersey ) is an American - Afghan soccer player who has been under contract with the Polish second division club Wigry Suwałki since 2020 .

Career

Club career

Najem began his career in 2006 with the New York Red Bulls youth team . Between 2013 and 2016 he played for his college team, the University of Akron , where he scored 33 goals and 29 assists in 89 games . During this time he also played for the Michigan Bucks , with which he won the PDL Championship in 2016.

In February 2017, the midfielder signed with MLS club Philadelphia Union after the club acquired the rights to the New York Red Bulls in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft . He made his debut on April 1, 2017 with the Philadelphia farm team , Bethlehem Steel , in a 3-2 loss to the Rochester Rhinos . After five games for Philadelphia Union and 37 games for Bethlehem Steel, his contract expired at the end of the 2018 season.

For the 2019 season, the midfielder moved to the newly founded franchise Memphis 901 FC . But just a year later he moved on to the Polish second division club Wigry Suwałki .

National team

In August 2018 Adam and his brother David Najem were nominated for the first time for the Afghan national team for the game against Palestine , but unlike his brother, who was unable to play due to an injury, Adam made his debut in the 0-0 draw on August 19, 2018 .

successes

Michigan Bucks

Private

Najem was born to an Afghan father and a Belarusian mother in Wayne , New Jersey , and grew up with his brother David in Clifton . His cousin Benjamin Nadjem also plays in the Afghan national team.

Web links

  • Adam Najem in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
  • Adam Najem in the database of transfermarkt.de

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://gozips.com/404-1.aspx?url=url=/custompages/msoc/2015-16/bios/najem_adam_s9ta  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective . Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / gozips.com  
  2. ↑ https://www.brotherlygame.com/2017/1/23/14355744/philadelphia-union-acquiring-homegrown-rights-for-adam-najem
  3. ↑ https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2017/02/08/philadelphia-union-acquire-midfielder-adam-najem
  4. ↑ Player profile on the official website of the franchise
  5. ↑ https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/union-s-adam-najem-gets-dream-call-to-represent-afghanistan/article_4668467b-a69e-5ec7-b5ee-7dcb8b4453c1.html
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6m7ZElf4m4
  7. ↑ https://www.brotherlygame.com/2018/8/23/17772152/national-team-debut-kabul-afghanistan-adam-najem-philadelphia-union
personal data
SURNAME Najem, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Afghan soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Wayne, New Jersey, United States