Freddy Adu
Freddy Adu
Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Aduis an American soccer player who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. Adu plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he is also used as a winger or forward...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth2 June 1989
CountryGhana
player easy highest
It's not easy when you come in as the highest-paid player and you're 14.
best biggest clubs europe leagues top
It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.
honestly keeps
I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right.
time
I don't want to be one of those guys where I go there and wait a long time before I become a starter.
asking guys looking older step youngest
I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.
anyone contrary everywhere
Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.
attacking gonna third
When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.
When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.
playing
I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.
life
I mean, I couldn't ask for a better life, man.
people playing
What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for?
attitude
I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.
anybody came confidence couple destroy games gets guys huge last lost morale took
This was huge for the morale of the team. The way we lost the last couple of games was just 'Ouch!' That would just destroy anybody on any team, but not D.C. United. These guys have so much confidence that nothing gets us down, so we just came out and took it to them.
fear goals impress played playing trying
Before, I played with fear because there was a lot of pressure, and, being as young as I was, it got to me a little bit, ... Now I'm getting game-winning goals for D.C. (United) and assists and just playing very well. I'm (no longer) trying to impress anybody. I just do my thing.