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Adnan Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Adnan Farooq Ahmed
Date of birth (1984-06-07) 7 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nelson
Youth career
Bury
1995–1997 Manchester United
1997–2004 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Huddersfield Town 41 (1)
2007–2009 Tranmere Rovers 6 (1)
2008 → Mansfield Town (loan) 9 (2)
2009 → Port Vale (loan) 5 (1)
2009–2010 Ferencvárosi TC 14 (0)
2010 F.C. Aboomoslem 5 (0)
2011 Bradford Park Avenue ? (?)
2012– Nelson ? (?)
International career‡
2007– Pakistan 27 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2013

Adnan Farooq Ahmed (Urdu: عدنان فاروق احمد; born 7 June 1984) is a footballer who currently plays for Nelson in Division One of the North West Counties League. Ahmed is a British Asian of Pakistani descent. Because of his Pakistani parentage he is eligible to represent Pakistan at an international level.

Starting his career at Huddersfield Town in 2004, after three years he transferred to Tranmere Rovers. After a two-year spell which included loans to Mansfield Town and Port Vale, he signed with Hungarian club Ferencvárosi TC in 2009. A year later he moved to Iran to spend a brief period at F.C. Aboomoslem. He returned to England, and in October 2011 joined Bradford Park Avenue. He switched to Nelson in May 2012.

Early life

Ahmed was born in Burnley and lived in Barnoldswick, Lancashire during his early life, attending Moorland School in Clitheroe.[1]

Club career

Huddersfield Town

Initially part of Bury youth academy, as well as a two-year stint at Manchester United Academy afterwards, Ahmed chose to join Huddersfield Town where he turned professional.

Despite making a few appearances for the club in league and cup competitions since turning professional, Ahmed's career has been hampered by persistent injury troubles.

Ahmed has the unfortunate distinction of being the very first player to be sent off at the Keepmoat Stadium, the new home of Doncaster Rovers. He was shown the red card for a two footed challenge on Rovers' Mark McCammon, the scorer of the very first goal in the stadium during Huddersfield's 3–0 defeat on 1 January 2007.

In January 2007, Ahmed went to Lincoln City, who had shown an interest in him, on a one-week trial with Huddersfield manager Peter Jackson saying "It will be a good experience for him and will hopefully make him appreciate what he's got here".[2] However, no deal was done between the clubs and as a result the player returned to Huddersfield. He was released from the club in May 2007.

Tranmere Rovers

On 25 May 2007, it was announced that Ahmed had joined Tranmere Rovers side on a free transfer, becoming manager Ronnie Moore's first summer signing of 2007.[3][4] He made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 2nd half at home in a 1–1 draw with Yeovil Town on 1 September 2007. However, competition for places in midfield saw him make just five further appearances during his debut season with the club.

Because of lack any real first team opportunities, Ahmed went on loan to Conference National side Mansfield Town at the end of October 2008, making his first team debut in a 2–0 defeat away to Torquay United on 1 November 2008. He became an instant hit with the Mansfield fans scoring a penalty in the 3–0 win against Salisbury City, also scoring a diving header against Weymouth to set up a 2–1 victory. Following his return to Tranmere, he joined Port Vale on trial.[5] He went on loan to Vale on 21 January 2009.[6] Ahmed opened his account with the "Valiants" by scoring the match winner in a 2–0 win at Macclesfield Town on 25 February 2009. He returned to Tranmere in late March after Vale manager Dean Glover rejected the opportunity to extend his loan,[7] despite impressing fans with his performances.

Ferencvárosi TC

In July 2009, having impressed coaching staff during pre-season trial matches at Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC, Ahmed signed a two-year deal with the team to play in Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[8] He played his first competitive game for the team in a 2–0 win over Diósgyőri VTK in the 2009–10 Hungarian League Cup on 29 July 2009. After one season, he was released from the team having played a total of 20 games in all competitions with 1 goal in a 4–2 win against Kecskeméti TE in the Hungarian League Cup on 23 September 2009.

In July 2010 he went on trial at Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen, but was not offered a contract.[9]

FC Aboomoslem

In September 2010, after taking part in training sessions and trials, Adnan was given a one-year contract with Mashhad-based Iranian club Aboomoslem[10] for the 2010–11 Azadegan League season. He made his first team debut in a 1–0 home win over Iranjavan F.C. on 7 October 2010. However, at the start of 2011, Adnan left the side and headed back to England as a free agent after playing just five games for Aboomoslem.

English non-league

Ahmed signed with Northern Premier League Premier Division club Bradford Park Avenue in October 2011.[11] He scored a stoppage time winner on his debut, helping Avenue to defeat Chester 2–1 on 2 November.[12]

In May 2012, he joined Nelson in Division One of the North West Counties League.

International career

Ahmed received his first formal call up to the Pakistan national football team squad for their World Cup 2010 preliminaries against Iraq on 22 October 2007 in Lahore, where he made his debut in a hefty 7–0 loss, and 28 October 2007 for the return leg in Aleppo, Syria[13][14] which surprisingly finished goal-less between the two sides, although Iraq went through the next round on aggregate scores. Adnan scored his first goal for Pakistan in a humiliating 7–1 loss against Sri Lanka in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification.

Ahmed took part in the 2008 SAFF Cup where he scored a goal against arch-rivals India in a disappointing 2–1 loss and ended Pakistan's chances of going past the group stage. Ahmed scored two goals in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification against Taiwan 1–1 draw and against Brunei 6–0 but in end they finished as 2nd and could not qualify for 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. He showed very good performance and skill.

Ahmed also took part in the 2009 SAFF Cup hosted by Bangladesh, but it was again disappointment as Pakistan crashed out in the group stages once again; Ahmed playing two games in which he missed a late crucial penalty in the 1–0 loss against Sri Lanka.

After missing out on the Pakistan squad for the 2010 Asian Games football tournament, Adnan returned to the senior team for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification Group B held in Malaysia where he played in all 3 games and starred in midfield despite Pakistan once again disappointing in another qualification tournament.

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 April 2008 Taipei, Taiwan  Sri Lanka 1–3 L 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2. 17 June 2008 Malé, Maldives  India 1–2 L 2008 SAFF Championship
3. 4 April 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka  Chinese Taipei 1–1 D 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier
4. 6 April 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka  Brunei 6–0 W 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier

Statistics

Club level

As of 1 January 2011.
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[15] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003–04[16] Huddersfield Town League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004–05[17] League One 18 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 1
2005–06[18] 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2006–07[19] 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 41 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 45 1
2007–08[20] Tranmere Rovers League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2008–09[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09[22] Mansfield Town (loan) Conference National 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2008–09[21] Port Vale (loan) League Two 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2009–10 Ferencvárosi TC NB I 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Total 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2010–11 F.C. Aboomoslem Azadegan League 5 0 0 0 – – 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 80 4 2 0 1 0 4 0 87 4
Notes

References

  1. ^ Lancashire Telegraph Accessed 2010
  2. ^ "Ahmed training with Lincoln", TeamTalk, January 2007
  3. ^ "Rovers Sign Midfielder"
  4. ^ "Adnan signs for Tranmere"
  5. ^ "Tranmere midfielder in Vale trial". BBC SPORT. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Breaking News: Port Vale sign Ahmed on loan". The Sentinel. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. ^ Shaw, Steve (30 March 2009). "Port Vale: Martin ready to seize his chance". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Adnan Ahmed set to join FTC (Hungarian)". ftc.hu. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Latest news". afc.co.uk. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Latest news from Aboumoslem.net". aboumoslem.net. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Ahmed Checks In!". 28 October 2011. bpafc.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Adnan scores winner for Bradford PA on debut". 3 November 2011. footballpakistan.com. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Burnley's Ahmed gets Pakistan call-up"
  14. ^ "International call for Adnan"
  15. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  16. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  17. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  18. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  19. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  20. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  22. ^ "Games played by Adnan Ahmed in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 September 2011.

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