By RYAN TOLMICH
Freddy Adu is once again back on the open market.
Adu has parted ways with Serbian side FK Jagodina after making just one first team appearance, in a cup game, for the club. Adu’s time with the club lasted just five months.
Reports in Europe stated that Adu had been released, but the 25-year-old attacker took to Twitter on Monday to say that he had been expecting to move on for some time.
Easy guys I signed a 6 month contract. And it’s done now. I didn’t get “released”. Knew I was leaving a few months ago. #truth
— Freddy Adu (@FreddyAdu) December 22, 2014
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The former U.S. Men’s National Team player – who has played for 10 clubs in his career – did not make an appearance in a league game for Jagodina and saw just 13 minutes of action in a cup matchup back in September.
He was originally signed in late July by manager Mladen Dodic, who was subsequently fired in September following a series of poor on-the-field results.
Adu, who has played just 59 minutes since the conclusion of the 2012 MLS season, previously suffered through a similar situation with Brazilian club Bahia, who released Adu in November 2013 after a seven-month stay.
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What do you think of Adu’s departure? Where do you see him moving to next? Surprised by his struggles for playing time these past two years?
Share your thoughts below.
He should join the USA Beach Soccer or Futsal team
At this point I think we have figured out he isn’t the type to hold down a position or practice everyday. But he still has skills
it is time for Adu and Agudelo to give up on soccer and become a costumed crime fighting duo
He obviously doesn’t care about soccer. It’s a paycheck but nothing more to him. His career hasn’t been wrecked by bad choices or poor advice from agents. He doesn’t care. He doesn’t want to be a soccer player. It’s no more complicated than that.
OBVIOUSLY. I mean, coming from a close, personal friend of Freddy Adu like you’re self, it’s clear to see. Seldom do we, as fans get a glimpse into the deep, personal thoughts of athletes.
Good thing you’re here though to set the record straight! He told you all about his distaste for the sport over tea and scrumpets didn’t he?
he was overrated and did not deserve any respect. He is just a garbage, period.
Celebrity Apprentice seems like a good spot for him.
Maybe fredy can return to high school and play on the varsity squad?
I heard a rumor that he’s still eligible. He’s only 17 you know.
It’s called “rope-a-dope”. Adu is going to make a surprise transfer to Napoli, emerge as the Coming of America’s Great #10, and then start a Nike lifestyle brand second only to Air Jordan.
Honestly though, who is advising him? He wasn’t all THAT bad for Philly, and could have stuck around MLS if he was willing to take a bit less money and cut out the turnovers. The Union wanted him out because he showboated and didn’t play defense, and his solution was to try and go somewhere (Brazil) where showboating and not playing defense is perfectly OK, instead of correcting those attributes of his game. What a surprise, it was a disaster, and now we have this fiasco. Alright sure, maybe he wasn’t “released” but the fact that the best he can do at this point in his career is a 6 month contract with a Serbian team is pretty damning evidence of his current value as a player.
Oh well, watcha gonna Adu?
Ah don’t.
Much Adu about nothing
Now THIS is an original line. Can’t believe we’ve never heard it before. Very clever. Get it? “Much ADU about nothing” Well done sir!
Really? THIS is new to you? Wow.
*whoosh*
Freddy go play in the Aussie A-League.
Travel while you are still young, easy place to adapt and people are much, much mellower than the US. Defending is horrible in that league so you should be good to go. Also, Aussie $ lost a bit to the USD, but still close enough for you to get paid what you’re getting now.
Join a team that qualified to play in the Asian Champions League so you can go to see cool places in Asia.
Now that’s an idea!
“I Bangkok in Bagkok”
– Ludacris
Getting paid to see the world, the Freddy Adu story.
I doubt anyone actually knows, but any clue why he didn’t play?
It seems pretty clear at this point that he doesn’t have the chops to play at “the highest level”, but certainly the Serbian league is more than a few steps below that level.
Inflated sense of worth, ability and professionalism likely.
that would be a horrible reason not to play someone. in fact, you’d probably have to bench most of the top players in the world if that was the case.
if you’re looking for a serious answer, it’s likely one of two choices:
1) adu didn’t train hard, or just wasn’t as good as his competition
2) the manager who brought him in was fired after a month or so, and the next manager didn’t feel like taking a flier (cause that’s what adu is at this point) on him
Following Adu’s career is like watching a train wreck in slow motion, but with two significant differences: (1) the dispatcher keeps giving the engineer bad advice that points the train straight to more danger, and (2) insruance keeps paying out so the railroad actually makes plenty of money.
Ha, this is a really great analogy.
Jalen Rose has a saying about a certain time of NBA player: “Keep gettin dem checks.”
Pretty much applies to Freddy. His name made sure that he kept getting checks, but it probably derailed any chance he had a real career.
But then again, who knows? Maybe Freddy realized that accepting a much lower salary in exchange for playing time would have exposed the fact that he was never going to grow into a complete player. He might have just been realistic about his own abilities and used his popularity to maximize his earning potential.
well, lets see where he ends up now…
Just “wait and see”? C’mon, there’s got to be a place where you can place bets.
I’m gonna say: Honduras.
I can’t wait for the book. It will be fascinating. Say what you want, but the guy has had an interesting life and plenty of people go to the grave not having a tenth of the travel experiences of this guy. If he can go somewhere, ANYWHERE, at a decent level and be productive then he should have several more chapters to write…
“…and be productive”
Your choice of words, not ours.
I’m productive once a day. Usually right after breakfast. . . Probably about as productive as Freddy at that rate.
Only one appearance in 5 months. In Serbia. C’MON MAN!
Ronaldo’s new team in Florida is having trials and it’s only $250 fee. I believe he may be able to afford that since I saw in his IG he bought a ver expensive Luxuman watch for $500 dollars. Not to mention his IG header says that he’s part of the USMNT he should just walk right in. They would be delucional to not take him.
Listen, my friends. The Cosmos should sign this guy and Agudelo. They both need to get minutes. I will watch over both of them from heaven.
Now I must go back to the Great Disco in the Sky.
Come to Atlanta Freddy!
This is starting to feel sorta Cosmoey
Come to Hempstead, Fredua
If he still wants to play, he will eventually find a home and have a solid career, probably in North America. People can disagree on how good he was with the Union, but there is no question that he was good enough for that level. Maybe not worth the size of his contract, but he was definitely not out of place. After all of this, he is still worth a $100k contract in this league, especially if he knows some of the guys already. Not really a sad story..he has made a ton of money and has lived in some amazing places…
No question? Um, I’ll certainly question it.
I hope Juan Agudelo is paying attention to this cautionary tale. He’d better find a club that fits him and will play him and stop with the disjointed European money hunt or he’ll be following in Freddie’s footsteps before he knows it.
That’s an odd case, huh? No reason why Juan shouldn’t be playing in Belgium, Netherlands, even France right now. And we all know he’d be hot property in the US.
Who knows if there are clubs in the those countries that are interested. But Juan needs to be playing somewhere. It’s getting ridiculous.
NASL???
If the question is “Can Adu sit on the bench in NASL?” the answer is yes!
At this point, I think that is the only level he could play at and make a starting roster. That doesn’t mean it’s the end… It just is where he is at right now. I would take him here in San Antonio for about $60K-$70K, not much more.
Same track record as SKC’s new signing Nemeth – 10 clubs by age 25.
Interesting… One of these guys is being lauded As an exciting signing of a young guy with attacking talent! And one of these guys is being lambasted as a bust! I wonder which one is which?
I think it depends on whether you actually play regularly for all of those different clubs.
That’s a real stretch. Half of those clubs were loan deals. I know Adu went on loan too but at this point at least Nemeth has played consistently for the past two years. That said, I don’t think the Nemeth signing is anything to get that excited about.
someone doesnt understand what track record means
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……..
The disassociation with reality in Adu has never been more present than his tweet displayed.
Speaking of #Truth, I wonder what’s more factual: Adu’s (listed) age or Adu’s perception of his own ability
True. That tweet is really confusing. There needs to be a huge article on what is going on inside that man’s head.
Man, 10 professional clubs by age 25 has got to be some sort of an international record at this point..
The writers at SBI have a macro that starts with “Adu parts ways with…”
Funny but sad.
Maybe Orlando or NYCFC will give him a trail sans DP money.
Poor man’s Mario Balotelli. Everybody loves an attacker who does most of his movement off the field.
I laughed for a good 30 seconds at this. Made my day. Thank you.
More like a homeless man’s Balotelli
hahaha