Akeem Adams
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox football biography Akeem Elijah Adams (13 April 1991 – 30 December 2013)[1] was a Trinidadian international footballer who played as a defender.[2]
Club career
Early career
Adams spent his early career in Trinidad with W Connection, T&TEC SC, United Petrotrin and Central.[1]
Akeem received a trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer and played the second half of an international friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara on October 12, 2010, in Seattle.[3]
Ferencváros, illness and death
In August 2013, Akeem signed a contract with Hungarian club Ferencváros.[4]
On 25 September 2013, Adams suffered a heart attack.[5][6][7] His condition did not improve quickly enough and his left leg had to be amputated on October 8 in a life-saving surgery.[8][9]
His doctor stated that his body was not ready for a heart transplant that would be necessary to keep him alive.[10][11]
On 28 December 2013, Adams suffered a stroke while at the Városmajori Heart Clinic and fell into a coma.[12] He died in Budapest on 30 December 2013.[13][14][15]
International career
Adams played youth international football with the Trinidad and Tobago under-17 team, participating in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and was part of the under-20 squad at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[16] Adams made his full international debut in March 2008 at age 16, in a 1-0 victory against El Salvador.[1][17]
Personal life
His brother is fellow player Akini Adams.[17]
References
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- 1991 births
- 2013 deaths
- Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
- 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago sportsmen
- Trinidad and Tobago men's youth international footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
- W Connection F.C. players
- Central F.C. players
- United Petrotrin F.C. players
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- TT Pro League players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Men's association football defenders
- Trinidad and Tobago men's under-20 international footballers