Akim Ilia Adams ( April 13, 1991 , December - December 30, 2013 , Budapest ) [1] is a Trinidad football player who played as a defender [2] .
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| Full name | Akim Elijah Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 13, 1991 Point Fortin , Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 30, 2013 (22 years old) Budapest , Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 180 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Early career
He spent his early career in Trinidad and Tobago with Double-U Connect , T & TEC , United Petrotrin and Central [1] .
Adams was seen in the Seattle Sounders from the MLS and on October 12, 2010 in Seattle played the second half of the international friendly match against Guadalajara [3] .
Ferencvaros, disease and death
In 2013, Adams signed a contract with the Hungarian club Ferencvaros [4] .
On September 25, 2013, Adams suffered a heart attack [5] [6] [7] . His condition did not improve for a long time, and on October 8 he had to amputate his left leg in order to save his life [8] [9] . His doctor stated that the player’s body was not ready for a heart transplant, which he needed to survive [10] [11] . On December 28, 2013, at the Varoshmayori heart clinic, Adams suffered a stroke and fell into a coma [12] . He died in Budapest on December 30, 2013. [13] [14]
Team Career
Adams played in the international arena with the youth team of Trinidad and Tobago, participated in the 2007 World Cup and was part of the youth team at the 2009 World Cup [15] . Adams made his debut in the main team in March 2008 at the age of 16, his team won with a minimum score over Salvador [1] [16] .
Personal life
His brother Akini Adams is also a football player, playing the goalkeeper position for Point Fortin Civic [16] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Profile on the National Football Teams website
- ↑ Soccerway Profile
- ↑ Sounders Defeat Mexican Chivas in Friendly . Go Sounders (October 13, 2010). Date of treatment October 13, 2010. Archived November 23, 2010.
- ↑ Transfer on Ferencvárosi TC official page Archived August 10, 2013 at Wayback Machine (Hungarian)
- ↑ FTC: a trinidadi védő szívinfarktust kapott (Hungarian) . www.nso.com (September 26, 2013).
- ↑ Fradi-player (Hungarian) . hatharom.com (September 26, 2013). Date of appeal September 26, 2013.
- ↑ Akeem Adams stirs for mom after heart attack . Date of treatment September 29, 2013.
- ↑ Adams loses limb but not the war . Wired868 (October 8, 2013). Date of treatment October 8, 2013.
- ↑ FTC: amputálták Adams bal alsó végtagját, újabb életmentő műtét (Hungarian) . www.nso.com (October 8, 2013).
- ↑ FTC: Akeem Adams most nem bírná ki a szívátültetést (Hungarian) . www.nso.com (October 8, 2013).
- ↑ Happy holidays: Akeem could get a new heart by Christmas . Wired868 (November 23, 2013). Date of treatment November 23, 2013.
- ↑ In God's hands: Akeem falls into coma . Wired868 (December 29, 2013). Date of treatment December 29, 2013.
- ↑ Gyász: elhunyt Akeem Adams, a Ferencváros labdarúgója (Hungarian)
- ↑ Akeem passes away; Warrior dies in Budapest . Date of treatment December 30, 2013.
- ↑ Profile on FIFA.com
- ↑ 1 2 Caribbean Football Database
Links
- Player profile on Transfermarkt