Adam Swandi

This is a Malay name; the name Swandi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Adam.
Adam Swandi
Personal information
Full name Adam Bin Swandi[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team
 Courts Young Lions
Youth career
2009–2013 National Football Academy
2013–2014 FC Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015– Courts Young Lions 5 (1)
National team‡
2010 Singapore U14 1 (1)
2011 Singapore U15 3 (11)
2012 Singapore U16 6 (5)
2015– Singapore U22 3 (0)
2013– Singapore 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Adam Bin Swandi (born 12 January 1996) is a professional Singaporean footballer who plays for the Singapore national team as a playmaker for S.League club Courts Young Lions.

Beginnings and breakthrough

Youth career

In 2011, during the 23rd edition of the Lion City Cup in Singapore, Adam captained the NFA Under-15 team to 3rd place with victories over Newcastle U-15 and Juventus U-15.[2] Adam then competed at the 2011 AFF U-16 Youth Championship, with the Singapore Under-15 team where they finished 4th, winning the tournament's Fair Play Award as Adam scored 5 goals to finish as top goalscorer.[3] A year later in 2012, Adam and the Singapore Under-16 team finished in 2nd place with wins over Ajax U-15 and Vasco da Gama U-15, and a draw with Porto U-15, before losing eventual to champions Ajax U-15 in the final.[4] Adam subsequently won the Singapore Under-16 Most Valuable Player award.[5] Domestically, the Singapore Under-16 team won the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) U18 COE league with Adam winning the Most Valuable Player award.[6]

In March 2012, Adam was chosen along with Muhaimin Suhaimi and four other students at the Singapore Sports School to undergo a ten-day training camp with the youth team of J.League club Albirex Niigata.[7] Adam was the only one called back for a longer training session in August the same year as their U-18 head coach Nobuhiro Ueno was reportedly impressed by his control and one-touch passing, saying it was better than some of the players at the club's academy.[8]

Club career

FC Metz

On 23 February 2013, Adam signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club FC Metz, joining their Under-19 set-up in the Championnat National youth competitions.[9] He had impressed the staff and coaches during his 10-day stint at Metz following his 45-day European tour which includes training spells at illustrious clubs such as Newcastle United, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid.[10] Despite offers of a one-year contract from Spanish club Atlético Madrid and Dutch club AFC Ajax, Adam chose to sign for FC Metz as he liked what he saw and experienced, and was impressed with the quality of its renowned youth academy. The FAS provided financial assistance to the tune of S$200,000 from its Football Development Fund for Adam's education in France.[11]

Adam Swandi was nominally included in the 24-man Courts Young Lions squad which travelled to Turkey for a series of friendly matches in January 2014.[12]

Young Lions

Adam signed for Courts Young Lions for the 2015 S.League season.[13]

Adam scored his first career professional goal in a S.League match in a 1-2 defeat to Warriors FC.[14]

International career

In May 2013 Adam, was called up to the national squad by new Singapore national coach Bernd Stange for friendlies against Myanmar and Laos.[15] [16]

He made his first international appearance aged 17 years and 143 days when he came on as a second-half substitute in place of Indra Sahdan in the friendly against Myanmar on 4 June 2013. His first start came against Laos on 11 October 2013.[17]

Personal life

Adam was born to father Swandi Kitto and mother Hamidah Dasuki in 1996. His father was a former Singapore international striker in the 1980s.[18] He started training under former Singapore goalkeeper Yaacob Hashim at the age of 4 with boys older than him.

Adam graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2010.[19]

Career statistics

International

As of 5 March 2014
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201340
201400
Total40

U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 May 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Laos4-1 5-1 U23 International Friendly

Honours

Club

International

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ↑ http://lioncitycup.com/?p=97
  3. ↑ "Singapore NFA U15 attains 4th place in AFF U16 Championships". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ↑ http://lioncitycup.com/?p=169
  5. ↑ http://lioncitycup.com/?p=173
  6. ↑ "FAS Centre of Excellence U14/U16/U18 League 2012". Football OPOD. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Six of Sports School's best earn Niigata stint". S.League. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Albirex want another look at Adam". The New Paper. 28 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Adam Swandi signs for FC Metz". Goal. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Adam Swandi secures two-year contract with FC Metz". aXrossTheLine. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "More to follow in Adam's footsteps". The New Paper. 24 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Courts Young Lion's training camp in Turkey". S.League. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Aide: We Will Not Give Up Search For Win Steinebrunner Slams Team In Rare Outburst". S.League. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Courts Young Lion's training camp in Turkey". S.League. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Starlet Adam Swandi named in latest Singapore squad". Goal. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Adam earns call-up to Lions squad". Today.
  17. ↑ "Wasteful Lions edge Laos in slender victory". Goal. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Everybody loves Adam". The New Paper. 28 November 2011.
  19. ↑ "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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