Freddy Adu: Trevor Moawad Talks About the Career of the U.S. Soccer Player

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Published: February 10, 2011

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Since he entered MLS as the youngest American athlete to sign a contract with a professional sports team, a lot has been said about Freddy Adu—some of it good, some of it bad.

Adu has had some highs and some seemingly low lows. He’s bounced around from club to club, unable to establish himself anywhere.

Still, he’s only 21 years old, so there’s still time for him to make his mark. During the winter transfer window he was loaned out to Rizespor, a club in the second level of Turkey’s soccer system. With this new opportunity, another chapter in Adu’s career begins.

I had an opportunity to talk to Trevor Moawad, Director of Performance at IMG Academy, who worked with Adu when he was a student at the Academy and still keeps in touch with him.

Moawad has spent a lot of time working with Adu and watching him play. He chose to give his own personal opinion and insight on his experiences with Adu, what he thinks has happened to him in his career and what he thinks is still to come.



In what ways have you worked with Freddy?

I handled mental training for all the 1984 and 1988 teams, and now I’m Director of Performance. I still do college and professional football and work with programs like the University of Alabama and Florida.

I’ve known Freddy for 10 years and I stay in touch with a number of players that came through the residency program. There’s a lot of different things out there. My perception is don’t put a period where there should be a comma, whenever there are young athletes trying.

I think the situation with Freddy is much more complicated than people know, and when you’re going on loan it’s a complicated process. I think there are a lot of teams that have had interest but it’s not always easy to get things done or sorted out when you’re dealing with the complex world of European soccer.

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