Remember Freddy Adu, the once-anointed savior of soccer in the United States?His journey from Major League Soccer to Europe has been a well-documented tale of bad luck and frustrations. Now it looks like he may be moving to his third European side in as many years.
On December 29th, Adu was released from his contract by the new coach of his Portuguese club, Beleneses. Out of work, Adu now looks close to signing a deal with Greek side Aris FC.
In 2007 Adu, 20, signed a contract with Benfica, a giant of Portugese soccer. With chances at the club limited, he was shipped out to French side AS Monaco on loan. Failing to make a mark there, Adu was lent to Portuguese side Beleneses for the start of the 2009-10 season.
Aris just signed another American a few days ago, striker Eddie Johnson.
With Adu currently out of the fold for the 2010 World Cup, he should make the most of his new opportunity in Greece to make an impression on U.S. manager Bob Bradley. And I'm not just talking about trying to make it to South Africa; he needs to show that he belongs in the future of the U.S. soccer. Adu's talent is obvious, but it's just been a challenge for him to consistently get playing time in Europe to hone his skills.
Here are some higlights of Freddy in action:
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