Mohamed Adnan

Personal information
Full name	Sayed Mohamed Adnan Mahfoodh Mohamed
Date of birth	) 5 February 1983 (age 30)
Place of birth	Malé, Maldives[1]
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Malkiya(Bahrin)	35	(3)
2005–2011	Al-Khor(Qatar)[2]	149	(33)
2011–2012	Brisbane Roar	24	(1)
2012–2013	Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)	35	(7)
National team‡
2004–	Bahrain	66	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2012

Sayed Mohamed Adnan (Arabic: سيد محمد عدنان‎; born February 5, 1983) is a Bahrani footballer.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Brisbane Roar 1.2 Al Arabi 2 2011 detention 3 International career 4 National team career statistics 4.1 Goals for Senior National Team 5 Honours 5.1 Individual 5.2 Brisbane Roar 6 External links 7 References

Club career

Brisbane Roar

On 17 July 2011, it was reported in the Australian media that Adnan was on trial with 2010-11 A-League Champions Brisbane Roar.^[3] On 16 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the club.^[4] Adnan scored his first goal for Brisbane from a free-kick against Sydney FC.^[5] On 9 July 2012, it was announced that Adnan would not be extending his contract with Brisbane and that he would return home to his family in Bahrain.^[6]

Al Arabi

On 28 July 2012, it was reported on the Al Arabi Sporting Club website that Adnan signed a one-year deal worth $500,000USD to play for the Kuwaiti Premier League side.^[7]

2011 detention

On 5 April 2011, along with members of the Bahrain national football team A'ala and Mohamed Hubail, Sayed Mohamed Adnan was arrested by the Bahraini authorities, who claimed that the footballers had taken part in "illegal, violent protests". Local human rights activists maintained that the three footballers, together with more than 150 other sportsmen, women and administrators, had been targeted for punishment because they had been involved in protests against the government.^[8]

On 23 June, it was announced that Mohamed Hubail had been secretly tried and sentenced to two years in prison by the Bahraini special security court established under the martial law regime imposed in March 2011.^[9] On 24 June FIFA, the world football governing body, announced that it had asked the Bahraini football authorities to provide information about cases of players detained during political protests.

Following allegations of government interference in the sport after Mohammed Hubail's prison sentence and the suspension of over 150 athletes, coaches and referees for taking part in anti-government protests, Bahrain faced a ban from world soccer. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round matche.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, the trials appeared to bear the marks of political persecution and there were serious concerns that the due process rights of the defendants were not respected.^[10] On 29 June 2011 the Bahrain News Agency reported that the Bahrain Defence Force military public prosecutor had announced that "defendants involved at medical and sport crimes" had been released, but trials would continue in accordance with Bahraini legal procedures.^[11]

International career

He is a member of the Bahrain national football team. In the final round of the 2010 World Cup Qualifications he missed a crucial penalty against New Zealand which left the whole nation in sadness after just missing out on the FIFA World Cup for the second time in succession. In 2009 he was nominated for the Asian Player of The Year award.^[8]

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	October 13, 2004	Damascus, madrid	Syria	2-2	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
	December 3, 2004	Manama, madrid	Latvia	2-2	Draw	Friendly
	May 27, 2005	Riyadh, spain	Saudi Arabia	1-1	Draw	Friendly
	August 3, 2005	Manama, spain	Turkmenistan	5-0	Won	Friendly
	August 7, 2005	Manama, madrid	Iraq	2-2	Draw	Friendly
	June 2, 2008	Bangkok, barcelona	Thailand	3-2	Won	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
	August 29, 2008	Abu Dhabi, kw	United Arab Emirates	3-2	Won	Friendly
	August 29, 2008	Abu Dhabi, kw	United Arab Emirates	3-2	Won	Friendly
	January 4, 2009	q8, Oman	Iraq	3-1	Won	2009 Gulf Cup of Nations
	August 31, 2009	Manama, lol	Iran	4-2	Won	Friendly

Honours

Individual

• Runner-up world Footballer of the Year: 2009.

Brisbane Roar

• A-League Championship: 2011-12
• Fans' Goal of the Year 2011-12: Brisbane Roar V Sydney FC, 14/01/12

External links

• Player profile

References

Persondata
Name	Adnan, Sayed Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description	Bahrani football player
Date of birth	February 5, 1983
Place of birth	Maldives
Date of death
Place of death