Adam Asghar

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Adam Asghar
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
(Under-21 lead coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Motherwell 0 (0)
2013 → Dumbarton (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2016 Alloa Athletic 6 (0)
2015 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Annan Athletic 11 (1)
2018–2019 Clydebank ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Adam Asghar (born 26 July 1994) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently U-21 lead coach at Championship side Southampton.

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As a player, Asghar had spells with Motherwell, Alloa Athletic, Annan Athletic and Clydebank, as well as Dumbarton and East Stirlingshire on loan.

Early life

Asghar was born in Glasgow on 26 July 1994. He is of partial Pakistani descent through his father, Tony Asghar, who was a youth footballer at Rangers in the 1980s before becoming a police officer and football agent. His mother is an ethnic Scot. [1]

Playing career

A product of the Motherwell youth system, Asghar was a regular for the under-20 side in the 2012-13 season. On 29 March 2013, Asghar joined Scottish First Division side Dumbarton on loan till the end of the season. [2] On 20 May 2013, it was confirmed that Asghar would not have his Motherwell contract extended, making him a free agent. [3] In September 2013, he went on trial at Greenock Morton, playing in reserve matches against East Stirlingshire and Dundee. [4]

He signed for Alloa Athletic in July 2014. [5] On 4 March 2015, Asghar signed for East Stirlingshire on a one-month loan. [6]

Ashgar left Alloa at the end of the 2015–16 season, signing for Annan Athletic in July 2016. [7] He left Annan in the 2017 close season. [8] After a spell playing and coaching in the United States, he joined junior club Clydebank as a trialist December 2017, prior to officially registering with the club at the beginning of 2018. [9] He was unable to remain regularly committed in the 2018–19 season due to changed work commitments, and subsequently left the club. [10]

Coaching career

Asghar holds a UEFA Elite Youth A coaching licence. He worked as a coach with Motherwell's under-16 and under-18 teams, and for the Scottish Football Association's Performance School programme at Braidhurst High School. In March 2019, he became senior academy head coach at Dundee United, where his father Tony Asghar was already sporting director. [11]

In October 2022, he moved to Championship side Sunderland as lead coach of the U-18 team. [12]

In October 2023, he left Sunderland to join Southampton as manager of the U-21 team. [13]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2012–13 0000000000
Dumbarton (loan) 2012–13 3000000030
Alloa Athletic 2014–15 1010102050
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2014–15 2000000020
Total60101020100

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  2. ↑ "DUMBARTON SWOOP FOR SPL YOUNGSTER". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton F.C. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Forthcoming squad changes". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 October 2013). "Gaston: Losing three was hard to take". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Ashgar makes Alloa move Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine , SPFL.
  6. ↑ "Adam Joins Shire". East Stirlingshire F.C. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Champman adds four more". Annan Athletic FC. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017". 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Thomas, Adam (6 December 2017). "Clydebank sign former Annan Athletic and Alloa Athletic midfielder". Clydebank Post. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Adam Asghar Player Profile". Bankies Archive. Clydebank F.C. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Roache, Ian (29 March 2019). "Sporting director Tony Asghar's son Adam appointed senior academy head coach at Dundee United". The Courier. Dundee. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. ↑ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/3768376/adam-asghar-joins-sunderland-dundee-united-exit/, Adam Asghar joins English Championship outfit following Dundee United exit, Dundee Courier, 8 October 2022
  13. ↑ "Asghar excited to lead Under-21s | Southampton FC | News". www.southamptonfc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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