Anthony Adur

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Anthony Adur
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Adur in 2006
Personal information
Full name Anthony Christopher Bahadur
Date of birth (1988-02-25) February 25, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2005–2007 St. Elizabeth Catholic High School
2006 Cruz Azul Shooters
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Blue Raiders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Italia Shooters 5 (3)
2008 Toronto Lynx 11 (1)
2008 North York Astros
2009 Sengkang Punggol 21 (5)
2010 Maccabi Haifa
2010–2012 TOT
2013 Zanesville Athletic FC
2013–2014 FC Edmonton 8 (0)
2016 York Region Shooters 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Christopher Bahadur or Anthony Adur (born February 25, 1988) is a former Canadian professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Contents

Youth career

Adur played soccer at the high school level while enrolled in St. Elizabeth Catholic High School. [1] In his high school senior year in 2007, he helped the team produce an undefeated regular season. [1] He received the team's MVP award twice throughout his tenure at St. Elizabeth. [1]

In 2006, he began playing in the Ontario Soccer League the province's top amateur circuit with Cruz Azul Shooters. [2] He played in the league's Provincial East U21 division and was named the MVP. [2]

Adur played college soccer in 2008 with Lindsey Wilson College. [3]

Club career

Early career

While playing with Cruz Azul Shooters he was called up by the club's parent team the Italia Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League. [4] In his debut season in the Southern Ontario circuit, he assisted Italia in securing a playoff berth by finishing third in their division. [5] The Italians qualified for the championship final after defeating Toronto Croatia in the playoff semifinal round. [5] Adur played in the championship match, he scored the winning goal against the Serbian White Eagles. [6]

In the college offseason, he played in the American-based USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx in the summer of 2008. [7] [3] In total, he played in 11 matches and recorded 1 goal. [8] After the conclusion of the PDL season, he returned to the CSL circuit to sign with the North York Astros. He helped the club clinch a postseason berth. [9]

Asia

In the winter of 2009, Adur was part of a team assembled by Rafael Carbajal that played in a friendly match in Singapore. [10] Shortly after on February 3, 2009, he received a contract from Sengkang Punggol of the Singaporean S. League. [11] [12]

After a year in Singapore, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in Israel but was released six months later. [10] He then moved to Thailand to sign with TOT S.C. where he spent two seasons. [13] Following his time in Asia, he was linked with a move to the Egyptian side Ismaily SC but because of the civil unrest throughout the country, he left. [10]

North America

In 2012, he returned to the North American continent where he trained with MLS side Columbus Crew during his free agency. [14] While in the United States, he played in the National Premier Soccer League in 2013 with Zanesville Athletic. [15]

In the fall of 2013, he received a trial with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League. [16] Following his successful trial, he officially secured a contract with Edmonton on August 1, 2013. [17] [18] He debuted for Edmonton on August 11, 2013, against the San Antonio Scorpions. [19] [20] Adur left Edmonton once the season was finished. [21] [22] In Edmonton, he played in 8 matches. [23]

In 2016, he returned to play with his former club the Shooters, renamed York Region Shooters. [7] Adur recorded his first goal of the season on August 28, 2016, against FC Ukraine United. [24] Throughout the season he appeared in 8 matches and recorded 2 goals. [25] He helped York Region secure the league's first division title. [26] In the preliminary round of the postseason, he contributed a goal in a 5–0 victory over Milton SC. [27] [28] Their playoff journey concluded after a 4–1 defeat in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City. [29]

In 2021, he returned to the Ontario Soccer League to play with GS United. [30]

International career

In 2012, Adur entertained the option of representing the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in the country of his father's birth. [31]

Honours

Italia/York Region Shooters

Individual

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