Hafiz Adams

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Hafiz Adams
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Real Tamale United
Number 31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Wa All Stars 71+ (1)
2018–2022 Aduana Stars 88 (2)
2022– Real Tamale United 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023

Hafiz Adams (born 12 July 1992) [1] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ghanaian Premier League side Real Tamale United. He previously played for and captained Wa All Stars to their first league title in 2016. [2] [3]

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Career

Wa All Stars

Adams started his career in his home town club Wa All Stars, now Legon Cities FC, graduating from the youth side to captain the club. [2] [4] He spent eight seasons with the club, from 2009 to 2017. [4] [2] During the 2016 season, he played 28 out of 30 league matches helping them to secure their first ever league title, making it the first time a team from Northern Ghana won a league title. [5] [6] [7] He served as club captain during that season till he left in 2017. [2] [8] [7] He went on and played 16 league matches in the 2017 season. [9] In November 2017, after an impressive season, Adams was linked with a move to then League Champions Aduana Stars. [5] [10]

Aduana Stars

On 6 December 2017, Adams joined Dormaa-based side Aduana Stars ahead of the GHALCA Top 8 competition as the club also sort to bolster their squad before the start of the 2018 CAF Champions league. [3] [11] [12] He signed a three-year deal with the club after successful negotiations and passing his mandatory medicals. [13] [12] [3] He was expected to serve as the replacement for Aduana's long serving right-back Godfred Saka, who had moved to Nigerian club Enyimba FC. [3] [11] During 2018 Ghanaian Premier League season, he played 11 matches and scored a goal. [9] In the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, he played 11 matches. [9]

During the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, he played 5 matches before the league was brought to a halt as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the league set to restart he made the squad list for the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League season. [14] In December 2020, Adams signed a short-term one-year extension contract with the club, which was to keep him at the club till the end of the 2020–21 season. [15] On 18 January 2021, he was adjudged the man of the match after an impressive display in helping his team to a 2–1 victory after goals from Yahaya Mohammed and Fatawu Abdulrahaman over his former club Legon Cities. [16]

Personal life

Adams is a native of Wa. He is devout Muslim. [17]

Honours

Wa All Stars

Aduana Stars

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  14. ↑ Benaiah Elorm and Al-Smith Gary (13 November 2020). "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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