Sayed Mohamed Adnan

Sayed Mohamed Adnan (Arabic: سيد محمد عدنان; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for Al Hidd.

Sayed Mohamed Adnan
Sayed Mohamed Adnan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Sayed Mohamed Adnan Mahfoodh Mohamed
Date of birth (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983
Place of birth Malkiya, Bahrain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al Hidd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Malkiya 35 (3)
2005–2011 Al-Khor[1] 149 (33)
2011–2012 Brisbane Roar 24 (1)
2012–2013 Al-Arabi (Kuwait) 35 (7)
2013–2014 Al-Arabi (Qatar) 12 (2)
2014–2016 Al Hidd
2016–2017 → Al Ahli (loan)
2017–2018 Al Manama
2018– Al Hidd
International career‡
2004–2016 Bahrain 97[2] (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2016

International career

He was a member of the Bahrain national football team starting from 2004.[2] In 2009, he was nominated for the Asian Player of The Year award.[3]

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.

Club career

Brisbane Roar, Australia

On 17 July 2011, it was reported in the Australian media that Adnan was on trial with 2010-11 A-League Champions Brisbane Roar.[4] On 16 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with the club.[5] Adnan scored his first goal for Brisbane from a free-kick against Sydney FC.[6] 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.[7]

Al Arabi Kuwait

On 28 July 2012, it was reported on the Al Arabi Sporting Club website that Adnan signed a one-year deal worth US$500,000 to play for the Kuwaiti Premier League side.[8]

Al Arabi Qatar

On 28 May 2013, he signed a deal with the Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi.[9]

Al-Hidd Bahrain

In 2014–2016, he played for top flight Al-Hidd Sports and Cultural Club in Bahrain.

Al Ahli Dohar

He played for Al Ahli in 2016–2017.

2011 detention for dissent in Bahrain

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.[3][10]

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.[11] 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 football. Suspension by FIFA could prevent Bahrain participating in Asian Olympic Games qualifying round match.

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.[12] 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.[13]

References
  1. "QSL Official website – Player profile".
  2. Roberto Mamrud (28 August 2019). "Sayed Mohamed Adnan Mahfood Husain - International Appearances". RSSSF.
  3. "As F1 returns to Bahrain, footballers languish in jail", by James Montague, CNN, 6 June 2011. accessed 16 June 2011
  4. "Bahrani defender's chance to Roar". www.couriermail.com.au. 16 July 2011.
  5. "Bahraini international Sayed Mohamed Adnan signs one-year deal with Brisbane Roar". Courier Mail. 16 August 2011.
  6. "Sky News Australia - Sport Article". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  7. "Bahraini defender Mohamed Adnan to return home to family". Herald Sun. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  8. "أحمد هايل : فضلت العربي لتعطشه للبطولات". www.arabiclub.net.
  9. "SAYED SIGNS FOR AL ARABI". Qatar Stars League official site. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  10. Montague, James (8 February 2019). "The lost kingdom: the Hakeem al-Araibi affair has confirmed the end of the unifying dream of Bahraini football" (March 2019). The Blizzard: The Football Quarterly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "Bahrain player sentenced for protesting", ESPN (Sourced by the AP, 23 June 2011, accessed 24 June 2011
  12. "FIFA wants info on Bahrain arrests", Associated Press report at ESPN Soccer website, 24 June 2011, accessed 24 June 2011
  13. "Announcement by the military prosecuter [sic]", Bahrain News Agency website, 29 June 2011, accessed 29 June 2011
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