Adam Asghar
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adam Asghar
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height =
| currentclub = Southampton
(Under-21 lead coach)
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = Motherwell
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = → Dumbarton (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = Alloa Athletic
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → East Stirlingshire (loan)
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = Annan Athletic
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018–2019
| clubs6 = Clydebank
| caps6 = ?
| goals6 = ?
| club-update = 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.
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.{{cite news |last1=Pattullo |first1=Alan |title=Interview: Tony Asghar denies 'untoward' dealings at Dundee United |url=https://www.scotsman.com/regions/interview-tony-asghar-denies-untoward-dealings-dundee-united-112644 |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=The Scotsman |date=16 February 2019 |location=Edinburgh}}
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.{{cite news |title=DUMBARTON SWOOP FOR SPL YOUNGSTER |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4403 |work=dumbartonfootballclub.com |publisher=Dumbarton F.C. |date=29 March 2013 |access-date=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410181232/http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4403 |archive-date=10 April 2013 }} On 20 May 2013, it was confirmed that Asghar would not have his Motherwell contract extended, making him a free agent.{{cite news |title=Forthcoming squad changes |url=http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2013/05/20/forthcoming-squad-changes/ |publisher=Motherwell F.C. |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=20 May 2013 }} In September 2013, he went on trial at Greenock Morton, playing in reserve matches against East Stirlingshire and Dundee.{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/morton/articles/2013/10/09/474260-gaston-losing-three-was-hard-to-take-/|title=Gaston: Losing three was hard to take|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell|date=9 October 2013|access-date=9 October 2013}}
He signed for Alloa Athletic in July 2014.[http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/ashgar-makes-alloa-move/ Ashgar makes Alloa move] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811235044/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/ashgar-makes-alloa-move/ |date=11 August 2014 }}, SPFL. On 4 March 2015, Asghar signed for East Stirlingshire on a one-month loan.{{cite web|title=Adam Joins Shire|url=http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2015/03/04/adam-joins-shire/|publisher=East Stirlingshire F.C.|date=4 March 2015|access-date=4 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402094011/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2015/03/04/adam-joins-shire/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=usurped}}
Ashgar left Alloa at the end of the 2015–16 season, signing for Annan Athletic in July 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.annanathleticfc.com/chapman-adds-four-more/ |title=Champman adds four more. |publisher=Annan Athletic FC |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016}} He left Annan in the 2017 close season.{{cite news |title=Scottish League Two ins and out - summer 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40606058 |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=1 September 2017}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Adam |title=Clydebank sign former Annan Athletic and Alloa Athletic midfielder |url=https://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/sport/15705484.clydebank-sign-former-annan-athletic-and-alloa-athletic-midfielder/ |access-date=21 May 2019 |work=Clydebank Post |date=6 December 2017 }} He was unable to remain regularly committed in the 2018–19 season due to changed work commitments, and subsequently left the club.{{cite news |title=Adam Asghar Player Profile |url=https://www.clydebankfc.co.uk/player.php?id=1149 |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=Bankies Archive |publisher=Clydebank F.C.}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Roache |first1=Ian |title=Sporting director Tony Asghar's son Adam appointed senior academy head coach at Dundee United |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/dundee-united/859661/sporting-director-tony-asghars-son-adam-appointed-senior-academy-head-coach-at-dundee-united/ |access-date=21 May 2019 |work=The Courier |date=29 March 2019 |location=Dundee}}
In October 2022, he moved to Championship side Sunderland as lead coach of the U-18 team.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
In October 2023, he left Sunderland to join Southampton as manager of the U-21 team.{{Cite web |title=Asghar excited to lead Under-21s {{!}} Southampton FC {{!}} News |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/asghar-excited-to-lead-under-21s |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=www.southamptonfc.com |language=en-gb}}
Career statistics
{{updated|20 April 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Club
! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="2" | League ! colspan="2" | Cup ! colspan="2" | League Cup ! colspan="2" | Other ! colspan="2" | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Motherwell
| 2012–13 | 0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Dumbarton (loan)
| 2012–13 | 3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | Alloa Athletic
| 2014–15 | 1||0||1||0||1||0||2||0||5||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan=1 | East Stirlingshire (loan)
| 2014–15 | 2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Motherwell F.C. players
Category:Dumbarton F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Category:East Stirlingshire F.C. players
Category:Annan Athletic F.C. players
Category:Clydebank F.C. players
Category:Scottish Junior Football Association players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Motherwell F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Southampton F.C. non-playing staff
Category:British Asian footballers
Category:Scottish people of Pakistani descent