National Under 20 defender Akeem Adams is definitely one of the key players on the current national team which is bidding to qualify for the 2011 Under 20 World Cup in Colombia.
He made his senior team debut at age 16 in 2008 against Jamaica in Kingston and has appeared at the Fifa Under-17 and Under-20 World Cups in 2007 and 2009.
He is eligible and returning in an attempt to steer Zoran Vranes’ team to another World Cup. Adams, currently in Venezuela for an invitational tournament, returned this week from a nine-day trial with American Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders and will be recalled to join the team for preseason in January 2011.
“As a young player, it was an exciting period in my career while on trial in Seattle. The nine days was action packed and I know for sure I benefitted from the experience.
The football was much faster than what I’m accustomed playing back home but that was useful and I thought I coped well. The coach told me he liked some aspects of my game and I will be going back for preseason in January,” said Adams.