Adam Saad

Adam Saad
Personal information
Full name	Adam Saad
Date of birth	23 July 1994
Original team(s)	Coburg (VFL)
Draft	No. 25. 2014 Rookie Draft selection (Gold Coast)
Height / weight	178 cm / 74 kg
Position(s)	Half-back flank
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	42
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–	Gold Coast	26 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
22under22 team: 2015 2015 AFL Rising Star nominee

Adam Saad (born 23 July 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Saad made his debut for the Suns in Round 1 of the 2015 season and kicked one goal. Renowned for his precise ball use by foot and ability to break the lines and cut angles to evade opponents, he was chosen at pick #25 in the 2015 Rookie draft from the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In Round 5, 2015 Saad was nominated for the Rising Star after his teams win over the Brisbane Lions where he had 26 touches.

Coburg Football Club

Saad joined Coburg in 2013 following an TAC Cup stint with the Calder Cannons. After struggling between Senior and Development level football, he established himself as one of the VFL's leading small defenders, winning the Coburg best and fairest award in 2014 sharing in a tie with Daniel Venditti, and was named in the 2014 VFL Team of the Year.^[1] His strong form and State Combine testing led him to being drafted to the Gold Coast Suns with pick 25 in the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft.

Personal life

Saad is one of two practising Muslims currently in the Australian Football League, alongside Bachar Houli.

References

1. Ractliffe, Damien (3 December 2014). "Coburg flyer Adam Saad headed to Gold Coast after being chosen in rookie draft". Moreland Leader.

External links

• Adam Saad's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
• Adam Saad's statistics from AFL Tables