Adam Saad

Adam Saad (born 23 July 1994) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

For the Ghanaian footballer, see Adam Saad (footballer, born 2004).

Adam Saad
Saad playing for Essendon
Personal information
Full name Adam Saad
Date of birth (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994
Original team(s) Coburg (VFL)
Draft No. 25, 2015 rookie draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Half-back flank
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 42
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2017 Gold Coast 048 (3)
2018–2020 Essendon 061 (5)
2021– Carlton 000 (0)
Total 109 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

As a junior he previously played for West Coburg Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. Saad joined Coburg in 2013 following a TAC Cup stint with the Calder Cannons. After appearing to struggle 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 2015 rookie draft.

AFL career

Saad made his debut for the Gold Coast Football Club in round 1 of the 2015 season and kicked one goal. In round 5, 2015 Saad was nominated for the Rising Star after his team's win over the Brisbane Lions where he had 26 touches. At the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season, Saad requested and was granted a trade to Essendon. Essendon sent their future second round to the Gold Coast.

At Essendon he showed his durability by only missing one game in three seasons, he slotted into the backline, he used his pace to full effort and was inventive on moving the ball forward. He finished in 2019 in claiming third place for the club's Crichton Medal.

Saad requested a trade to Carlton.[2] He was traded on 11 November.[3]

Personal life

Saad is one of two practising Muslims currently in the Australian Football League, alongside Bachar Houli. He is of Lebanese descent.[4]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2015 Gold Coast42161212115127266440.10.17.69.417.04.12.8
2016 Gold Coast421002757615136250.00.27.57.615.13.62.5
2017 Gold Coast42222719417136578500.10.38.87.816.63.52.3
2018 Essendon42220319917837756550.00.19.08.117.12.52.5
2019 Essendon42223023914938862750.10.010.96.817.62.83.4
2020 Essendon42172120211932149340.10.111.97.018.92.92.0
Career 109 8 15 1030 844 1874 347 283 0.1 0.2 9.4 7.7 17.1 3.2 2.6

References
  1. Ractliffe, Damien (3 December 2014). "Coburg flyer Adam Saad headed to Gold Coast after being chosen in rookie draft". Moreland Leader.
  2. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-06/adam-saad-requests-trade-to-carlton-essendon-confirms/12737084
  3. @AFL_House (10 November 2020). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/my-family-and-my-religion-is-everything-fast-break-with-adam-saad-20190531-p51t9b.html
  5. "Adam Saad". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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