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Drake Hadeed
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-11-21) 21 November 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Antigua and Barbuda
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Core
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2020 North Coast FC
2020–2023 West Ham United
2023 Columbus Crew
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Carolina Core 3 (0)
International career‡
2022– Antigua and Barbuda U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:02, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Drake Hadeed (born 21 November 2007) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for the Carolina Core FC in MLS Next Pro.[1] He plays as a striker.[2]

Club career

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Hadeed began his career with youth club North Coast FC in his native Antigua and Barbuda. In 2019, he enrolled in a school in England. For several years prior, he had split his time between his home and the European nation.[3] At age 12, he was invited to an eight-week trial with the West Ham United U18 team. During his first week with the club, Hadeed scored from outside the 18-yard box against Arsenal. Afterward, the club looked to sign the player immediately. Upon signing, he became the first young player from Antigua to sign for an England-based club in over a decade.[4] Hadeed would return to Antigua during the summer break to train with youth national team head coach Desmond Bleau.[5]

By 2023, Hadeed had left West Ham United and joined the MLS Next team of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.[6] During his first season with the team, he made thirteen combined appearances with the under-15 and under-17 sides, scoring one goal.[1] He also returned to training with North Coast United that summer.[7]

In October 2023, it was announced that Hadeed had signed for Carolina Core FC of MLS Next Pro, along with Aryeh Miller, for the 2024 season. The deal made the players the first-ever signings for the new club.[8][9] The deal was Hadeed's first professional contract.[10] On 21 March 2024 , in his second-ever professional appearance and first-ever start, Hadeed scored his first professional goal in a 2024 U.S. Open Cup victory over NoVa FC of the USL League Two. The 16-year-old's goal was the club's first-ever in the competition, scored eighteen minutes into the match.[11]

International career

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In summer 2022, Hadeed was included in Antigua and Barbuda's U20 squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[12] He made his debut in the team's second match, an eventual 0–3 defeat to Costa Rica, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute.[13][14] At age fourteen, he was the youngest player to compete in the tournament.[15][16]

Hadeed was called up to the senior national team for the first time in September 2023 for 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Guyana and Puerto Rico at age 15.[17][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ Baptiste, Neto. "Rogerson: North Coast FC focused on development". The Antigua Observer. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Antiguan Youngster Gets Nod from West Ham FC Academy". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ Baptiste, Neto. "Antiguan Youth Footballer Signs With West Ham FC". The Antigua Observer. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Young Footballers Take Part in Intense Training". Antigua/Barbuda Broadcasting Services. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Drake Hadeed scores in the 58' U15s Crew 3 - 0 Chula Vista". Columbus Crew Academy. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b Baptiste, Neto. "Football Association Names Benna Boys Squad For Guyana Clash". The Antigua Observer. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Carolina Core FC Soccer signs first two players with Drake Hadeed and Aryeh Miller from Greensboro, N.C. joining the corp of the Core". Greensboro Sports. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Greer (20 October 2023). "High Point native signs with Carolina Core FC". The High Point Express. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Hadeed signs professional football contract". Antigua.News. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Carolina Core FC Defeats Nova FC 3-2 in U.S. Open Cup First Round". Carolina Core FC. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ^ Knight, Carlena. "ABFA names U-20 squad to contest upcoming CONCACAF competition". The Antigua Observer. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ^ "La historia de Drake Hadeed, la joven promesa del West Ham United" (in Spanish). TUDN. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. ^ Rocca, Pablo. "Drake Hadeed, jugador de 14 años, debuta con Antigua y Barbuda en Premundial Sub-20" (in Spanish). TUDN. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ^ Rocco, Pablo (22 June 2022). "Drake Hadeed: con 14 años enfrentó a Costa Rica en el Premundial Concacaf" (in Spanish). futbolcentroamerica.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  16. ^ Gutierrez, Omar. "La "joyitas inglesas" que enfretara Honduras en el Pre-mundial Sub-20 de CONCACAF" (in Spanish). La Prensa. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  17. ^ Byron, Anglina. "Know squad of Antigua and Barbuda for CONCACAF Nations League 2023". The Associates Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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