Adam Ozeri (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional
soccer
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player who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
for
Patriotas Boyacá
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History
Patriotas was founded i ...
of the Colombian
Categoría Primera A
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.
Club career
Ozeri started his youth career in his homeland with Manhattan Kickers, before switching to TSF Academy soon after.
Ozeri would eventually head to Spain with
Cornellà, notably finishing as top goalscorer in 2014 for the U15s of the
Catalonia
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-based club.
After leaving Cornellà, Ozeri headed to Argentina with
Racing Club.
After time in their youth, he moved over to
Banfield's system.
In mid-2016, Ozeri was signed by Peru's Alianza Lima; though would see no senior action.
In 2017, Ozeri sealed a return to Argentina with
Ferro Carril Oeste
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.
February 2019 saw Ozeri depart on loan to Brazilian
Série D outfit
Boavista.
After featuring four times, including twice against
Gaúcho
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, for Boavista, Ozeri went back to Ferro Carril Oeste ahead of the 2019–20 campaign in
Primera B Nacional
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.
His first appearance subsequently arrived, as he played the full duration of a 2–1 defeat away to
Estudiantes on September 13.
In 2020, Ozeri joined
Orlando City B
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on loan, making 12 appearances for the team in
USL League One
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.
In February 2021, Ozeri joined
Patriotas.
International career
2014 saw Ozeri participate in training camps with both Israel and the United States at youth level.
In August 2016, Ozeri was called up to the latter's U19s by
Brad Friedel
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Friedel played 84 games for the United States national team between 1992 and 2005, and represented his country at ...
for the subsequent month's Stevan Vilotic Tournament in
Subotica
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, Serbia.
He also made Friedel's squad for a training camp in the succeeding November.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Soccer players from New York City
American men's soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
American expatriate men's soccer players
American people of Israeli descent
UE Cornellà players
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Club Alianza Lima footballers
Ferro Carril Oeste footballers
Boavista Sport Club players
Orlando City B players
Patriotas Boyacá footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Primera Nacional players
USL League One players
Categoría Primera A players
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
American expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
American expatriate sportspeople in Peru
American expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
American expatriate sportspeople in Colombia