Adam Ozeri (born March 7, 1998) is an American professional

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player who plays as an

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for

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of the Colombian

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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

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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

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. February 2019 saw Ozeri depart on loan to Brazilian Série D outfit Boavista. After featuring four times, including twice against

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, for Boavista, Ozeri went back to Ferro Carril Oeste ahead of the 2019–20 campaign in

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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

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on loan, making 12 appearances for the team in

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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

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for the subsequent month's Stevan Vilotic Tournament in

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, Serbia. He also made Friedel's squad for a training camp in the succeeding November.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozeri, Adam 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