Adam Luke Docker (born 17 November 1985) is an English former footballer who is now a restaurateur. Born in England, Docker plays for the Pakistan national football team. In 2007, Docker was called up for Pakistan,[2] where he used the name of Adam Karim.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Luke Docker | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Bangor City | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Chorley | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Porthmadog | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Salford City | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC United of Manchester[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Chadderton | 1 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Ashton United | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Stranraer F.C. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2013 | |||
Club career
editBorn to a British Pakistani father and English mother, Karim began his professional football career with Bury, later joining Altrincham for a few months but then joined Bangor City in the 2005–06 season. He was released at the end of the 2006–07 season despite being a fairly impressive performer. He later joined Chorley, but in September 2007 linked up again with his former Bangor manager Clayton Blackmore when he joined Porthmadog.[4] At the same time, he was also playing for Rochdale club Asia F.C.[5]
Docker parted company with Porthmadog in 2008. In late 2009 he was playing for Canaries FC in the Lancashire Evening Post Sunday football league[6] and captained them to victory in the Asian Community Cup final held at Stamford Bridge.[7]
In February 2010, Docker joined Salford City[8] but after a short period asked to be released[9] and subsequently joined FC United of Manchester.[10] He played one match for the club, coming on as a substitute. He later joined Chadderton in November 2010,[11] scoring in the one and only match he played for the club.[12] Docker then joined Ashton United in November 2010.,[13] playing 3 games in February 2011.[14]
International call-up
editIn October 2007, Docker was called up by Pakistan.[15] He was an unused substitute in a 2010 FIFA World Cup group play-off match against Iraq.[16]
Personal life
editIn July 2017 he married Russian TV presenter Olga Ushakova in Cyprus, who has daughters from a previous relationship in addition to two daughters she and Docker have together, born in 2018 and 2020.[17]
Docker runs a restaurant in Manchester.[18]
References
edit- ^ "1st Team Statistics". FCUM in Russia. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Docker gets International Call". Welsh Premier League. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Call Up for Amjad and Adam". Asian Image. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Welsh Premier career details for Adam Docker". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Champions of the North West". Islamic Times. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Another Washout as only 2 Games Survive". Lancashire Evening Post Sunday Football League. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Adam Karim guides Canaries FC to Asian Community Cup win at Stamford Bridge". Football Pakistan. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Win boost for City". Salford Advertiser. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "More Ins And Outs at City". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "United aiming for five in a row". FC United of Manchester. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Evo-Stik News & Reviews". Evo-Stik League. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Player Profile: Adam Karim". Chadderton FC. Retrieved 11 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Latest News". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1st Team Statistics". Ashton United FC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2 February 2011). "A history of football in Pakistan — Final part". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Iraq 0 Pakistan 0". FIFA. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ "Kokorin and Mamayev beat driver of FSB former deputy director's ex-wife". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Karims reopens as Rosso after £1.5m refit". Crain's Manchester Business. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
External links
edit- FCUM Old Boys player profile
- Welsh Prem record Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine