Anthony Adur

Anthony Christopher Bahadur or Anthony Adur (born February 25, 1988) is a former Canadian professional soccer player who played as a forward.

Youth career Adur played soccer at the high school level while enrolled in St. Elizabeth Catholic High School. In his high school senior year in 2007, he helped the team produce an undefeated regular season. He played in the league's Provincial East U21 division and was named the MVP.

Club career

Early career While playing with Cruz Azul Shooters he was called up by the club's parent team the Italia Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season in the Southern Ontario circuit, he assisted Italia in securing a playoff berth by finishing third in their division. The Italians qualified for the championship final after defeating Toronto Croatia in the playoff semifinal round.

In the college offseason, he played in the American-based USL Premier Development League with the Toronto Lynx in the summer of 2008. After the conclusion of the PDL season, he returned to the CSL circuit to sign with the North York Astros. He helped the club clinch a postseason berth.

Asia In the winter of 2009, Adur was part of a team assembled by Rafael Carbajal that played in a friendly match in Singapore.

After a year in Singapore, he signed with Maccabi Haifa in Israel but was released six months later. He then moved to Thailand to sign with TOT S.C. where he spent two seasons. Following his time in Asia, he was linked with a move to the Egyptian side Ismaily SC but because of the civil unrest throughout the country, he left. While in the United States, he played in the National Premier Soccer League in 2013 with Zanesville Athletic.

In the fall of 2013, he received a trial with FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League. Following his successful trial, he officially secured a contract with Edmonton on August 1, 2013. He debuted for Edmonton on August 11, 2013, against the San Antonio Scorpions. Adur left Edmonton once the season was finished. In Edmonton, he played in 8 matches.

In 2016, he returned to play with his former club the Shooters, renamed York Region Shooters. Throughout the season he appeared in 8 matches and recorded 2 goals. He helped York Region secure the league's first division title. In the preliminary round of the postseason, he contributed a goal in a 5–0 victory over Milton SC. Their playoff journey concluded after a 4–1 defeat in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City.

In 2021, he returned to the Ontario Soccer League to play with GS United.

International career In 2012, Adur entertained the option of representing the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in the country of his father's birth.

Honours

Italia/York Region Shooters CSL Championship: 2006 Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2016 Individual

Ontario Soccer League Provincial East U21 MVP: 2006