Adam Docker (footballer)

Adam Luke Docker (born 17 November 1985) is an English former footballer who is now a restaurateur. In 2007, Docker was called up for Pakistan,[2] where he used the name of Adam Karim.[3]

Adam Karim
Personal information
Full name Adam Karim
Date of birth (1985-11-17) 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

Born to an Asian 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

In October 2007, Docker was called up by Pakistan. He was an unused substitute in a 2010 FIFA World Cup group play-off match against Iraq.[15]

Personal life

In 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.[16]

Docker runs a restaurant in Manchester.[17]

References
  1. "1st Team Statistics". FCUM in Russia. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. "Docker gets International Call". Welsh Premier League. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. "Call Up for Amjad and Adam". Asian Image. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  4. "Welsh Premier career details for Adam Docker". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  5. "Champions of the North West". Islamic Times. 28 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  6. "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.
  7. "Adam Karim guides Canaries FC to Asian Community Cup win at Stamford Bridge". Football Pakistan. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  8. "Win boost for City". Salford Advertiser. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  9. "More Ins And Outs at City". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  10. "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.
  11. "Evo-Stik News & Reviews". Evo-Stik League. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  12. "Player Profile: Adam Karim". Chadderton FC. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  13. "Latest News". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  14. "1st Team Statistics". Ashton United FC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  15. "Iraq 0 Pakistan 0". FIFA. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  16. "Kokorin and Mamayev beat driver of FSB former deputy director's ex-wife". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
  17. "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.
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