Brisbane Roar can officially confirm the departure of Bahraini defender Mohamed Adnan from the club.
Brisbane Roar can officially confirm the departure of Bahraini defender Mohamed Adnan from the club.
The 29-year-old chose not to return to Australia after the off-season break, opting to stay in the Middle East and citing family as the key factor in his decision-making.
Brisbane Roar Head Coach Rado Vidosic thanked Adnan for his season-long contribution to the club in which he made 30 appearances and scored one spectacular goal – a memorable free-kick in the dying stages against Sydney FC at Suncorp Stadium.
“Mohamed has moved on,” Vidosic said, after the team-s first day of pre-season training.
“He has decided to stay in the Gulf Region, I am not sure where he-ll be playing yet but we wish him all the best.
“He was a very important part of our team last season and we will try to replace him – we-ve still got a couple of overseas spots left to fill.”
Other departed members of the Brisbane squad include Andrew Redmayne (Melbourne Heart), Matt Mundy (Rochedale Rovers, Brisbane Premier League) and Issey Nakajima-Farran (AEK Larnica, Cyprus).
With the addition of new boy Ben Halloran, the Roar now have 19 contracted Hyundai A-League players with two foreign visa spots left to fill.
