Education
He completed the move with national team mate Abeiku Quansah.
He completed the move with national team mate Abeiku Quansah.
Club
= Early career and Nice Adu started his professional career in 2006 at local club Liberty Professionals F.C. On 23 September 2008 he moved from Liberty Professionals to French Ligue 1 club Office of Government Commerce Nice and signed a contract extending to 2011. On 26 March 2010 Adu went for a trial at Swedish club GAIS. Adu later signed a contract with Danish Superliga club Football Club Nordsjælland on 16 July 2010.
= Football Club Nordsjælland Adu quickly became an important player for Football Club Nordsjælland as he took a permanent position in the starting eleven. He played continuously in the league, cup and European competitions at his first season at the club
Subsequently the club qualified for the 2012-2013 Union of European Football Associations Champions League where Adu participated in all six group stage matches when Nordsjælland finished last in their group.
Halfway through the 2012-2013 season Adu transferred from Nordsjælland to Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge. = Club Brugge After transferring to Belgium Adu played fairly regularly during the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. However, during his second season at the club he played less regularly and was loaned to Norwegian newly promoted Tippeligaen club Stabæk until the summer of 2014.
= Malmö FF On 8 July 2014 reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF announced that they had signed Adu from Club Brugge as reinforcement for the clubs campaign to qualify for the 2014-2015 Union of European Football Associations Champions League.
The transfer was originally meant to be carried out on 1 August when Adu"s loan contract with Stabæk ran out, however Malmö FF has confirmed that they were in negotiations with Stabæk to acquire Adu when the Swedish transfer window opened on 15 July. At the same time it was also confirmed that Adu would wear the number 8 shirt at the club
On 24 July Stabæk announced that they had agreed to terminate the loan deal prematurely for a minor compensation from Malmö FF. Adu was a regular in the next Champions League campaign in 2015-2016 as Malmö FF once again qualified for the group stage. International
Adu represented the Ghana national under-17 team at the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-17 World Cup held in of Korea Republic and played six matches in the tournament.
Adu made 15 appearances for Malmö FF during the latter part of the 2014 season, helping the club defend their league title and qualify for the group stage of the 2014-2015 Union of European Football Associations Champions League.