John Adler

John Adler (born 10 December 1982) is a Brunanter football player, who currently plays with Standard FC as a forward. He formerly played with the national team.

First career in Brunant
Adler grew up in Grijzestad and joined the youth academy of the local club Grijzestad Strijders in 1991. He made his senior debut in November 2001, but mainly played for the Strijders' under-21 squad until Augustus 2002, when he was loaned out to FC Pieter II until mid-2004.

Upon his return to Grijzestad, Adler was a key player in the Strijders' starting eleven. They won the 2004-05 First League and the 2005 Supercup. Adler was top scorer of the 2006-07 First League with 21 goals, winning the Total Football Golden Flower award. In this period, Adler was one of the most popular Strijders players, winning the club's Player of the Year award in three consecutive seasons (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08).

France, Greece and Turkey
In July 2010, Adler joined French side Olympique de Marseille. With Marseille, Adler finished second in the Ligue 1, but won the Coupe de la Ligue and the Thropée des Champions in his first season in France. The Brunanter forward, however, was not a starting player and was mostly used as a benchwarmer for the 2011-12 season, when Marseille won the Coupe de la Ligue and the Trophée des Champions again.

In 2012, he joined Panathinaikos F.C. and spent one and a half season with the Greek club. In January 2013, he left Greece without winning any prizes and signed a contract with Antalyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Before the end of the 2012-13 season, Adler left the club.

Later career
From 2013-14, Adler spent one season at his former club the Strijders. He lost the 2013-14 Johan II Cup final to Dortmund SFC. After disappointing personal results and having little playing time due to competition in his position with other attackers such as Adrian Escude, Ali Hussein and Emad Nabil, Adler left the club in August 2014. He moved to Brezonde 1920 F.C. and in turn, Brezonde forward Georges Leclair joined the Strijders.

With Brezonde, Adler played in the Second League, but gained promotion to the First League again by finishing second in the 2015-16 Second League. After four seasons with the club, Adler left Brezonde.

In mid-2018, he joined Second League side Standard FC.

National team
From 1999-2003, Adler played with the national under-20 team. He made his debut for the national team in 2004, when he was selected to play at the WFC 2004. He substituted against Hungary, but did not play any other matches at the tournament.

From 2004-2013, Adler played 32 matches for the national team, scoring two goals.