Law Adam
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Adam | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Date of death | 15 May 1941 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Surabaya, Dutch East Indies | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1927 | HVV | ||
| 1927–1933 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1933 | HVV | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
| 1930–1931 | Netherlands | 11 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lawrence "Law" Adam (11 June 1908 – 15 May 1941) was a Dutch-Swiss football player who played as a forward. He was born in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies and died in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.[1] Law Adam is reportedly the first European footballer to use the Scissors move, also known as the step over, earning the nickname "Adam the Scissorsman" in the 1920s and 1930s.[2]
Adam started his football career for HVV Den Haag in the Netherlands. At the age of 19, he started his study in Zürich, where he played for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He made his debut for Switzerland in a match against Austria in 1929.[3] The Dutch national team visited Switzerland a year later, and Adam was invited to play for his native Netherlands. Switzerland won the match 6–3.[3][4] Law Adam would play eleven matches for the Netherlands, scoring six goals.[3] He scored both goals in the 2–0 victory of the Netherlands over Germany in Düsseldorf in 1932.[3][5]
In the spring of 1933, Adam returned to HVV Den Haag, but heart problems forced him to end his career a few months later, at the age of 24.