Law Adam

Law Adam
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Adam
Date of birth (1908-06-11)11 June 1908
Place of birth Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies
Date of death 15 May 1941(1941-05-15) (aged 32)
Place of death Surabaya, Dutch East Indies
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927 HVV
19271933 Grasshoppers
1933 HVV
International career
1929 Switzerland 1 (0)
19301931 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. 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.