Adam Porter

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Adam Porter
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Porter playing for Leek Town in 2025
Personal information
Full name Adam Matthew Porter [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Biddulph, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leek Town
Youth career
2009–2021 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Stoke City 0 (0)
2019 → Leek Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Altrincham (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Salford City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Truro City (loan) 16 (3)
2023–2024 Truro City 40 (7)
2024– Leek Town 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Adam Matthew Porter (born 8 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leek Town.

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Career

Porter was born in Biddulph and joined the Stoke City Academy from a young age. [2] He progressed through the youth teams and was made captain of the under-18 side by Kevin Russell. [2] In October 2019, he joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan, [3] where he made three appearances in all competitions. [4] He began to travel with the first team towards the end of the 2019–20 season and was named on the bench against Nottingham Forest. [2] Porter made his professional debut on 10 August 2021 in a EFL Cup match against Fleetwood Town. [5] On 5 November 2021 Porter joined National League side Altrincham on a four-week youth loan. [6] Porter made ten appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke. [7] Porter was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season, having spent 14 years at the club. [8]

Following his release from Stoke City, Porter signed for EFL League Two club Salford City. [9] On 21 October 2022, Porter joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Truro City on loan, [10] where he remained until February 2023. On the expiry of his contract with Salford City, Porter returned to Truro on a permanent basis ahead of the 2023–24 season, [11] and went on to make 40 appearances for the club in the National League South, scoring 7 goals. [12] In August 2024, he joined another previous loan club, Leek Town, recently promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22 [7] EFL Championship 000020—20
Leek Town (loan) 2019–20 [4] NPL Division One South East1000—2 [a] 030
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22 [7] [12] National League 8020—1 [a] 0110
Salford City 2022–23 [12] EFL League Two 0000001 [b] 010
Truro City (loan) 2022–23 [11] Southern League Premier South16300—00163
Truro City 2023–24 [12] National League South 40700—1 [a] 0417
Leek Town 2024–25 [14] NPL Division One West29220—4 [a] [c] 0352
Career total941240209010912
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who is Adam Porter? Teenager makes Stoke City bench at Nottingham Forest". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Highly-rated Stoke City teenager joins non-league promotion chasers on loan". stokesentinel.co.uk. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2019-2020". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Stoke City team news v Fleetwood as teen among four full debuts". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Altrincham move for Porter". Stoke City. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Games played by Adam Porter in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. ↑ "Midfielder announces Stoke City exit after 14 years at the club". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Introducing the 2022-23 EDS Squad". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "ADAM PORTER JOINS ON LOAN". www.trurocityfc.net. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Adam Porter: Truro City re-sign midfielder after Salford City exit". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Adam Porter at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Leek Town secure Porter from National League South side". Northern Premier League. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2024-2025". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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