| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Nicholas Senior [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ashton United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2021 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Chorley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Halifax Town | 88 | (9) |
| 2025– | Barnet | 23 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:49, 30 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Adam Nicholas Senior (born 20 January 2002) is an English professional football player as a defender for EFL League Two club Barnet. He can play at both a centre-back and right-back. [2]
Born in Bolton, Senior joined the youth academy of hometown club Bolton Wanderers, the club he grew up supporting. [3] On 31 August 2019, following major financial troubles that had forced the club to utilise youth players, Senior made his first team debut in a 5–0 away loss against Gillingham. [4] He signed his first professional deal with Bolton Wanderers on 15 May 2020, penning a one-year deal. [5] He scored his first goal on 6 October in a 2–1 defeat against Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Trophy. [6] On 19 May 2021 Bolton revealed he was contracted for the 2021–2022 season. [7]
On 1 October 2021, he joined Ashton United on loan for a month. [8] He made his debut a day later, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Warrington Town. [9] He scored his first goal for Ashton on 9 October, earning a point for them in a 1–1 draw against Gainsborough Trinity. [10] The loan was extended for a month on 3 November. [11] A week later however, Bolton recalled him from his loan [12] and sent him on loan to York City for a month instead. [13] He made his debut a day later, helping York get a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Curzon Ashton. [14] He was recalled from the loan on 9 December [15] and started the next Bolton match two days later in a 1–0 loss against Accrington Stanley. [16] On 25 January 2022, he joined Chorley on loan until the end of the season. [17] He made his debut the same day [18] and was named Man of the Match [19] in a 2–2 draw against Fylde. [20] On 3 March, he was recalled from his loan to provide extra defensive competition due to the absence of Gethin Jones. [21] On 3 May the club confirmed that they had offered him a new contract [22] which he signed on 14 June. [23] On 8 November 2022, he joined Telford United on loan for a month. [24] On 13 December, it was extended until 2 January. [25] He impressed during this loan spell, playing a total of 9 times, with Telford wanting to extend it even further — though Bolton instead decided to recall him. [26] Two weeks later, he joined National League side Halifax Town on a month's loan [27] which was later extended for another month [28] and then extended again to the end of the season. [29] On 25 May 2023, he was announced as one of five B Team releases. [30] Two weeks later, it was announced he would join Halifax on a permanent two year contract on 1 July. [31] In total, Senior went on to score ten goals in 116 games for the Shaymen.
Senior joined newly promoted EFL League Two club Barnet for the 2025-26 season. [32]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20 [34] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [35] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 [36] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [37] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Ashton United (loan) | 2021–22 [38] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [b] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| York City (loan) | 2021–22 [39] | National League North | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2021–22 [39] | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Telford United (loan) | 2022–23 [39] | 7 | 0 | – | – | 2 [c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2022–23 [39] | National League | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| FC Halifax Town | 2023–24 [39] | National League | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 [d] | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 [39] | National League | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 [e] | 1 | 50 | 6 | ||
| Total | 108 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 116 | 10 | ||
| Barnet | 2025–26 | League Two | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| Career total | 158 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 177 | 20 | ||