Joe Adams (footballer, born 2001)

Joe Adams

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Anthony Adams [1]
Date of birth	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Bolton, England [2]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Longridge Town
Youth career
0000–2018	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Bury	3	(0)
2019–2022	Brentford	0	(0)
2021	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	6	(1)
2022	Dundalk	33	(1)
2023	Southport	10	(0)
2023	Atherton Collieries	8	(3)
2023–2024	Warrington Rylands 1906	12	(5)
2024	Atherton Collieries	4	(0)
2024	Widnes	1	(0)
2024–	Longridge Town	4	(1)
International career
2017	Wales U17	3	(0)
2018–2020	Wales U19	11	(2)
2020	Wales U20	1	(0)
2020–2022	Wales U21	11	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Anthony Adams (born 13 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for North West Counties League Premier Division club Longridge Town.

A graduate of the Bury academy, Adams made sporadic appearances during 18 months as a professional at the club and transferred to Brentford in 2019. After 2+1⁄2 years of exclusively B team football, he transferred to Dundalk in 2022. Following the 2022 season, Adams moved into non-League football. He is a former Wales youth international.

Club career

Bury

A midfielder, Adams joined Bury at the age of seven. ^[4] Having graduated through the club's academy, ^[5] he made his first team debut as a substitute for Adam Thompson after 72 minutes of a 3–2 League One defeat to Northampton Town on 14 April 2018. ^[6] After making four further senior appearances, ^[7] Adams signed a 2+1⁄2-year professional contract in December 2018. ^[8] His progression was such that later that month, he was recognised by League Football Education for his football and academic progress. ^[9] After remaining with the U18 team and making only one further senior appearance during the 2018–19 season, ^[7] Adams elected to depart Gigg Lane in July 2019. ^[5] He was voted the club's 2018–19 Young Player of the Year. ^[10]

Brentford

On 19 July 2019, Adams transferred to the B team at Championship club Brentford and signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. ^[4] He scored 18 goals in 65 B team appearances during 2+1⁄2 years with the club and gained experience as a right wing back. ^{[11] [12]} Despite receiving a first team squad number during the 2019–20 season, ^[13] Adams failed to win a call into a matchday squad. ^[3] On 1 February 2021, Adams joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. ^[14] On his second appearance, in a league match versus Crawley Town on 25 February, ^[15] Adams assisted Filipe Morais for the Mariners' opening goal and scored what proved to be the winner in a 2–1 victory. ^[16] After four further appearances, ^[15] the loan was terminated early on 9 April. ^[17] Adams departed Brentford in January 2022. ^[11]

Dundalk

In January 2022, Adams signed a one-year contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk for an undisclosed fee. ^{[2] [18] [19]} He made 34 appearances and scored one goal during the 2022 season, ^[3] his only campaign with the club. ^[20]

Non-League football

On 14 March 2023, Adams signed an undisclosed-length contract with National League North club Southport. ^[10] He made 12 appearances during the remainder of the 2022–23 season and was a part of the club's Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy-winning squad. ^{[21] [22]} On 26 September 2023, Adams transferred to Northern Premier League Premier Division club Atherton Collieries. ^[23] After three goals in 9 appearances, ^[24] he transferred across the division to Warrington Rylands 1906. ^[25] Adams ended the 2023–24 season with 12 appearances and five goals. ^[26]

In July 2024, Adams transferred back to Atherton Collieries, ^[27] which had been relegated to the Northern Premier League First Division West in his absence. ^[28] He made a further five appearances before departing in September 2024. ^{[29] [30]} On 19 October 2024, Adams made a single appearance for Widnes, of the same division, ^[31] before transferring to North West Counties League Premier Division club Longridge Town. ^[32]

International career

Adams won 26 caps and scored seven goals for Wales at U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels. ^{[8] [33] [34] [35]}

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	2017–18 [6]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19 [7]	League Two	1	0	1	0	0	0	2 [c]	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
Grimsby Town (loan)	2020–21 [15]	League Two	6	1	―		―		―		6	1
Dundalk	2022 [3]	LOI Premier Division	33	0	1	1	―		―		34	1
Southport	2022–23 [21]	National League North	10	0	―		―		3 [d]	0	13	0
Atherton Collieries	2023–24 [24]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	8	3	―		―		1 [e]	0	9	3
Warrington Rylands 1906	2023–24 [26]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	12	5	―		―		0	0	12	5
Atherton Collieries	2024–25 [29]	Northern Premier League First Division West	4	0	1	0	―		0	0	5	0
	Total		12	3	1	0	―		1	0	14	3
Widnes	2024–25 [36]	Northern Premier League First Division West	1	0	―		―		―		1	0
Longridge Town	2024–25 [37]	North West Counties League Premier Division	4	1	―		―		1 [f]	1	5	2
Career total			81	10	2	1	0	0	7	1	91	12

1. Includes FA Cup, FAI Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
4. 2 appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, 1 appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup
5. Appearance in FA Trophy
6. Appearance in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy

Honours

Southport

• Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: 2022–23 ^[22]

Individual

• Bury Young Player of the Year: 2018–19 ^[10]

References

1. "Intermediary Transactions – 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2020". The Football Association. p. 7. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
2. McLaughlin, Gavin (12 January 2022). "Adams joins Dundalk". Dundalk Football Club. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. Joe Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
4. "Joe Adams joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
5. "Joe Adams Joins Brentford". www.buryfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
6. "Games played by Joe Adams in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
7. "Games played by Joe Adams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
8. "Joe Adams signs professional terms". Bury F.C. 22 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
9. "Joe Adams Recognised by LFE". www.buryfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
10. "New Signing Joe Adams". Southport Football Club. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
11. "Joe Adams departs for Dundalk on permanent move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
12. "Brentford B in Focus: Joe Adams". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
13. "Brentford – 2019/2020". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
14. "Joe Adams heads to Grimsby Town on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
15. "Games played by Joe Adams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
16. "Joe Adams winner secures crucial win for Grimsby Town against Crawley". GrimsbyLive. 23 February 2021. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
17. "Joe Adams returns from loan at Grimsby". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
18. "January Transfer Window recap". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
19. Newberry, Niall (21 November 2022). "Stephen O'Donnell re-signs three more Dundalk players for the 2023 season". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
20. "Dundalk FC head coach Stephen O'Donnell hopes to add 'another two maybe' to his squad". independent. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
21. "Joe Adams". SFC FPA. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
22. "Match Details". Southport Central. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
23. "New Signings: Joe Adams & Ethan Henderson". Atherton Collieries. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
24. "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Joe Adams | 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
25. "News: Joe Adams Departs". Atherton Collieries. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
26. "Warrington Rylands | Appearances | Joe Adams | 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
27. "New Signing: Joe Adams". Atherton Collieries. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
28. Atherton Collieries A.F.C. at the Football Club History Database
29. "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Joe Adams". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
30. "Squad Update: 10/09/2024". Atherton Collieries. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
31. @Widnes_FC (19 October 2024). "Our starting XI to entertain Hednesford Town! 🙌 🔄 Matty Rain is suspended; Ste Irwin, Sean Miller and Jack McGowan are all unavailable 🆕 Joe Adams, signed in the week, is on the bench #UTW | ⚪️⚫️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
32. "Match report: Charnock Richard 4–4 Longridge". www.longridgetownfc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
33. "Another International Call-Up for Joe Adams". Bury Football Club. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
34. "Marcus and Halil net as Josh Dasilva and Mads Bech Sorensen secure Under-21 European Championship Qualification". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
35. "Under-21 International Recap: Wins for Marcus Forss and Mads Bech Sørensen". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
36. "Widnes | Appearances | Joe Adams". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
37. "Joseph Adams". NWCFL. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

External links

• Joe Adams at Soccerbase
• Joe Adams – UEFA competition record ( archive )