Joe Adams (footballer, born 2004)

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Joe Adams
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Adams in 2024.
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Guernsey
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Youth career
Ormer
Eastleigh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Eastleigh 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Sholing (dual registration) 12 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022 → AFC Totton (loan) 2 (1)
2024 → Morecambe (loan) 21 (2)
2024–2025 → Bradford City (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:17, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Joe Adams (born 3 June 2004) is a Guernsey professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic. [1]

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Career

Born on Guernsey, Adams began playing for local club Ormer. [2] He later moved to Southampton and joined Eastleigh at under-16 level. [3] [4] He spent time on dual registration at Sholing, playing for them in the Southern Football League. [4] [5] He turned professional with Wigan Athletic in 2022. [4] He spent time on loan at A.F.C. Totton, [2] [5] before moving on loan to Morecambe in January 2024. [6] [7]

On 23 August 2024, Adams joined League Two side Bradford City on a season-long loan deal, [8] [9] with Bradford City manager Graham Alexander saying he expected Adams to fight for a first-team place. [10] Adams suffered a knee injury in his first league appearance for Bradford City, lasting 18 minutes of play. [11] [12] The injury was later revealed to be an ACL tear, with Adams expected to be out for the rest of the season. [13] [14] [15] He returned to Wigan for his rehabilitation, [13] and underwent surgery in November 2024. [16] His loan with Bradford officially ended in January 2025. [17]

Playing style

Adams is known for his running ability and energy, being a box-to-box midfielder. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Joe Adams at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Joe Adams Joins The Stags". www.afctotton.com.
  3. ↑ "Have boots, will travel: Joe Adams on his football journey to Valley Parade". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 3 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "NEWS | SCHOLAR JOE ADAMS SEALS FOOTBALL LEAGUE MOVE TO WIGAN | Eastleigh FC". www.eastleighfc.com.
  5. 1 2 "Joe Adams | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
  6. ↑ "Morecambe sign Wigan midfielder Adams on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Prevost, Gareth Le (12 January 2024). "Adams aiming for game time after making Morecambe loan move". guernseypress.com.
  8. ↑ "Bradford sign Wigan midfielder Adams on loan". BBC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Wigan's Adams joins Bantams family on season-long loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Boss Alexander's message to new City recruit Adams". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bradford City injury update on Jamie Walker, Lewis Richards and Joe Adams". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Team news: Bantams waiting on Adams injury verdict". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 25 September 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Huge blow for Bantams loan midfielder Adams as serious injury confirmed". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 27 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Wigan Athletic rocked as starlet ruled out for season with knee ligament damage". Wigan Today. 27 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Stricken starlet backed for Wigan Athletic future after suffering season KO". Wigan Today. 30 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "An Adams that the Bantams were very pleased to see at Morecambe". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 1 December 2024.
  17. ↑ https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2025/january/01/adams-returns-to-wigan/
  18. ↑ "'He'll run all day': What City can expect from new signing Joe Adams". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 23 August 2024.
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