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)
2021–2022Sholing (dual registration) 12 (1)
2022– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2022AFC Totton (loan) 2 (1)
2024Morecambe (loan) 21 (2)
2024–2025Bradford 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.