Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Anthony Adams[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Bolton, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Warrington Rylands 1906 | ||
Youth career | |||
–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– | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 12 | (5) |
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 20:59, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph Anthony Adams (born 13 February 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands 1906.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Adams won 26 caps and scored seven goals for Wales at U17, U19, U20 and U21 levels.[8][27][28][29]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
Career total | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 10 |
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