Nicky Adams playing for Bury |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas William Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Bury | 77 | (14) |
| 2008–2010 | Leicester City | 30 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rochdale (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Brentford | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Rochdale (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011– | Rochdale | 36 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Wales U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 20 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nicholas William "Nicky" Adams (born 16 October 1986, Bolton, England) is a Wales Under-21 international footballer currently playing for Rochdale. He plays in midfield.
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Adams progressed through the Youth and Centre of Excellence system at Bury and shot to fame with a debut goal against Darlington as he made his first team debut in a 1–0 home win in October 2005.
Adams joined Leicester City for an initial £100k which could rise to £225K,[2] a deal which was completed on 1 July 2008, with the player signing a three-year contract. He became Nigel Pearson's third signing of that day after Michael Morrison and Lloyd Dyer.[3] Adams made his debut in a League Cup match against Stockport on 12 August 2008, in which Leicester won 1-0.[4] His league debut came in a 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 23 August.[5]
On 19 January 2009, Adams joined Rochdale on loan for a month,[6] scoring on his debut in a 3-2 away defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge on 24 January. On February 19, Adams extended his loan at Rochdale by a further month.[7] On 15 January 2010 he was loaned to Leyton Orient for one month. On 19 August 2010, Adams signed for Brentford.[8] He made his debut coming off the bench in the 1-1 draw at Swindon on 21 August 2010.
On 14 October 2010 Adams joined Rochdale on loan and penned a 2.5 year deal on 1 January 2011.
Despite being born in England, Adams chose to play for the Wales U21 side, making his debut on 20 November 2007 against France U21.
Correct as of 16 January 2010
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[9] | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005–06 | Bury | League Two | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | ? | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | 49 | 13 | |||
| 2005–08 | Total | 77 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94[10] | 15 | |
| 2008–09 | Leicester City | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008– | Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Rochdale | League Two | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | Leyton Orient | League One | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2005– | Career total | 116 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 138 | 18 | |
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