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Nicky Adams 
Nicky Adams playing for BuryPersonal 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).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:13, 14 October 2008 (UTC)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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Career
Bury
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.
Leicester City
Adams playing for Leicester City
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]
Loans
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.
Rochdale
On 14 October 2010 Adams joined Rochdale on loan and penned a 2.5 year deal on 1 January 2011.
International career
Despite being born in England, Adams chose to play for the Wales U21 side, making his debut on 20 November 2007 against France U21.
Career statistics
Correct as of 16 January 2010
Season Club Division League Cup League Cup Other[9] Total 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 - NOTE: teams in Italics indicate loan period
Honours
- Leicester City
- League One: 2008-09
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ "Adams Fee Confirmed". LCFC.co.uk. 2009-09-16. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1394412,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Adams Makes City Switch". 2008-07-01. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1336568,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Leicester 1-0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 2008-08-12. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7541907.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Leicester 3-1 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2008-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7565048.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ "Foxes winger joins Dale on loan". BBC Sport. 2009-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/7837835.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ "Adams Stays With Dale". LCFC.co.uk. 2009-02-19. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1562721,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Bees Sign Midfielder". http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk.+2010-08-19. http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~2127817,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
- ^ "Nicky Adams at Soccerbase.com". http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=42359.
External links
Rochdale A.F.C. – current squad 2 Darby · 3 Widdowson · 4 Holness · 5 Trotman · 6 Barry-Murphy · 7 Kennedy · 8 Jones · 9 Bunn · 10 Grimes · 11 Adams · 12 Balkestein · 14 Twaddle · 15 Thompson · 16 Tutte · 17 Holden · 18 Hackney · 19 Barnes-Homer · 20 Fagbola · 21 Edwards · 22 Jordan · 23 Lucas · 24 Eccleston · 25 Benali · 26 Akpa Akpro · 28 Gray · 29 Abadaki · 31 Andrews · Bergkamp · Manager: Eyre
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Bolton
- English footballers
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Bury F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
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