Nicky Adams
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nicholas William Adams | |
| 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 | Leicester City | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005–2008 2008– 2009– |
Bury Leicester City → Rochdale (loan) |
77 (14) 12 (0) 14 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wales U21 | 5 (0) |
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Nicholas William "Nicky" Adams (born 16 October 1986) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City.
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[edit] Career
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.
Despite being born in England, Adams plays for the Wales U21 side, making his debut on 20 November 2007 against France U21, enjoying a successful match.
Adams joined for Leicester City for an initial £100k which could rise to £225K[1], 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.[2] Adams made his debut in a League Cup match against Stockport on 12 August 2008, in which Leicester won 1-0.[3] His league debut came in a 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 23 August.[4]
On 19 January 2009, Adams joined Rochdale on loan for a month,[5] 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.[6]
[edit] Career statistics
Correct as of 18 April 2009
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[7] | 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[8] | 15 | |
| 2008–09 | Leicester City | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008– | Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Rochdale | League Two | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2005– | Career total | 102 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 17 | |
- NOTE: teams in Italics indicate loan period
[edit] Honours
- Leicester City
[edit] References
- ^ "Adams Fee Confirmed". LCFC.co.uk. 2009-09-16. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1394412,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Adams Makes City Switch". 2008-07-01. http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1336568,00.html.
- ^ "Leicester 1-0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 2008-08-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7541907.stm. Retrieved on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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.
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