Nicky Adams

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Nicky Adams
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas William Adams
Date of birth	16 October 1986 (1986-10-16) (age 22)
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 clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2008 2008–	Bury Leicester City	77 (14) 10 0(0)
National team2
2007–2008	Wales U21	05 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 28 December 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 22:13, 14 October 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Nicholas William "Nicky" Adams (born 16 October 1986 in Bolton) is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City.

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]

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[edit] External links

• Nicky Adams career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
NAME	Adams, Nicholas William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Adams, Nicky
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	1986-10-16
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bolton, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH