Charlie Adams (English footballer)

Charles James Adams (born 16 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for San Diego Loyal as a midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford youth system and has played in England, the United States and Austria.

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Charlie Adams
Personal information
Full name Charles James Adams[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-16) 16 May 1994
Place of birth Hendon, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Diego Loyal
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2012 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Brentford 4 (0)
2014 → Barnet (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Stevenage (loan) 9 (0)
2015 Louisville City 20 (2)
2016 Stevenage 2 (0)
2016–2018 Real Monarchs 61 (8)
2019 Orange County SC 10 (0)
2019 Pinzgau Saalfelden 17 (3)
2020– San Diego Loyal 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early years (2010–2014)

During the 2010 off-season, Adams signed a two-year scholarship at League One club Brentford.[3] Initially a left back,[4] he had earlier joined the club's Centre of Excellence after being spotted by the Community Sports Trust and then progressing through the futsal scheme and the Advance Training Programme.[3] Adams was an unused substitute during the first team's final match of the 2010–11 season, a 4–4 draw at Huddersfield Town.[5] During the 2011–12 season, Adams made 22 appearances for the youth team in the Youth Alliance South East Conference and was a star in Brentford's run in the FA Youth Cup.[6] He scored in a 2–1 victory over Hull City in the third round and was man of the match in a 2–1 defeat away to Stoke City in the fourth round,[3] before injuries cut short his season.[6]

Adams signed a one-year development squad contract in April 2012.[7] Having completed his development from left back to left winger or attacking midfielder,[4] he made his first team debut in a 2–0 league defeat away to Carlisle United on 9 March 2013, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Adam Forshaw, which proved to be his only appearance of the season.[8] During the 2012–13 season, Adams made 22 development squad appearances and scored seven goals.[9] In June 2013, Adams signed a new two-year contract to remain part of the development squad.[10] He made his first senior appearance of the 2013–14 season on 11 March, replacing Alan Judge after 84 minutes of a 2–0 win over Tranmere Rovers.[11]

First team (2014–2015)

On 20 March 2014, Adams was promoted into the first team squad and he made an appearance after the Bees' promotion to the Championship was confirmed,[12] when he replaced Marcello Trotta after 59 minutes of a 4–1 defeat to Colchester United on 26 April.[11] Despite being well down the pecking order, Adams was called into the first team squad for the second game of the 2014–15 season against Dagenham & Redbridge in the League Cup first round, but remained an unused substitute during the shootout win.[13] He made 9 appearances and scored one goal for the development squad during the 2014–15 season,[14] before departing the club in late February 2015.[15] Adams made just four senior appearances for Brentford, all as a substitute.[16]

Barnet (loan)

On 11 February 2014, Adams joined Conference Premier club Barnet on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[17] He made five appearances during his spell,[11] before being recalled by Brentford on 9 March.[18]

Stevenage (loan)

On 17 October 2014, Adams and Brentford teammate Josh Clarke joined League Two club Stevenage on one-month youth loans.[19] After six appearances,[20] the club took up the option of extending Adams' loan for another month.[21] He made 11 appearances for Stevenage and returned to Griffin Park when his loan expired.[20][22]

Louisville City

On 27 February 2015, Adams transferred to United Soccer League club Louisville City, after impressing manager James O'Connor while on loan at Stevenage.[15] He made 21 appearances and scored three goals during a successful 2015 season,[2] which saw City reach the Eastern Conference Finals.[23] Despite being one year into a two-year contract, injury problems led to Adams' release at the end of the 2015 season.[4]

Return to Stevenage

Adams rejoined Stevenage on a short-term deal on 25 March 2016.[24] He made his first appearance eight days later versus Luton Town, replacing Jake Mulraney after 54 minutes of the 1–0 victory.[25] He made one further appearance and was released at the end of the season.[25][26]

Real Monarchs

On 3 August 2016, Adams returned to the United Soccer League to join Real Monarchs.[27] In what remained of the 2016 season, he scored one goal in five appearances and followed up in 2017 with 25 appearances and one goal.[2] Adams improved his tally to 32 appearances and six goals during the 2018 season,[2] but for the second season running, the Monarchs' campaign ended with defeat in the first round of the Western Conference play-off quarter-finals.[28] He was released at the end of the 2018 season,[29] after making 62 appearances and scoring eight goals for the club.[2]

Orange County SC

On 19 December 2018, Adams signed a contract with USL Championship club Orange County SC.[30] He made 11 appearances before his contract was terminated by mutual consent in June 2019.[31]

FC Pinzgau Saalfelden

In July 2019, Adams signed a three-year contract with Austrian Regionalliga Salzburg club Pinzgau Saalfelden on a free transfer.[4][32] He made 17 appearances and scored three goals before cost-cutting measures led to his contract being cancelled during the 2019–20 winter break.[4][2][33]

San Diego Loyal

On 5 February 2019, Adams returned to the United States to join USL Championship expansion team San Diego Loyal.[34] He made 16 appearances and scored one goal during the 2020 season.[2] Adams was retained for the 2021 season.[35]

Personal life

Adams' father is a retired professional footballer and his brother is a semi-professional footballer.[36]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2010–11[37] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[8] 1000000010
2013–14[11] 300 0 000030
2014–15[20] Championship 00—00—00
Total 4000000040
Barnet (loan) 2013–14[11] Conference Premier 50———50
Stevenage (loan) 2014–15[20] League Two 9020——110
Louisville City 2015[2] United Soccer League 2021 1—— 213
Stevenage 2015–16[25] League Two 2 0 — — — 2 0
Stevenage total 11 0 2 0 — — 13 0
Real Monarchs 2016[2] United Soccer League 5 1 — — — 5 1
2017[2] 25 1 — — 0 0 25 1
2018[2] 31 6 — — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 32 6
Total 61 8 — — 1 0 62 8
Orange County SC 2019[2] USL Championship 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Pinzgau Saalfelden 2019–20[2] Austrian Regionalliga Salzburg 17 3 — — — 17 3
San Diego Loyal 2020[2] USL Championship 16 1 — — — 16 1
2021[2] 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 61 8 — — — 62 8
Career total 1441341001014915
  1. Appearance in United Soccer League Western Conference play-offs

References
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  2. Charlie Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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  4. Long, Dan. "Charlie Adams: From West London to the West Coast". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. "Charlie Adams Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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  7. "Development Squad Contracts". brentfordfc.co.uk. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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  13. "Charlie Adams". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  14. "2014/15 Development Squad Stats". Brentford FC. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  15. "English Midfielder Charlie Adams Joins Louisville City FC". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  16. Charlie Adams at Soccerbase
  17. "Barnet Sign Charlie Adams". Barnet FC. 11 February 2014.
  18. "Adams Recalled By Brentford". Barnetfc.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  19. Brett, Ciaran. "Charlie Adams and Josh Clarke join Stevenage". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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  21. "Adams deal extended". Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  22. Wickham, Chris. "Brentford attacking midfielder Charlie Adams back at Griffin Park after Youth Loan at Stevenage ends". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  23. "Stats". Louisville City FC. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  24. Toyn, Dave. "Stevenage sign Charlie Adams on short-term deal". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  25. "Games played by Charlie Adams in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  26. "Retained List: Sarll lets eight go at Stevenage". 16 May 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  27. "Real Monarchs Add Two Players to Bolster Roster". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  28. "Real Monarchs SLC Bow Out of Playoffs with 1–0 Loss to Reno 1868 FC". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  29. "Real Monarchs to exercise 2019 options on seven players". RSL Soapbox. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  30. "Orange County SC Signs Former Real Salt Lake Midfielder Charlie Adams". Orange County SC. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  31. "Orange County Soccer Club and Charlie Adams have mutually parted ways". @orangecountysc. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  32. "FC Pinzgau plant mit Profi-Betrieb". www.sn.at (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  33. "Das sind die Transfers der sechs Westliga-Vereine". vol.at. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  34. "San Diego Loyal SC adds even more midfield strength with three new signings". SoccerNation. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  35. "San Diego Loyal SC Announces Seven Returning Players for 2021 Season". San Diego Loyal SC. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  36. "Charlie Adams is a Coach on the Field for Real Monarchs". Real Salt Lake. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  37. "Games played by Charlie Adams in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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