| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Anthony Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mossley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bury | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Grimsby Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Dundalk | 33 | (1) |
| 2023 | Southport | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atherton Collieries | 7 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Warrington Rylands 1906 | 12 | (5) |
| 2024 | Atherton Collieries | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Widnes | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Longridge Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2025 | Kerry | 25 | (2) |
| 2026– | Mossley | ||
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Wales U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2020 | Wales U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Wales U21 | 11 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:51, 11 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Anthony Adams (born 13 February 2001) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aleft winger forNorthern Premier League Division One West clubMossley.
A graduate of theBuryacademy, Adams made sporadic appearances during 18 months as a professional at the club and transferred toBrentford in 2019. After2+1⁄2 years of exclusivelyB team football, he transferred toDundalk in 2022. Following the2022 season, Adams moved intonon-League football. He returned to Irish football withKerry in 2025. Adams was capped byWales at youth level. Autility player, he is also adept as anattacking midfielder orwing back.[4][5]
Predominantly aleft winger,[4] Adams joinedBury at the age of seven.[6] Having graduated through the club'sacademy,[7] he made his first team debut as a substitute forAdam Thompson after 72 minutes of a 3–2League One defeat toNorthampton Town on 14 April 2018.[8] After making four further senior appearances,[9] Adams signed a2+1⁄2-year professional contract in December 2018.[10] His progression was such that later that month, he was recognised by League Football Education for his football and academic progress.[11] After remaining with the U18 team and making only one further senior appearance during the2018–19 season,[9] Adams elected to departGigg Lane in July 2019.[7] He was voted the club's 2018–19 Young Player of the Year.[5]
On 19 July 2019, Adams transferred to theB team atChampionship clubBrentford and signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] He scored 18 goals in 65 B team appearances during2+1⁄2 years with the club and gained experience as aright wing back.[12][13] Despite receiving a first team squad number during the2019–20 season,[14] Adams failed to win a call into a matchday squad.[3] On 1 February 2021, Adams joinedLeague Two clubGrimsby Town on loan until the end of the2020–21 season.[15] On his second appearance, in a league match versusCrawley Town on 25 February,[16] AdamsassistedFilipe Morais for the Mariners' opening goal and scored what proved to be the winner in a 2–1 victory.[17] After four further appearances,[16] the loan was terminated early on 9 April.[18] Adams departed Brentford in January 2022.[12]
In January 2022, Adams signed a one-year contract withLeague of Ireland Premier Division clubDundalk for an undisclosed fee.[2][19][20] He made 35 appearances and scored one goal during the2022 season,[21] his only campaign with the club.[22]
On 14 March 2023, Adams signed an undisclosed-length contract withNational League North clubSouthport.[5] He made 12 appearances during the remainder of the2022–23 season and was a part of the club'sLancashire FA Challenge Trophy-winning squad.[23][24] On 26 September 2023, Adams transferred toNorthern Premier League Premier Division clubAtherton Collieries.[25] After three goals in eight appearances,[26] he transferred across the division toWarrington Rylands 1906.[27] Adams ended the2023–24 season with 12 appearances and five goals.[28]
In July 2024, Adams transferred back to Atherton Collieries,[29] which had been relegated to the Northern Premier League First Division West in his absence.[30] He made a further five appearances before departing in September 2024.[31][32] On 19 October 2024, Adams made a single appearance forWidnes, of the same division,[33] before transferring toNorth West Counties League Premier Division clubLongridge Town.[34]
On 29 January 2025, Adams transferred toLeague of Ireland First Division clubKerry.[35] On his debut appearance versusFinn Harps on the opening night of the2025 season, Adams scored the opening goal, but was later sent off for a straightred card in the 2–0 win.[4] He made 29 appearances and scored six goals during the season,[36] which included a run to thesemi-final of theFAI Cup.[37] Adams departed the club after the season.[38]
On 7 February 2026, Adams transferred to Northern Premier League First Division West clubMossley.[38]
Adams won 26 caps and scored seven goals for Wales atU17,U19,U20 andU21 levels.[10][39][40][41]
Adams grew up inBolton, to aLiverpudlian father and aNorth Walian mother.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bury | 2017–18[8] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018–19[9] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[16] | League Two | 6 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 6 | 1 | |||
| Dundalk | 2022[21] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ― | ― | 35 | 1 | ||
| Southport | 2022–23[23] | National League North | 10 | 0 | ― | ― | 3[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Atherton Collieries | 2023–24[26] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 7 | 3 | ― | ― | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Warrington Rylands 1906 | 2023–24[28] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 12 | 5 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Atherton Collieries | 2024–25[31] | Northern Premier League First Division West | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Widnes | 2024–25[42] | Northern Premier League First Division West | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
| Longridge Town | 2024–25[43] | North West Counties League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | ― | ― | 1[f] | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Kerry | 2025[36] | League of Ireland First Division | 25 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ― | ― | 29 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 121 | 18 | ||
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