Adam Blakeman (footballer)
Adam John Blakeman (born 3 December 1991) is a professional English footballer. He began his career at Bolton Wanderers, before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season. He then signed for Hyde. Blakeman plays primarily as a left back but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.[2] He currently plays for Chorley F.C..
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam John Blakeman[1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chorley | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2009 | Liverpool | ||
2009–2011 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Hyde | 62 | (8) |
2015 | Ayr United | 14 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Southport | 28 | (1) |
2016– | Chorley | 114 | (13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:17, 23 March 2019 (UTC) |
Career
Bolton Wanderers
Born in Southport, Blakeman started his professional career at Liverpool at the age of eleven.[3][4] After seven years at the club, Blakeman left Liverpool and joined Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in their reserve side. Blakeman signed a professional contract with Bolton in March 2011.[5] A product of the youth system, he made his competitive debut in the League Cup tie at home to Macclesfield Town on 24 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcos Alonso.[6]
He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]
Hyde
Blakeman signed for Conference Premier team Hyde in August 2013.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Forest Green Rovers in January 2014.[9]
In January 2015, the club announced Blakeman's departure.[10]
Ayr United
On 20 January 2015, Blakeman signed for Scottish League One club Ayr United.[3] In explaining his decision to join the club, he cited his desire to join up again with former Bolton youth coach John Henry.[11]
Blakeman made his debut for the club just four days after signing in a 1–1 draw against Stenhousemuir.[12] Blakeman scored his first goals on 28 April 2015, in a 4–0 win over Stirling Albion.[13]
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Blakeman was offered a new contract by the club.[14][15]
Southport
The following season, Blakeman returned to England where he signed for Southport, where he lined up with his brother, Liam.[16] He made his Southport debut on 18 August 2015, playing on the left of midfield in a 2–1 loss against Gateshead.[17] Blakeman scored his first Southport goal in a 1–0 win over Wrexham on 26 December 2015.[18]
Chorley
Blakeman joined National League North's Chorley F.C. prior to the 2016–2017 season. On 8 October 2016, Chorley beat Harrogate Town F.C. 1–0 with Blakeman scoring a penalty to win the game. At the start of the new year, Chorley lost 3–1 against A.F.C. Fylde, with Blakeman scoring Chorley's goal. After making it into the Promotion play-offs, their first game was at home against Kidderminster Harriers F.C. which they lost 1–0. They travelled to Kidderminster for the second leg, where a 2–0 win put them through to the play-off final against F.C. Halifax Town. The fixture was held on 13 May 2017, with an attendance of 7,920 fans. Chorley lost 2–1 with Blakeman scoring their only goal from a free kick.
Personal life
He is the grandson of Larry Carberry, who won a League Championship medal with Ipswich Town in 1962 as a member of Alf Ramsey's team that won the Second Division the previous season.[19] His elder brother Liam, played for a number of non-league clubs including Southport and Hednesford Town.[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 March 2019[20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Bolton total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Hyde | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
2014–15 | Conference North | 22 | 3 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||
Hyde total | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 8 | ||
Ayr United | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
Southport | 2015–16 | National League | 28 | 1 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
Chorley | 2016–17 | National League North | 43 | 3 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 9 | |||
Chorley total | 114 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 13 | ||
Career total | 218 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 257 | 24 |
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
References
- "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- "Reserve Profiles 2011/12". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- "New signing". Ayr United F.C. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- "Wanderers bank on their gold reserves". The Bolton News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Quartet Agree Professional Deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Evolution, not revolution, is the plan for Whites boss". Bolton News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- "Bolton officially add two names to list of youngsters leaving". The Lion of Vienna Suite. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- "Further Signings and Squad List". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- "Hyde 2 – 6 Forest Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- McAnulty, Andy (20 January 2015). "Adam Blakeman Departs For Ayr United". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "United new boys have ambition". Ayr Advertiser. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Stenhousemuir 1–1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Ayr United 4 – 0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Ayr United begin planning for title tilt as offers are made to raft of first team stars". Daily Record. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "Nicky Devlin becomes Ayr United's youngest captain in more than 100 years". Daily Record. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "Southport FC sign four new players and a player coach and re-engages five on new contracts". Southport Visiter. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Port left to rue missed chances as search for win goes on". Southport Visiter. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Wrexham 0 – 1 Southport". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Blakeman proud to keep family tradition". The Free Library. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- Adam Blakeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "A. Blakeman". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Adam Blakeman at Soccerbase