Adam Blakeman (footballer)

Adam Blakeman

Personal information
Full name	Adam John Blakeman[1]
Date of birth	3 December 1991
Place of birth	Widnes, England
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Southport
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	13	(2)
2015-present	Southport	19	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:16, 27 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Adam John Blakeman (born 3 December 1991) is an English footballer who currently plays for Southport. He began his career at Bolton Wanderers, then after being released at the end of the 2012–13 season, signed for Hyde. He plays primarily as a left back but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.^[2]

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Born in Widnes, Merseyside, Blakeman started his professional career at Liverpool when he was seven.^[3][4] After seven years at the club, Blakeman left Liverpool and joined Bolton Wanderers, regularly playing in the reserve side. Blakeman signed a professional contract with the club 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

He 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 from the club.^[10]

Ayr United

On 20 January 2015, Blakeman signed for Scottish League One club Ayr United.^[3] He explained his decision joining the club, citing to join up his youth coach John Henry when he was at Bolton.^[11]

Blakeman made his debut for the club, just four days after signing for them, 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] Blakeman continued to have time to make his decision.^[15]

Southport

Instead of staying at Ayr United, Blakeman returned to England, where he signed for Southport in May 2015, where he joined his brother, Liam.^[16] Blakeman made his Southport debut on 18 August 2015, playing in the left midfield position, in a 2-1 loss against Gateshead.^[17] Blakeman then scored his first Southport goal, in a 1-0 win over Wrexham on 26 December 2015.^[18]

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 had 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 27 April 2015^[20]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2011–12	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2012–13	Football League Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hyde	2013–14	Conference Premier	40	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	42	5
	2014–15	Conference North	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	3
	Total		62	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	65	8
Ayr United	2014–15	Scottish League One	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2
Career total			75	10	1	0	1	0	2	0	79	10

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
2. "Reserve Profiles 2011/12". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
3. "New signing". Ayr United F.C. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
4. "Wanderers bank on their gold reserves". The Bolton News. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
5. "Quartet Agree Professional Deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
6. "Evolution, not revolution, is the plan for Whites boss". Bolton News. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
7. "Bolton officially add two names to list of youngsters leaving". The Lion of Vienna Suite. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
8. "Further Signings and Squad List". Hyde FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
9. "Hyde 2 - 6 Forest Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
10. 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.
11. "United new boys have ambition". Ayr Advertiser. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
12. "Stenhousemuir 1-1 Ayr United". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
13. "Ayr United 4 - 0 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
14. "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.
15. "Nicky Devlin becomes Ayr United's youngest captain in more than 100 years". Daily Record. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
16. "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.
17. "Port left to rue missed chances as search for win goes on". Southport Visiter. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
18. "Wrexham 0 - 1 Southport". BBC Sport. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
19. "Blakeman proud to keep family tradition.". The Free Library. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
20. "Adam Blakeman player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

External links

• Adam Blakeman career statistics at Soccerbase