Adam Wharton

Adam Wharton
Personal information
Full name Adam James Wharton[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2022 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Blackburn Rovers 39 (3)
International career‡
2022– England U19 6 (0)
2023– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:36, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Adam James Wharton (born 6 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers.

Club career

In May 2022, Wharton signed his first professional contract at Blackburn Rovers, a two-and-a-half year deal with an option through to 2025.[2]

On 10 August 2022, Wharton made his professional debut after being named in the starting XI for a 4–0 EFL Cup first round victory at Ewood Park against Hartlepool United.[3][4]

On 27 August 2022, Wharton made his league debut against Stoke City coming off the bench at half time for Joe Rankin-Costello.[5] On 31 August 2022, Wharton made his full 90 minutes league debut against Blackpool, winning Player of the Match for an outstanding performance.[6] On 22 October 2022, Wharton scored his first goal for the club during a victory over Birmingham City.[7]

International career

On 16 September 2022, Wharton along with Blackburn teammate Ashley Phillips were called up to the England U19 squad.[8][9] Wharton made his debut in a 2–0 win against Montenegro U19.[10] On 31 August 2023, Wharton was included in England U20 training camp squad.[11]

On 16 November 2023, Wharton made his U20 debut during a 3-0 defeat to Italy at the Eco-Power Stadium.[12]

Personal life

Adam is the younger brother of Scott Wharton, also a professional footballer at Blackburn.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2022–23[14] Championship 18 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 22 2
2023–24[15] 21 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
Career total 39 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 45 3

References

  1. ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Sharpe, Rich (16 February 2022). "Blackburn Rovers: Adam Wharton signs first professional contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ Jackson, Elliott (9 August 2022). "Jon Dahl Tomasson confirms Blackburn Rovers Rovers debut for Hartlepool United clash". LancsLive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 4-0 Hartlepool United". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Blackpool 0-1 Blackburn Rovers". Sky Sports. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ "England call for Rovers pair!". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Adam's Young Lions delight". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. ^ Smith, Frank (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU19s 2-0 Montenegro". England Football. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (1 September 2023). "Training camp squad selected for England MU20s". England Football. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Report: England Elite League squad 0-3 Italy". Emglandfootball.com. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ^ Crooke, Jaquob (2 December 2021). "'Best I've worked with' - Adam Wharton aiming to emulate his brother's pathway at Blackburn Rovers". LancsLive. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Games played by Adam Wharton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Games played by Adam Wharton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

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