Luke Anthony Adams (born 8 May 1994) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays as a defender.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Anthony Adams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Green Gully | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Waitakere United | ||
| 2012–2013 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Waitakere United | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Waitakere United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | South Melbourne | 43 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | South Melbourne | 27 | (1) |
| 2018 | Ljungskile SK | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | South Melbourne | 42 | (1) |
| 2022– | Green Gully | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | New Zealand U20 | ||
| 2015 | New Zealand U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | New Zealand | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2016 | |||
Career
editIn 2012, Adams joined the English club Derby County F.C. on a one-year contract.[3] In 2013, Adams signed a one-year contract with Wellington Phoenix.[4] In May 2014, Adams was called into the All Whites squad for a 30 May friendly in Auckland against South Africa by interim coach Neil Emblen.[5] In September 2014, Adams returned to Waitakere United.[6] In January 2015, Adams signed with Australian football club South Melbourne FC.
In December 2017, Adams signed with Ljungskile SK in Division 1 Södra, the Swedish third tier. He left the club after only a few months, for personal reasons, failing to make a single league appearance.[7]
International career
editAfter representing various New Zealand youth teams, including at the 2011 U-17 World Cup and the 2013 U-20 World Cup, Adams was a member of the New Zealand U-23s squad at the 2015 Pacific Games.[8]
He made his debut for the senior New Zealand national football team in a 2016 OFC Nations Cup 3–1 win over Fiji.[9]
In June 2016, Adams scored the winner in a 1–0 win over the Solomon Islands. The match was a World Cup qualifier.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- As of match played 4 June 2016. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 3 |  Solomon Islands |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup |
Honours
editClub
edit- National Premier Leagues Victoria Championship: 2016
- National Premier Leagues Victoria Premiership : 2015
- Dockerty Cup: 2015
Country
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Luke Adams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ NZ Herald (6 September 2012). "Soccer: Adams signs with Derby County".
- ^ "Phoenix sign under-20s captain Luke Adams". New Zealand Herald. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Worthington, Sam. "All Whites understrength for friendly match". Fairfax NZ news. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Adams Returns to his Roots". Waitakere United. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "Nyckelspelaren bryter kontraktet med Ljungskile" (in Swedish). Bohuslänningen. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "U-23s named for Pacific Games | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Late strike sinks Solomon Islands | New Zealand Football". Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Luke Adams at Soccerway