Adam Eckersley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam James Eckersley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Worsley, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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St Mirren | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Brøndby (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Barnsley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Port Vale (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Port Vale | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Horsens | 40 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | AGF Aarhus | 85 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Hearts | 24 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Edmonton | 24 | (0) |
| 2017– | St Mirren | 18 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2017. |
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Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985) is an English footballer, who plays primarily as a full-back for Scottish Championship club St Mirren. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Richard Eckersley.
He started his career with Manchester United in 2004, but failed to break into the first team in his four years there and was loaned out to Royal Antwerp, Brøndby, Barnsley and Port Vale, before joining Port Vale permanently in 2008. Later that year, he transferred to Danish club AC Horsens. In 2010, he moved on to AGF Aarhus. He won the Danish 1st Division championship with both clubs, in 2009–10 and then in 2010–11. In 2014, he moved to Hearts, and helped the club to win the Scottish Championship in 2014–15. He spent a brief time at Hibernian in 2015, before joining Canadian side FC Edmonton in January 2016. He returned to Scotland 12 months later to play for St Mirren.
He also played for England at U16, U17, and U18 level.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Eckersley first joined Manchester United as a nine-year-old, and signed his first contract with the club in 2002. He became a professional in July 2004 and was a member of the United reserve team that won the quadruple in 2005. He made his senior team debut in the League Cup on 26 October 2005, starting at left back in the 4–1 home win over Barnet. Eckersley then went on loan to the Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp in January 2006, to gain further first team match experience. Eckersley was linked with a move to NEC of the Netherlands as a replacement for Jeffrey Leiwakabessy in April 2006, but instead he was loaned out to Brøndby in August 2006. He was injured during his stay at Brøndby, however, and only played six matches for the club before the loan ended on 31 December 2006.
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