Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam John Forshaw | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Middlesbrough | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2010 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Everton | 1 | (0) |
2012 | → Brentford (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Brentford | 82 | (11) |
2014–2015 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | (1) |
2015– | Middlesbrough | 71 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:03, 09 February 2017 (UTC). |
Adam John Forshaw (born 8 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Middlesbrough as a midfielder. He began his career in the academy at Premier League side Everton and came to prominence at Brentford, winning the 2014 League One Player of the Year award.
Forshaw joined Everton aged seven. In the summer of 2008 he was offered a place as a first-year scholar and soon claimed a regular place in the Everton U18 squad. Forshaw made his reserve team debut on 29 March 2009, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic. First team manager David Moyes gave Forshaw his competitive debut in a Europa League tie against BATE Borisov on 17 December 2009. Forshaw was an unused substitute on two other occasions during the 2009/10 season and was the leading appearance-maker for the reserves, accruing 17 Premier Reserve League North outings and scoring once against Manchester City. He made his Premier League debut as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–0 Premier League win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on 9 April 2011 and was an unused substitute for a further three league games towards the end of the 2010/11 season. He also made 14 Premier Reserve League North appearances and scored two goals. Forshaw signed a one-year contract extension in June 2011. In the 2011/12 season, Forshaw was an unused substitute on two occasions for the first team and won the Reserve Player Of The Year award, having scored twice in 13 appearances. He was released at the end of the season after his contract expired, having made only two appearances for the Toffees. Forshaw made 29 appearances for the U18s, scoring four goals and he made 44 outings for the reserves, scoring three goals.