Market value
—
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
13
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Aarhus GF
top club · 85 apps
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2011
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 10/11
—
int'l / penalties
304Appearances
18Goals
27Assists
36Yellow cards
1Red cards
163Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Adam Eckersley |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Adam James Eckersley |
| Date of birth | 1985-09-07 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Worsley, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2020-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2020
Transfer: Airdrieonians → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Airdrieonians FC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: St. Mirren → Airdrieonians
19/20 · Transfer
May 2019
Transfer: Forfar Athletic → St. Mirren
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: St. Mirren → Forfar Athletic
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Forfar Athletic FC, St. Mirren FC
19 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — St. Mirren FC
27 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Without Club → St. Mirren
16/17 · Transfer
Dec 2016
Transfer: FC Edmonton → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — St. Mirren FC
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — FC Edmonton
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Hibernian FC → FC Edmonton
15/16 · Transfer
Sep 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Hibernian FC
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hibernian FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Aarhus GF → Heart of Midl.
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Heart of Midlothian FC
27 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Aarhus GF
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Aarhus GF
27 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Aarhus GF
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Aarhus GF
23 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: AC Horsens → Aarhus GF
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — AC Horsens
24 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — AC Horsens
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Port Vale → AC Horsens
08/09 · Transfer
Oct 2007
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Port Vale
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Port Vale FC
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2007
Transfer: Barnsley → Man Utd Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Barnsley
06/07 · Loan
Dec 2006
Transfer: Bröndby IF → Man Utd Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Bröndby IF
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Barnsley FC, Bröndby IF
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2006
Transfer: Royal Antwerp → Man Utd Res.
05/06 · Return from loan
Jan 2006
Transfer: Man Utd Res. → Royal Antwerp
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Royal Antwerp FC, Manchester United
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd Res.
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 118 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2016. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.50/90
Assists1 total · 0.50/90
G+A2 total · 1.00/90
Yellow cards9 total · 4.50/90
Minutes played by club
FC Edmonton
1.2%
Airdrieonians FC
2.7%
St. Mirren FC
6.9%
Forfar Athletic FC
4.9%
Hibernian FC
0.0%
Heart of Midlothian FC
7.2%
Aarhus GF
34.1%
AC Horsens
23.4%
Port Vale FC
10.8%
Bröndby IF
0.0%
Barnsley FC
0.0%
Manchester United
0.0%
Royal Antwerp FC
8.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Edmonton | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 180 |
| Airdrieonians FC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 390 |
| St. Mirren FC | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1,003 |
| Forfar Athletic FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 720 |
| Hibernian FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1,048 |
| Aarhus GF | 4 | 10/11 | 13/14 | 85 | 5 | 12 | 4,986 |
| AC Horsens | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 3,428 |
| Port Vale FC | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1,585 |
| Bröndby IF | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnsley FC | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1,286 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canadian Championship | FC Edmonton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2016 | NASL Fall Championship | FC Edmonton | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NASL Playoffs | FC Edmonton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NASL Spring Championship | FC Edmonton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Airdrieonians FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 19/20 | League One | Airdrieonians FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Airdrieonians FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Tunnock Ch. Cup | Airdrieonians FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League One | Forfar Athletic FC | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| 18/19 | Premiership | St. Mirren FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Forfar Athletic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | SFA Cup | Forfar Athletic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1,003 |
| 17/18 | Irn-Bru Cup | St. Mirren FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Irn-Bru Cup | St. Mirren FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | SFA Cup | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Hibernian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SCL by Utilita | Hibernian FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Heart of Midlothian FC | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,048 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | DBU Pokalen | Aarhus GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Superliga | Aarhus GF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | DBU Pokalen | Aarhus GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | Aarhus GF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Superliga | Aarhus GF | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2,035 |
| 11/12 | DBU Pokalen | Aarhus GF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Superliga | Aarhus GF | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,369 |
| 10/11 | 1.Division | Aarhus GF | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 582 |
| 10/11 | DBU Pokalen | Aarhus GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 1.Division | AC Horsens | 23 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,844 |
| 09/10 | Ekstra Bladet Cu | AC Horsens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ekstra Bladet Cu | AC Horsens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 08/09 | SAS Ligaen | AC Horsens | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,325 |
| 07/08 | League One | Port Vale FC | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,585 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Barnsley FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | DBUs landspokalt | Bröndby IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | SAS Ligaen | Bröndby IF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Challenger Pro League | Royal Antwerp FC | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,286 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Man Utd U18 | Man Utd Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Man Utd Res. | Royal Antwerp | Loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-05-01 | Royal Antwerp | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-01 | Man Utd Res. | Bröndby IF | Loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-12-01 | Bröndby IF | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Man Utd Res. | Barnsley | Loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-05-01 | Barnsley | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-10-01 | Man Utd Res. | Port Vale | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Port Vale | AC Horsens | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | AC Horsens | Aarhus GF | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-21 | Aarhus GF | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-06-01 | Heart of Midl. | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-11 | Without Club | Hibernian FC | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-28 | Hibernian FC | FC Edmonton | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-01 | FC Edmonton | Without Club | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | Without Club | St. Mirren | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-10 | St. Mirren | Forfar Athletic | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-12 | Forfar Athletic | St. Mirren | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | St. Mirren | Airdrieonians | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Airdrieonians | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | ankle sprain | 2013-09-17 | 2013-10-15 | 29 | 4 |
| 14/15 | Knee surgery | 2015-04-28 | 2015-06-30 | 64 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Knee surgery | 2018-04-16 | 2018-10-31 | 199 | 19 |
| 18/19 | Achilles tendon problems | 2018-07-01 | 2018-08-20 | 51 | 7 |
Current€250k
Peak€500k
Low—
Δ since start+€175k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aron Jóhannsson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Martin Spelmann | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilberto Macena | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cammy Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikkel Kirkeskov | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Osama Akharraz | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Magennis | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 1.Division | Aarhus GF | 3 | 22 |
| 17/18 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 2 | 24 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 1.Division | Aarhus GF | 6 | 22 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Heart of Midlothian FC | 5 | 24 |
| 09/10 | 1.Division | AC Horsens | 4 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-05-12 | Forfar Athletic | St. Mirren | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-10 | St. Mirren | Forfar Athletic | Loan | — | €250k |
| 06/07 | 2007-05-01 | Barnsley | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Man Utd Res. | Barnsley | Loan | — | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-12-01 | Bröndby IF | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-01 | Man Utd Res. | Bröndby IF | Loan | — | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-05-01 | Royal Antwerp | Man Utd Res. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Man Utd Res. | Royal Antwerp | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Adam Eckersley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Town | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 19% |
| Morecambe FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 31% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 40% |
| Bradford City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 47% |
| Northampton Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 36% |
| Swindon Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -19 | 21% |
| Chesterfield FC | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 21% |
| Gillingham FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 36% |
| Macclesfield Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33% |
| Barnet FC | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 33% |
| Rotherham United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 58% |
| Accrington Stanley | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | 180 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 17/18 | 27 | 1,003 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 |
| 16/17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 27 | 1,048 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 13/14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 27 | 2,035 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 11/12 | 30 | 2,369 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 10/11 | 23 | 582 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 09/10 | 24 | 1,844 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 08/09 | 20 | 1,584 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 07/08 | 18 | 1,585 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 05/06 | 16 | 1,286 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
1.Division
45 apps
4 G
10 A
Championship
60 apps
4 G
7 A
Superliga
76 apps
3 G
6 A
League One
24 apps
2 G
1 A
Ekstra Bladet Cu
12 apps
1 G
1 A
League One
18 apps
1 G
1 A
SCL by Utilita
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Canadian Championship
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Challenger Pro League
15 apps
1 G
0 A
NASL Spring Championship
5 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Adam Eckersley?
Adam Eckersley is an England professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.
How old is Adam Eckersley?
Adam Eckersley is 40 years old. He was born on September 7, 1985 in Worsley.
What position does Adam Eckersley play?
Adam Eckersley plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Adam Eckersley play for?
Adam Eckersley currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Adam Eckersley scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Adam Eckersley has scored 18 goals in 304 appearances.