Daniel Adshead

Daniel Adshead
Adshead playing for Rochdale in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daniel Adshead[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2017 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Rochdale 11 (0)
2019–2022 Norwich City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Telstar (loan) 28 (0)
2021 → Gillingham (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2024 Cheltenham Town 15 (0)
2023 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024 → AFC Fylde (loan) 19 (0)
2024- Boston United
International career‡
2018–2019 England U18 3 (1)
2019 England U19 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:47, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

Daniel Adshead (born 2 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Boston United.

Club career

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Rochdale

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Born in Manchester,[4] Adshead is a product of the Rochdale Academy. He began training with the first team at the age of 14. He attracted scouts from Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.[5]

In 2016, he made his debut for Rochdale under-18s aged just 15. Adshead travelled with the first team during a pre-season camp to Tenerife in July 2017.[6]

In September 2017, he became the club's youngest ever player with an appearance in the EFL Trophy aged 16 years, 17 days.[7] Due to child protection regulations, Adshead had to change away from his teammates.[5]

On 5 April 2019, Adshead was announced as the LFE Apprentice Of The Year for the 2018–19 League One season. He was described as "a model apprentice and a fine young man with the potential of a great future in the game".[8]

Norwich City

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On 18 June 2019, Adshead signed for newly promoted Premier League club Norwich City for £750,000.[9][10]

Loan to Telstar

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On 26 August 2020, Adshead joined Dutch second-tier club SC Telstar on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

Loan to Gillingham

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On 19 August 2021, Adshead joined League One club Gillingham on loan.[12] Having suffered an injury that had prevented him featuring for the Kent side since November, it was confirmed on 11 February 2022 that he had returned to his parent club.[13]

Cheltenham Town

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On 21 June 2022, Adshead joined League One club Cheltenham Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract.[14] In January 2023, he returned to Rochdale on loan until the end of the season,[15] knee surgery preventing him from making an appearance as the club were relegated.[16]

In December 2023, Adshead joined National League club AFC Fylde on a short-term loan until the end of January 2024.[17] His loan was then extended until the end of the season.[18]

Adshead was released by Cheltenham at the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]

Boston United

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On 12 December 2024, Adshead joined National League club Boston United.[20]

International career

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On 9 November 2018, Adshead was called up to the England U18 team for the first time for a tournament in Spain.[21] He scored on his debut against the Netherlands.[22]

On 5 September 2019, Adshead scored on his England U19s debut during a 3–1 victory over Greece at St. George's Park[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 December 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 2017–18[25] League One 1 0 3 0 0 0 5[c] 0 9 0
2018–19[26] League One 10 0 1 0 0 0 5[c] 1 16 1
Total 11 0 4 0 0 0 10 1 25 1
Norwich City 2019–20[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwich City U21 2019–20[27] — — — 2[c] 0 2 0
Telstar (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
Gillingham (loan) 2021–22[28] League One 15 0 2 0 1 0 1[c] 0 19 0
Cheltenham Town 2022–23[29] League One 11 0 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 15 0
Total 11 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15 0
Rochdale (loan) 2022–23[29] League Two 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 65 0 8 0 2 0 15 1 90 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Daniel Adshead: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Daniel Adshead: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Dan Adshead". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b Moxley, Neil (23 September 2017). "Exclusive: Rochdale player not allowed to get changed with his team-mates". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Daniel Adshead". Rochdale A.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ^ "History Made As Daniel Adshead Becomes Dale's Youngest Ever Debutant". Rochdale A.F.C. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ^ Wylie, Jack (5 April 2019). "LFE Apprentice Of The Year 2019 Winners". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Dan Adshead Joins Premier League Club Norwich City". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Rochdale: From success with 'broken toys' to broken dreams - the story of Dale's decline". BBC Sport. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Daniel Adshead joins SC Telstar on loan". Norwich City F.C. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Daniel Adshead: Gillingham sign Norwich midfielder on loan". BBC. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Loan player returns to Norwich, confirms Gills boss". Kent Online. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Midfielder Dan Adshead becomes first new signing". www.ctfc.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Adshead joins Rochdale on loan". www.ctfc.com. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  16. ^ Palmer, Jon (13 February 2023). "Former Norwich City midfielder and Rochdale loanee from Cheltenham Town Dan Adshead to undergo surgery". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Dan Adshead Joins The Coasters On Loan". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Adshead Lengthens Mill Farm Loan". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  19. ^ "2023/24 retained and released list". www.cheltenhamtown.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  20. ^ "United sign Midfielder Adshead". Boston United Football Club. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "England U18S Squad Set to Face Netherlands, Republic of Ireland and Belgium in Spain". The Football Association. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Daniel Adshead Scores On England Debut". Rochdale A.F.C. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  23. ^ "England U19s Greece Report". The Football Association. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ^ Daniel Adshead at Soccerway
  25. ^ "Games played by Daniel Adshead in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Daniel Adshead in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Daniel Adshead in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Daniel Adshead in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Daniel Adshead in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  30. ^ Wylie, Jack (5 April 2019). "LFE Apprentice Of The Year 2019 Winners". League Football Education (LFE). Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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