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Charles Graham "Charlie" Adam (born 10 December 1985) is a Scottish footballer who plays in England for Blackpool. He plays as a central or left midfielder. A product of the Rangers youth system, Adam spent much of his early senior career on loan to other clubs, though he regularly played for Rangers between 2006 and 2008. He has played at B and full international levels for Scotland.
[edit] Club career[edit] Early career at RangersDundee-born Adam made his first appearance for Rangers on 14 April 2004 against Livingston[1] and played sporadically thereafter but did not become a first-team regular until the management of Paul Le Guen. He made an appearance at the start of the 2004–05 season, and then joined First Division club Ross County on loan for the rest of that campaign. Whilst in Dingwall, Adam made fifteen appearances, scoring twice, against Raith Rovers and St Mirren. He also played in the 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Falkirk, which County lost 2-1. [edit] St MirrenThe 2005-06 season again started with Adam making his one and only first-team appearance for Rangers against Livingston. He then joined First Division side St. Mirren on loan for the rest of the season. During his spell in Paisley, he again appeared in the 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, however this time he was on the winning side as St. Mirren defeated Hamilton Academical 2-1.[2] He was also part of the team that won the First Division title in May 2006. In total he made thirty-seven appearances and scored nine goals for the Buddies and was a key player in the Buddies' success that season and won player of the year awards. Over his time at St Mirren, he became a fans favourite and St Mirren expressed an interest to keep Adam permanently although Charlie returned to Rangers at the end of his loan spell. [edit] Rangers first teamAfter playing for Rangers during a July 2006 pre-season trip to South Africa, including scoring a hat-trick against a Jomo Select side,[3] Adam began the 2006-07 season with the club, and he started in their first league match against Motherwell. He continued to be a regular for Rangers as the season progressed, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 UEFA Cup win over Livorno Calcio on 19 October. This was one of fourteen goals Adam scored that season, including strikes against Israeli sides Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa, as well as a goal in an end-of-season Old Firm match from a free-kick.[4] On 16 April 2007, at the end of his first season in the first team, Adam was voted by Rangers fans as the club's Young Player of the Year at an award ceremony.[5] On 28 June 2007, it was announced that Adam had signed a new five-year contract with Rangers.[6] He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 19 September against VfB Stuttgart, and his second in the return fixture two weeks later. [edit] Loan move to BlackpoolOn 2 February 2009, Adam signed on loan with English Championship club Blackpool until the end of the 2008–09 season. Five days later, he was sent off on his debut for the Seasiders — a 3–2 defeat by Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road.[7] On 25 February, after serving a three-match suspension, Adam scored twice, including a goal from just inside the halfway line, for the club's reserve team as they beat Accrington Stanley 4-2.[8][9] Adam scored his first Football League goal for Tony Parkes's men in a 2-0 victory over Norwich City at Bloomfield Road on 7 March.[10] Two days later he was named in the Football League's "Championship Team of the Week".[11] His second goal for Blackpool came on 11 April in their 1-0 West Lancashire derby win over Preston North End at Deepdale. Blackpool's then-caretaker manager Tony Parkes publicly admitted he was keen to sign Adam permanently. He said, "I have spoken to our club secretary and we will be in touch with Rangers to see if we can do a deal for Charlie".[12] On 6 July 2009, Rangers confirmed that they had accepted a bid of £500,000 from Blackpool and that he was set to sign for the Seasiders the following day, subject to personal terms being agreed.[13] The following day, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway confirmed a deal had been agreed with the Ibrox club, but stressed that talks with Adam would take place on 9 July, once Adam had spoken with Rangers manager Walter Smith.[14] Four weeks later on 2 August, with Adam still a Rangers player and having been on their pre-season trip to Germany, Smith confirmed that the player was in talks with Blackpool, saying, "Adam is talking to Blackpool at the moment. The clubs have agreed a fee and it will be up to Charlie and his representative."[15] The following day, the Daily Mail reported that Adam had signed for Blackpool on a three-year contract with an option for a further 12 months.[16] [edit] BlackpoolOn 4 August 2009, Adam signed a two-year contract with Blackpool with the option of a further year, in a club-record transfer fee of £500,000.[17] Later that same day he played in the Seasiders' 2–1 pre-season friendly win over Everton at Bloomfield Road.[18] On 8 August he played in his first league game as a permanent Blackpool player as they started the 2009-10 season with a 1-1 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. His first goal came on 26 August in a 4–1 home win over Wigan Athletic.
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a. Scottish League Challenge Cup results included in totals [edit] International careerAdam was called up by national manager Alex McLeish to the Scotland squad for the first time on 11 May 2007 for a friendly against Austria and a Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match against the Faroe Islands.[20] He made his debut at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna on 30 May as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 1-0 victory.[21] He then made his competitive debut as a 77th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands at the Svangaskarð stadium in Toftir on 6 June.[22] After impressing in the start to the 2009-10 season with Blackpool, Adam was recalled to the Scotland squad by manager George Burley for a friendly against Japan on 10 October 2009 at the Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan.[23][24] Scotland lost the game 0-2, with Adam earning his third cap, and in doing so became the first Blackpool player to represent Scotland since Tony Green in 1971. On 10 November 2009, Adam was drafted into the Scotland squad for the friendly against Wales four days later.[25] He replaced his former Rangers teammate Kevin Thomson, who pulled out due to illness. George Burley said of Adam: "He scored a cracking goal for Blackpool last weekend. He is a very good replacement. He has been playing consistently, is a quality player, and is getting a real benefit from playing regularly."[26] [edit] Honours[edit] Personal lifeAdam is the son of former professional player Charles Adam, a midfielder who played for various Scottish club's in the 1980s and 1990s. Adam's brother, Grant, is a goalkeeper and plays for Rangers' under-19s team. [edit] References
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