Kielen Adams

Kielen Adams

Adams with Ashton United.
Personal information
Full name	Kielen Marcel Adams[1]
Date of birth	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Atherton Collieries
Youth career
2013–2017	Oldham Athletic
2017–2019	Bradford City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Oldham Athletic	1	(0)
2020	→ Chorley (loan)	0	(0)
2020	→ Hyde United (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	Clitheroe	9	(3)
2021–2022	Macclesfield	26	(7)
2022	Marine	16	(2)
2022	→ Ashton United (loan)
2022–2024	Ashton United
2024	Macclesfield	0	(0)
2024	Emley	2	(0)
2024–	Atherton Collieries	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Kielen Marcel Adams (born 11 May 2001) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Atherton Collieries.

Early life

Adams was born in Huddersfield.[2]

Career

After playing youth football for Oldham Athletic and Bradford City, Adams returned to Oldham in July 2019.[3][4] In January 2020 he joined Chorley on loan.[5] On 2 March 2020, he joined Hyde United on a one-month loan.[6] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2019–20 season.[7]

On 4 September 2020, Adams signed for Clitheroe after playing for the club as a trialist.[8] He extended his contract with the club in January 2021.[9]

In August 2021, he signed for Macclesfield.[10]

Adams joined Marine in March 2022, the first time since 1995 that the club had paid a transfer fee for a player.[11] The undisclosed transfer fee was the highest that Macclesfield had received for a player.[12] He moved on loan to Ashton United in November 2022,[13] before the transfer was made permanent in December.[14][15]

He returned to Macclesfield in July 2024.[16] He left the club in September 2024,[17] next playing for Emley,[18] before signing for Atherton Collieries in October 2024.[19] He scored his first goals for the club on 2 November 2024, scoring twice in a 4–3 defeat.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	2019–20[2]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	3	0
Chorley (loan)	2019–20[2]	National League North	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Hyde United (loan)	2019–20[22]	NPL Premier Division	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Clitheroe	2020–21[23]	NPL Division One North West	9	3	1	0	—		2[b]	1	12	4
Macclesfield	2021–22[24]	NWCFL Premier Division	26	7	2	0	—		1[c]	0	29	7
Marine	2021–22[25]	NPL Division One West	8	0	—		—		1[d]	0	9	0
Career total			46	10	3	0	0	0	6	1	55	11

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. Appearance in FA Vase
4. Appearance in Northern Premier League Division One West play-offs

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Oldham Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 50. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
2. Kielen Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. "Oldham Athletic sign Kielen Adams, Dylan Fage and Florian Gonzales". BBC Sport. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
4. "SIGNING: Former Academy Product Re-joins Latics". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
5. "Adams Joins Chorley On Loan". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
6. "Hyde bring in Oldham forward Adams". Non League Daily. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
7. "Retained & Released List". oldhamathletic.co.uk. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
8. "Clitheroe sign striker Adams". Non League Daily. 4 September 2020.
9. "Striker Adams commits to Clitheroe". Non League Daily. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
10. "Macclesfield FC sign two young forwards, ahead of FA Cup opener". Macclesfield Nub News. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
11. "Kielen Adams". marinefc.com. 18 March 2022.
12. "Kielen Adams Departs". macclesfieldfc.com. 18 March 2022.
13. "KIELEN ADAMS - Marine Football Club". marinefc.com. 18 November 2022.
14. "KIELEN ADAMS - Marine Football Club". marinefc.com. 15 December 2022.
15. Carter, Gary (1 December 2023). "Kielen feelin' buzz as Ashton United eye success".
16. Leah, Ben (9 July 2024). "KIELEN ADAMS RETURNS TO THE SILKMEN". Macclesfield FC Official Website.
17. Leah, Ben (16 September 2024). "DOUBLE FIRST TEAM DEPARTURE CONFIRMED". Macclesfield FC Official Website.
18. "Emley AFC | Appearances | Kielen Adams | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
19. Collieries, Atherton (11 October 2024). "Squad Update: 11/10/2024". Atherton Collieries.
20. "Late double for Congleton denies Colls home victory". The Bolton News. 4 November 2024.
21. "Atherton Collieries | Appearances | Keilen Adams | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
22. "Kielen Adams". HydeUnited.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
23. "CLITHEROE FC FIXTURES and RESULTS : SEASON 2020-21*". blueswayedviews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
24. "Player Statistics for Kielen Adams". nwcfl.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
25. "Marine – Appearances – Kielen Adams". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.

External links

• Kielen Adams at Soccerbase