Adam Clayton (footballer)
Adam Stephen Clayton (born 14 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Rochdale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Stephen Clayton | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rochdale | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2008 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Leeds United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Leeds United | 45 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Huddersfield Town | 85 | (11) |
| 2014–2020 | Middlesbrough | 213 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Birmingham City | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | (0) |
| 2023 | Bradford City | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rochdale | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
His professional career started at Manchester City. While a City player, he enjoyed loan spells at Carlisle United, with whom he reached the 2010 Football League Trophy Final, and Leeds United, where his loan spell was made permanent basis in 2010. Clayton then had further loan spells at Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons before becoming a regular in Leeds' team in the 2011–12 season. He then spent two years with Huddersfield Town, and signed for Middlesbrough in 2014. While at the club, he was promoted to and relegated from the Premier League and formed a midfield partnership with Grant Leadbitter. He spent six seasons at Middlesbrough before leaving the club in 2020 when his contract expired, and then joined another Championship club, Birmingham City, where he stayed until November 2021. Clayton signed for Doncaster Rovers in January 2022, and Bradford City took over his contract a year later.
He was a member of England's under-20 team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.