Charles Graham Adam was born on 10 December 1985 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
51 Facts About Charlie Adam
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Charlie Adam spent much of his early senior career on loan to Ross County and St Mirren.
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Charlie Adam was part of the Rangers team that reached the 2008 UEFA Cup Final.
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Charlie Adam shone in his first season in the Premier League, his performances being recognised with a nomination for the PFA Players' Player of the Year in April 2011; however, Blackpool were relegated the following month, and he transferred to Liverpool in July.
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Charlie Adam spent seven seasons with Stoke, making 179 appearances, before joining Reading in July 2019.
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Charlie Adam returned to his boyhood club Dundee in September 2020.
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Charlie Adam played at under-21, B and full international levels for Scotland.
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Charlie Adam was part of the Dundee and Rangers youth set-ups.
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Charlie Adam made his senior debut for Rangers on 14 April 2004 against Livingston.
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Charlie Adam played sporadically for Rangers thereafter, but did not become a first-team regular until the management of Paul Le Guen.
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Charlie Adam played in the 2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final against Falkirk.
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Charlie Adam was substituted in the 60th minute as was teammate Sean Higgins six minutes later.
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Charlie Adam was part of the team that won the First Division title in May 2006.
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On 16 April 2007, at the end of his first season in the first team, Charlie Adam was voted by Rangers fans as the club's Young Player of the Year at an award ceremony.
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On 28 June 2007, it was announced that Charlie Adam had signed a new five-year contract with Rangers.
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Charlie Adam 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".
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That same month Charlie Adam won the Championship Player of the Month award and was voted the PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month for January 2010.
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Just under a month later, Charlie Adam was named in the PFA "Championship Team of the Year".
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Charlie Adam scored a match-winning penalty against Nottingham Forest in the semi-final first leg, and Blackpool won the tie on aggregate.
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Charlie Adam was named again in week seven, alongside teammate Luke Varney.
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Blackpool then rejected a transfer request that Charlie Adam had made to the club.
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Charlie Adam was given compassionate leave after his father died on 17 December 2012.
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On 11 May 2014 Charlie Adam scored the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the season which earned Stoke 9th place in the Premier League.
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Charlie Adam described his goal as a "once in a lifetime goal".
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Charlie Adam ended the season by playing and scoring for Dundee in Julian Speroni's testimonial.
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Charlie Adam signed a new contract with Stoke on 20 June 2015.
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Charlie Adam scored once, on 30 April 2016 against Crystal Palace.
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Charlie Adam again scored one goal which was a penalty against Arsenal in December 2016.
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Charlie Adam revealed in April 2019 that he wanted to extend his contract at Stoke.
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However, after talks with manager Nathan Jones, Charlie Adam left Stoke at the end of the season.
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Charlie Adam met with Blackpool's new owner Simon Sadler about possibly rejoining the club and hopefully finishing his career there.
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On 22 July 2019, Charlie Adam joined Reading, signing a one-year contract.
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Charlie Adam was released by Reading at the end of the season.
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On 15 September 2020, after training on his own and having considered an offer to play in Australia, Charlie Adam joined his boyhood club Dundee on a two-year deal, which he described as being a "dream" of his.
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Charlie Adam made his debut for Dundee in a Scottish League Cup tie against Brora Rangers on 10 October 2020.
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Charlie Adam sustained a groin injury in a Premiership match against Motherwell in August 2021, and despite avoiding surgery he was ruled out for six weeks.
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Charlie Adam left Dundee following the end of his contract in May 2022.
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On 21 September 2022, Charlie Adam officially announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 36.
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Charlie Adam 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.
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Charlie 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.
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On 10 November 2009, Charlie Adam was drafted into the Scotland squad for the friendly against Wales four days later.
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Charlie Adam replaced his former Rangers teammate Kevin Thomson, who pulled out due to illness.
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Charlie Adam has been playing consistently, is a quality player, and is getting a real benefit from playing regularly.
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Charlie Adam's father died on 17 December 2012, aged 50; the cause of death was publicly revealed as suicide in 2015.
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Charlie Adam's mother, Eleanor, fell ill with cancer, and was a big factor in his move back to Scotland.
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Charlie Adam's brother, Grant, is a goalkeeper who is currently playing for fellow Dundee-based side Lochee United.
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Charlie Adam has four other siblings: brothers Gary, Connor and Grant, and sister Nicola.
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Charlie Adam attended Dundee's Braeview Academy, alongside fellow future footballers Garry Kenneth and Scott Robertson.
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Charlie Adam is married to Sophie Anderson, whom he met in September 2009 in her hometown of Poulton-le-Fylde during a night out with some of his Blackpool teammates.
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Charlie Adam moved with his family to Glasgow after signing for Dundee, having lived in Poulton-le-Fylde since his days at Blackpool.
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Charlie Adam was arrested and charged with a drink-driving offence in December 2021.