{{short description|English professional footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Porter | image = Adam Porter - Leek Town (cropped).jpg | image_size = 175px | caption = Porter playing for Leek Town in 2025 | fullname = Adam Matthew Porter<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 May 2021 |title=Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf |access-date=16 July 2021 |publisher=English Football League |page=35 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Biddulph, England | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Leek Town | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2009–2021 | youthclubs1 = Stoke City | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Stoke City | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Leek Town (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → Altrincham (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Salford City | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = → Truro City (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Truro City | caps6 = 40 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Leek Town | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 2 | club-update = 16:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC) }} '''Adam Matthew Porter''' (born 8 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leek Town.
==Career== Porter was born in Biddulph and joined the Stoke City Academy from a young age.<ref name="Who">{{cite web |title=Who is Adam Porter? Teenager makes Stoke City bench at Nottingham Forest |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-nottingham-forest-adam-porter-4354470 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=22 July 2020 |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> He progressed through the youth teams and was made captain of the under-18 side by Kevin Russell.<ref name="Who"/> In October 2019, he joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-adam-porter-leek-3413935|title=Highly-rated Stoke City teenager joins non-league promotion chasers on loan|website=stokesentinel.co.uk|date=10 October 2020|accessdate=11 August 2021}}</ref> where he made three appearances in all competitions.<ref name="Leek">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leek-town/appearances/2019-2020/adam-porter/973578|title=Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2019-2020|website=footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=11 August 2021}}</ref> He began to travel with the first team towards the end of the 2019–20 season and was named on the bench against Nottingham Forest.<ref name="Who"/> Porter made his professional debut on 10 August 2021 in a EFL Cup match against Fleetwood Town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke City team news v Fleetwood as teen among four full debuts |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-fleetwood-team-news-5769073 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> On 5 November 2021 Porter joined National League side Altrincham on a four-week youth loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Altrincham move for Porter |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2021/november/05/altrincham-move-for-porter/ |website=Stoke City |date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021}}</ref> Porter made ten appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke.<ref name="2021/22"/> Porter was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season, having spent 14 years at the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Midfielder announces Stoke City exit after 14 years at the club |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-porter-stoke-city-released-7123251 |website=Stoke Sentinel |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref>
Following his release from Stoke City, Porter signed for EFL League Two club Salford City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/eds-squad-2022-23/|title=Introducing the 2022-23 EDS Squad|website=salfordcityfc.co.uk|date=8 July 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022}}</ref> On 21 October 2022, Porter joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Truro City on loan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trurocityfc.net/news/adam-porter-joins-on-loan-2737418.html|title=ADAM PORTER JOINS ON LOAN|website=www.trurocityfc.net|date=21 October 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022}}</ref> where he remained until February 2023. On the expiry of his contract with Salford City, Porter returned to Truro on a permanent basis ahead of the 2023–24 season,<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66381229|title=Adam Porter: Truro City re-sign midfielder after Salford City exit|website=BBC Sport|date=2 August 2023|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> and went on to make 40 appearances for the club in the National League South, scoring 7 goals.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|476024}}</ref> In August 2024, he joined another previous loan club, Leek Town, recently promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/articles/leek-town-secure-porter-from-national-league-south-side-82631|title=Leek Town secure Porter from National League South side|website=Northern Premier League|date=22 August 2024|access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 12 April 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Stoke City |2021–22<ref name="2021/22">{{Soccerbase season|id=130491|season=2021}}</ref> |EFL Championship |0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |Leek Town (loan) |2019–20<ref name="Leek"/> |{{abbr|NPL|Northern Premier League}} Division One South East |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearances in FA Trophy}}||0||3||0 |- |Altrincham (loan) |2021–22<ref name="2021/22"/><ref name="soccerway"/> |National League |8||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=FAT}}||0||11||0 |- |Salford City |2022–23<ref name="soccerway"/> |EFL League Two |0||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||0||1||0 |- |Truro City (loan) |2022–23<ref name="bbc"/> |Southern League Premier South |16||3||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||16||3 |- |Truro City |2023–24<ref name="soccerway"/> |National League South |40||7||0||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=FAT}}||0||41||7 |- |Leek Town |2024–25<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/leek-town/appearances/adam-porter/973578|title=Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2024-2025|website=footballwebpages.co.uk|accessdate=17 April 2025}}</ref> |{{abbr|NPL|Northern Premier League}} Division One West |29||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||4{{efn|name=FAT}}{{efn|name=SSC|Appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup}}||0||35||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !94!!12!!4!!0!!2!!0!!9!!0!!109!!12 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Adam}} Category:Living people Category:2002 births Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Stoke City F.C. players Category:Leek Town F.C. players Category:Altrincham F.C. players Category:Salford City F.C. players Category:Truro City F.C. players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:People from Biddulph Category:Footballers from Staffordshire Category:21st-century English sportsmen