{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Albert Eames | fullname = Albert George Eames<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9edd2ed0-6c4a-11ef-9965-335248f7bb41.pdf|title=SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS|publisher=English Football League|date=6 September 2024|accessdate=14 September 2024}}</ref> | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|12|20|df=y}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{soccerway|albert-eames/885733|accessdate=30 March 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = Hammersmith, England<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2024-2025/flcham/watford.htm|title=Squads - English Football League Championship 2024/2025|publisher=FootballSquads|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref> | position = Right-back | currentclub = Watford | clubnumber = 56 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Berkhamsted Raiders | youthyears2 = 2014– Current | youthclubs2 = Watford | years1 = Current– | clubs1 = Watford | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2024 | clubs2 = → Chelmsford City (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0 | club-update = 18:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC) }} '''Albert George Eames''' (born 20 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{English football updater|Watford}} club Watford.
==Career== Eames joined the Academy of Watford at under-8s level. Despite being released in 2020 at under-14s, he was invited back to the club on a trial, re-signing terms with the club.<ref name="First-team promoted">{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/albert-eames-from-released-at-14-to-the-first-team-at-18|title=Albert Eames: From Released At 14 To The First Team At 18|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=22 March 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref> In July 2022, he was signed a scholarship deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/academy-new-scholars-for-202223-announced|title=Academy: New Scholars For 2022/23 Announced|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=19 July 2022|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref>
In March 2024, following the appointment of under-18s manager Tom Cleverley as first-team head coach, Eames was promoted to training with the first-team squad.<ref name="First-team promoted"/> In April 2024, he signed a three-year professional contract, whilst also impressing for the under-21s squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/24282373.another-watford-academy-product-progresses-eames-signs/|title=Another Watford Academy product progresses as Eames signs up|publisher=Watford Observer|last=French|first=Andrew|date=27 April 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-eames-signs-professional-contract|title=Official: Eames Signs Professional Contract|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=26 April 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref> On 4 May 2024, the final day of the 2023–24 season, he made his first-team debut as a last-minute substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Middlesbrough.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4n10ermz6zt#Report|title=Middlesbrough vs Watford|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 May 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/reaction-eames-massiah-edwards-on-senior-debuts|title=Reaction: Eames & Massiah-Edwards On Senior Debuts|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=4 May 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref>
On 25 October 2024, Eames signed for National League South side Chelmsford City on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/albert-eames-joins-the-clarets/|title=Albert Eames joins the Clarets|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=25 October 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 9 November 2024}} {| 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 |- |rowspan="3"|Watford |2023–24<ref>{{soccerbase season|190825|2023|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref> |Championship |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2024–25 |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |- |Chelmsford City (loan) |2024–25<ref name="Soccerway"/> |National League South |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0 |} {{notelist}}
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