Adam Porter
English professional footballer
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Adam Matthew Porter (born 8 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leek Town.
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Porter playing for Leek Town in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Matthew Porter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Biddulph, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leek Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2021 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Leek Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Altrincham (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Salford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Truro City (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Truro City | 40 | (7) |
| 2024– | Leek Town | 29 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Porter was born in Biddulph and joined the Stoke City Academy from a young age.[2] He progressed through the youth teams and was made captain of the under-18 side by Kevin Russell.[2] In October 2019, he joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan,[3] where he made three appearances in all competitions.[4] 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.[2] Porter made his professional debut on 10 August 2021 in a EFL Cup match against Fleetwood Town.[5] On 5 November 2021 Porter joined National League side Altrincham on a four-week youth loan.[6] Porter made ten appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke.[7] Porter was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season, having spent 14 years at the club.[8]
Following his release from Stoke City, Porter signed for EFL League Two club Salford City.[9] On 21 October 2022, Porter joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Truro City on loan,[10] 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,[11] and went on to make 40 appearances for the club in the National League South, scoring 7 goals.[12] In August 2024, he joined another previous loan club, Leek Town, recently promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[7] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Leek Town (loan) | 2019–20[4] | NPL Division One South East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2021–22[7][12] | National League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Salford City | 2022–23[12] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Truro City (loan) | 2022–23[11] | Southern League Premier South | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Truro City | 2023–24[12] | National League South | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| Leek Town | 2024–25[14] | NPL Division One West | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a][c] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Career total | 94 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 109 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup