Adam Senior
English footballer (born 2002)
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Adam Nicholas Senior (born 20 January 2002) is an English professional football player as a defender for EFL League Two club Barnet. He can play at both a centre-back and right-back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Nicholas Senior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ashton United (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2021 | → York City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Chorley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | FC Halifax Town | 88 | (9) |
| 2025– | Barnet | 32 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Bolton, Senior joined the youth academy of hometown club Bolton Wanderers, the club he grew up supporting.[3] On 31 August 2019, following major financial troubles that had forced the club to utilise youth players, Senior made his first team debut in a 5–0 away loss against Gillingham.[4] He signed his first professional deal with Bolton Wanderers on 15 May 2020, penning a one-year deal.[5] He scored his first goal on 6 October in a 2–1 defeat against Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Trophy.[6] On 19 May 2021 Bolton revealed he was contracted for the 2021–2022 season.[7]
On 1 October 2021, he joined Ashton United on loan for a month.[8] He made his debut a day later, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Warrington Town.[9] He scored his first goal for Ashton on 9 October, earning a point for them in a 1–1 draw against Gainsborough Trinity.[10] The loan was extended for a month on 3 November.[11] A week later however, Bolton recalled him from his loan[12] and sent him on loan to York City for a month instead.[13] He made his debut a day later, helping York get a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Curzon Ashton.[14] He was recalled from the loan on 9 December[15] and started the next Bolton match two days later in a 1–0 loss against Accrington Stanley.[16] On 25 January 2022, he joined Chorley on loan until the end of the season.[17] He made his debut the same day[18] and was named Man of the Match[19] in a 2–2 draw against Fylde.[20] On 3 March, he was recalled from his loan to provide extra defensive competition due to the absence of Gethin Jones.[21] On 3 May the club confirmed that they had offered him a new contract[22] which he signed on 14 June.[23] On 8 November 2022, he joined Telford United on loan for a month.[24] On 13 December, it was extended until 2 January.[25] He impressed during this loan spell, playing a total of 9 times, with Telford wanting to extend it even further — though Bolton instead decided to recall him.[26] Two weeks later, he joined National League side Halifax Town on a month's loan[27] which was later extended for another month[28] and then extended again to the end of the season.[29] On 25 May 2023, he was announced as one of five B Team releases.[30] Two weeks later, it was announced he would join Halifax on a permanent two year contract on 1 July.[31] In total, Senior went on to score ten goals in 116 games for the Shaymen.
Senior joined newly promoted EFL League Two club Barnet for the 2025-26 season.[32]
Career statistics
- As of 17 February 2026[33]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20[34] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020–21[35] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[36] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[37] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Ashton United (loan) | 2021–22[38] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| York City (loan) | 2021–22[39] | National League North | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2021–22[39] | 5 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Telford United (loan) | 2022–23[39] | 7 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| FC Halifax Town (loan) | 2022–23[39] | National League | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| FC Halifax Town | 2023–24[39] | National League | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2024–25[39] | National League | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[e] | 1 | 50 | 6 | ||
| Total | 108 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 116 | 10 | ||
| Barnet | 2025–26 | League Two | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| Career total | 167 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 186 | 22 | ||
- Notes
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- Appearance(s) in the Manchester Premier Cup and FA Trophy.
- One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs
- One appearance in the FA Trophy, one appearance in National League playoffs, two appearances and one goal in National League Cup