Adam John Blakeman (born 3 December 1991) is a professional English footballer who plays for

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

. He began his career at

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

, before being released at the end of the 2012–13 season. He then signed for Hyde. Blakeman plays primarily as a

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but is equally adept playing in the centre or on the left side of midfield.

Career

Bolton Wanderers

Born in Southport, Blakeman started his professional career at Liverpool at the age of eleven. After seven years at the club, Blakeman left Liverpool and joined

, regularly playing in their reserve side. Blakeman signed a professional contract with Bolton in March 2011. A product of the youth system, he made his competitive debut in the League Cup tie at home to Macclesfield Town on 24 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcos Alonso. He was released by Bolton at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Hyde

Blakeman signed for Conference Premier team Hyde in August 2013. He scored his first goal for the club against Forest Green Rovers in January 2014. In January 2015, the club announced Blakeman's departure.

Ayr United

On 20 January 2015, Blakeman signed for Scottish League One club Ayr United. In explaining his decision to join the club, he cited his desire to join up again with former Bolton youth coach John Henry. Blakeman made his debut for the club just four days after signing in a 1–1 draw against

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. Blakeman scored his first goals on 28 April 2015, in a 4–0 win over Stirling Albion. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Blakeman was offered a new contract by the club.

Southport

The following season, Blakeman returned to England, where he signed for Southport, where he lined up with his brother, Liam. He made his Southport debut on 18 August 2015, playing on the left of midfield in a 2–1 loss against

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. Blakeman scored his first Southport goal in a 1–0 win over Wrexham on 26 December 2015.

Chorley

Blakeman joined National League North's Chorley F.C. prior to the 2016–2017 season. On 8 October 2016, Chorley beat Harrogate Town F.C. 1–0 with Blakeman scoring a penalty to win the game. At the start of the new year, Chorley lost 3–1 against AFC Fylde, with Blakeman scoring Chorley's goal. After making it into the Promotion play-offs, their first game was at home against Kidderminster Harriers F.C. which they lost 1–0. They travelled to Kidderminster for the second leg, where a 2–0 win put them through to the play-off final against F.C. Halifax Town. The fixture was held on 13 May 2017, with an attendance of 7,920 fans. Chorley lost 2–1 with Blakeman scoring their only goal from a free kick.

Spennymoor Town

On 16 June 2020 Blakeman signed for

Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern L ...

Chorley

In May 2021 Blakeman re-signed for

Personal life

He is the grandson of Larry Carberry, who won a League Championship medal with Ipswich Town in 1962 as a member of Alf Ramsey's team that won the Second Division the previous season. His elder brother Liam, played for a number of non-league clubs including Southport and Hednesford Town.

Career statistics

Honours

Chorley *

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: 2017-2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blakeman, Adam 1991 births Living people Men's association football defenders Ayr United F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Southport F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players English men's footballers English people of Irish descent Footballers from Widnes National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players