Adam Eckersley

Infobox Football biography


playername = Adam Eckersley
fullname = Adam James Eckersley
height = height|m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|9|7
cityofbirth = Salford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = AC Horsens
position = Left-back
clubnumber =
youthyears = 2002–2005
youthclubs = Manchester United
years = 2005–2008
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Manchester United
→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
→ Brøndby IF (loan)
→ Barnsley (loan)
→ Port Vale (loan)
Port Vale
AC Horsens
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
16 (1)
04 (0)
06 (0)
02 (0)
16 (1)
00 (0)
pcupdate = 1 June 2008

Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England) is an English footballer who plays primarily as a left-back, but is also capable of playing at right-back. Eckersley currently plays for AC Horsens.

Eckersley was born in Salford, Greater Manchester and went to Walkden High School. He first joined Manchester United as a nine-year-old, and signed his first contract with the club in 2002. He was a member of the United reserve team that won the quadruple in 2005. He made his senior team debut in the Carling Cup on 26 October 2005, starting in the 4–1 home win over Barnet where he played as left-back. Eckersley then went on loan to the Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp in January 2006, to gain further first team match experience. In August 2006, he was loaned out to Brøndby IF. He was injured during his stay at Brøndby, however, and only played six matches for the club, before the loan ended on 31 December 2006.

He joined Barnsley on 5 January 2007 on loan until the end of the season, after which he returned to United, and was promoted to the first-team squad after Mikael Silvestre's injury presented United with a shortage of left-backs. Soon afterwards, however, Eckersley joined Port Vale on loan; he made his debut in a defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 October 2007, in which he was sent off. [cite web |title=Port Vale 0-1 Brighton |url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7031415.stm |accessdate=2007-10-13 |publisher=BBC Sport |year=2007 ] However, he only made one more appearance before picking up a knee injury and returning to Manchester United for treatment. On 31 December, it was announced that Eckersley had moved back to Port Vale, this time on a permanent basis, becoming manager Lee Sinnott's first non-loan signing. [cite news |title=Eckersley set to join Port Vale |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/7165964.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-12-31 |accessdate=2008-01-01 ]

Prior to the 2008-09 season, he joined Danish Superliga team AC Horsens, on a free transfer. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7492070.stm]

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* [http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={586F3BDA-BAD0-484E-AA1B-C0464DF06DF7}&section=playerProfile&bioid=92150 Profile] at ManUtd.com
*da icon [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=154&id=33 Brøndby IF profile]