Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995)

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Adam Webster
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Webster playing for Ipswich Town in 2016
Personal information
Full name Adam Harry Webster[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-04) 4 January 1995 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2012 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Portsmouth 67 (5)
2013–2014 → Aldershot Town (loan) 24 (0)
2016–2018 Ipswich Town 51 (1)
2018–2019 Bristol City 44 (3)
2019– Brighton & Hove Albion 64 (4)
National team
2012 England U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 England U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Adam Harry Webster (born 4 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Early life[]

Webster was born in Chichester, West Sussex[5] and was raised in nearby West Wittering.[6]

Club career[]

Portsmouth[]

Webster joined Portsmouth at the age of 12, following rejections from Southampton, Chelsea and even Portsmouth from the age of ten.[7] He signed academy scholarship with the club in the summer of 2011.[8] He was first called up to the participate with the first team by Steve Cotterill in a friendly against FC Rostov. He came on in the 72nd minute for trialist Fernando Vega.[citation needed]

Under the management of Michael Appleton, Webster was given more first team opportunities. Following an unused substitute appearance against Chelsea in the FA Cup,[9] he made his debut at the age of 17 the following weekend in a Football League Championship match against West Ham United.[10] He came on at right back in place of Greg Halford on the 75th minute.

In the following season, Webster received the #22 jersey, and had more opportunities in first team, making his breakthrough as a full back. When recalled from Aldershot Town, he was put into the starting line up against Hartlepool United. Webster scored the only goal of the game, and his first senior goal, handing Portsmouth a 1–0 victory.[11]

Aldershot Town (loan)[]

On 6 August 2013, Webster joined Aldershot Town on loan, until January 2014.[12] He made his Shots debut four days later, in a 1–1 away draw against Grimsby.[13] He returned to "Pompey" on 4 January, after making 21 appearances, and on the 21st he rejoined the "Shots" on loan until the end of the season.[citation needed]

Ipswich Town[]

On 6 June 2016, Webster moved to EFL Championship club Ipswich Town from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, in a deal which also saw defender Matt Clarke go in the opposite direction.[14] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016, starting in a 4–2 home win over Barnsley at Portman Road.[15] He scored his first goal for Ipswich against Birmingham City on 13 December 2016.[16] Webster made 24 appearances in all competitions during the 2016–17 season, scoring once.[17]

Webster made his first appearance of the 2017–18 season on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 win over Birmingham City. He formed a defensive partnership with club captain Luke Chambers over the course of the season, making made 29 appearances in all competitions during his second season at the club.[18]

Bristol City[]

On 28 June 2018, Webster transferred to fellow Football League Championship club Bristol City for an initial fee of £3.5 million rising up to £8 million.[19]

Brighton & Hove Albion[]

On 3 August, Brighton completed the signing of Webster, signing him on a four-year deal on undisclosed terms.[20] He made his debut 25 days later on the 27 August in a 2–1 away win against Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup.[21] Webster made his Premier League debut and league debut for The Seagulls starting in the 4–0 away loss to defending champions, Manchester City on the 31 August.[22] On 5 October, Webster played the full match at home against Tottenham where he helped The Albion to a clean sheet in the 3–0 victory.[23] Webster scored his first goal for The Seagulls and his first in the top flight on 19 October in a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park.[24] On 26 October, Webster scored an own goal putting Everton back level at 1–1 in an eventual 3–2 home victory for The Albion with Toffee's Lucas Digne also scoring an own goal to hand Brighton the 3 points in the 90+4th minute.[25] He netted again on 5 December opening the scoreline in an eventual 2–1 win over Arsenal.[26] Throughout Webster's debut season for Brighton he kept his competition in Shane Duffy out of the starting 11 on a regular basis, starting in all 31 league appearances he played in scoring 3 goals, assisting 1 and recording 5 clean sheets.[27][28][29]

On 10 January 2021, Webster scored his second Albion own goal making it 1–1 in the 90+6th minute after keeper Jason Steele missed a cross into his path in an eventual FA Cup win over Newport County where Webster scored the winning penalty in the 4–3 shootout victory.[30] Webster played in Brighton's 1–0 away victory over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.[31] He scored his first goal of the season, scoring the equaliser – coming from 2–0 down – in an eventual 3–2 home victory over champions Manchester City on 18 May, with fans returning to football.[32]

Webster signed a new five-year contract with Brighton on 2 August 2021, extending his tenure at the club until 2026.[33]

International career[]

The same week he made his debut for Portsmouth, Webster was called up to the England U17's for a friendly tournament in Portugal.[34]

In October 2012, Webster was called up to the England U19, but his manager Michael Appleton blocked the requests from FA due to player shortage in Portsmouth.[35] Later in the month, he was called up to England U18's.[36]

On 24 October 2012, Webster made his national team debut at under-18 level in a 2–0 win against Italy.[37]

On 13 November 2012 Webster made his England Under 19's debut in a 1–0 win over Finland, coming as a second-half substitute for Jack Stephens.[38] On 24 May 2013, Webster made his 3rd appearance for the U19's coming on as a substitute in a match against Georgia.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

As of 11 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portsmouth 2011–12[39] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2012–13[40] League One 18 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 21 0
2013–14[41] League Two 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
2014–15[42] League Two 15 1 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 18 1
2015–16[43] League Two 27 2 5 0 2 0 1[a] 0 35 2
Total 67 5 6 0 5 0 3 0 81 5
Aldershot Town (loan) 2013–14[41] Conference Premier 24 0 0 0 — 4[b] 0 28 0
Ipswich Town 2016–17[17] Championship 23 1 1 0 0 0 — 24 1
2017–18[18] Championship 28 0 0 0 1 0 — 29 0
Total 51 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 53 1
Bristol City 2018–19[44] Championship 44 3 2 0 1 0 — 47 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[45] Premier League 31 3 1 0 1 0 — 33 3
2020–21[46] Premier League 29 1 2 0 0 0 — 31 1
2021–22[47] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 64 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 68 4
Career total 249 13 12 0 8 0 7 0 276 13
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

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  2. ^ "Adam Webster: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Adam Webster: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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  5. ^ "Adam Webster". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Piercy, James (3 August 2019). "Adam Webster reveals why he has swapped Bristol City for Brighton & Hove Albion". Bristol Live. Local World. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ How three-time rejected Webster never gave up on his dream Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth News, 29 October 2012
  8. ^ Nine Offered Scholarships Archived 13 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 9 February 2011
  9. ^ Three Changes at Chelsea; Portsmouth F.C., 8 January 2012
  10. ^ Pompey 0 West Ham 1 Archived 16 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 14 January 2012
  11. ^ Pompey 1 Hartlepool 0; Portsmouth F.C., 5 April 2014
  12. ^ Webster Loaned To Aldershot; Portsmouth FC, 6 August 2013
  13. ^ Grimsby 1–1 Aldershot; BBC Sport, 10 August 2013
  14. ^ "Adam Webster: Ipswich sign Portsmouth defender, Matt Clarke goes other way". BBC Sport. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Ipswich Town 4-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Birmingham City 2-1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Adam Webster in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Adam Webster completes £3.5m transfer from Ipswich Town to Championship rivals Bristol City|Ipswich Town FC and Suffolk & Essex Sport". East Anglian Daily Times. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  20. ^ "DEAL DONE FOR WEBSTER". Brighton & Hove Albion. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Manchester City 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Aaron Connolly scores twice in win over Spurs - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  24. ^ "Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton: Grealish inspires Villa to late win over 10−man Brighton - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  25. ^ "Brighton 3–2 Everton: Lucas Digne scores late own goal to hand win to Seagulls". BBC Sport. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Arsenal 1-2 Brighton: Maupay seals victory for Seagulls - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  27. ^ "Brighton defender Shane Duffy determined to keep his place for Liverpool test". Brighton & Hove Independent. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Harry Kane and Dele Alli complete turnaround for Spurs - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Adam Webster Statistics - Premier League". Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  30. ^ "Newport County 1–1(3–4 pens) Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  31. ^ "Liverpool 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Steven Alzate scores in shock win". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Brighton 3-2 Man City: Albion come back from two down to beat 10-man champions - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Adam Webster: Brighton defender signs new five-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  34. ^ Webster Gets England Call Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 17 January 2012
  35. ^ Portsmouth Michael Appleton backs Adam Webster for international honours; Sky Sports, 5 October 2012
  36. ^ Pompey defender called up to England squad; Pompey Pages, 21 October 2012
  37. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (24 October 2012). "LIONS VICTORIOUS IN MANSFIELD". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  38. ^ "England 1–0 Finland" The FA.com. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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  40. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  42. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  43. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  44. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  45. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  46. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  47. ^ "Games played by Adam Webster in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  48. ^ "DOUBLE AWARD FOR WEBSTER". Bristol City Official Website. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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