Eilidh Adams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boroughmuir Thistle | |||
| Hibernian | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hibernian | 74+ | (39+) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Scotland U19 | 15 | (7) |
| 2023– | Scotland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2025 | |||
Eilidh Adams (born 6 April 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hibernian of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).[2]
Club career
[edit]Raised in Edinburgh, Adams began her career at Boroughmuir Thistle before joining Hibernian (the club her family supported) at a young age, making her senior debut in 2019, aged 15.[1][3] The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted her progress initially, but when football resumed she was named the Scottish Women's Premier League's Young Player of the Season for 2020–21,[1] and featured on the losing side against Rangers in the 2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final.[4]
After signing a new contract in January 2023 to keep her at Hibernian until June 2025,[5] Adams missed the latter part of the 2023–24 season with a broken bone in her foot.[6] Upon her return at the start of 2024–25 she immediately performed strongly,[7] scoring at the rate of a goal per game as Hibs made a challenge for the title; she was named the league's Player of the Month for January 2025.[8]
International career
[edit]Adams featured for Scotland at schoolgirl,[9] under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth levels.[10] In 2023 and 2024 she was selected for the under-23 team, which plays only friendly matches.[11][12]
She received her first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in February 2025,[13] making her debut as a substitute in a 1–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League defeat away to Austria.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eilidh Adams, Hibernian FC. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh Adams at Soccerway
- ^ Eilidh called up to First Team, George Heriot's School, 4 November 2019
- ^ "Rangers win Sky Sports Cup". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Hibs striker Eilidh Adams signs new deal, Jack Dawson, Edinburgh Evening News, 18 January 2023
- ^ Hibs striker Adams set to miss rest of season, BBC Sport, 8 March 2024
- ^ Adams delighted to be back scoring for Hibs, BBC Sport, 23 August 2024
- ^ Adams and Townsley win SWPL Player of the Month awards, Wilf Frith, She Kicks, 21 February 2025
- ^ International Girls Cap Ceremony 2019, Scottish Schools' Football Association
- ^ Eilidh Adams, Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh Adams, Soccerdonna. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh Adams, FlashScore. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Scotland Women's squad: Interim boss Michael McArdle makes 10 changes in first squad with six uncapped players included, Sahil Jaidka, Sky Sports, 6 February 2025
- ^ Scotland beaten by Austria in McArdle’s first game in interim charge, STV News, 21 February 2025
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- Scottish women's footballers
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- People educated at George Heriot's School
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Hibernian W.F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Scotland women's international footballers