Adam Porter

Adam Porter
Porter playing for Leek Town in 2025
Personal information
Full name Adam Matthew Porter
Date of birth (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Biddulph, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leek Town
Youth career
2009–2021 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Stoke City 0 (0)
2019 → Leek Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Altrincham (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023 Salford City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Truro City (loan) 16 (3)
2023–2024 Truro City 40 (7)
2024– Leek Town 29 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:09, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

Adam Matthew Porter (born 8 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leek Town.

Career

Porter was born in Biddulph and joined the Stoke City Academy from a young age. He progressed through the youth teams and was made captain of the under-18 side by Kevin Russell. In October 2019, he joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan, where he made three appearances in all competitions. He began to travel with the first team towards the end of the 2019–20 season and was named on the bench against Nottingham Forest. Porter made his professional debut on 10 August 2021 in a EFL Cup match against Fleetwood Town. On 5 November 2021 Porter joined National League side Altrincham on a four-week youth loan. Porter made ten appearances for the Robins before returning to Stoke. Porter was released by Stoke at the end of the 2021–22 season, having spent 14 years at the club.

Following his release from Stoke City, Porter signed for EFL League Two club Salford City. On 21 October 2022, Porter joined Southern Football League Premier Division South club Truro City on loan, where he remained until February 2023. On the expiry of his contract with Salford City, Porter returned to Truro on a permanent basis ahead of the 2023–24 season, and went on to make 40 appearances for the club in the National League South, scoring 7 goals. In August 2024, he joined another previous loan club, Leek Town, recently promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22 EFL Championship 000020—20
Leek Town (loan) 2019–20 NPL Division One South East 1000—2030
Altrincham (loan) 2021–22 National League 8020—10110
Salford City 2022–23 EFL League Two 0000001010
Truro City (loan) 2022–23 Southern League Premier South 16300—00163
Truro City 2023–24 National League South 40700—10417
Leek Town 2024–25 NPL Division One West 29220—40352
Career total 941240209010912
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in Staffordshire Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who is Adam Porter? Teenager makes Stoke City bench at Nottingham Forest". Stoke Sentinel. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Highly-rated Stoke City teenager joins non-league promotion chasers on loan". stokesentinel.co.uk. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2019-2020". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Stoke City team news v Fleetwood as teen among four full debuts". Stoke Sentinel. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Altrincham move for Porter". Stoke City. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "Games played by Adam Porter in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. ↑ "Midfielder announces Stoke City exit after 14 years at the club". Stoke Sentinel. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Introducing the 2022-23 EDS Squad". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "ADAM PORTER JOINS ON LOAN". www.trurocityfc.net. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Adam Porter: Truro City re-sign midfielder after Salford City exit". BBC Sport. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Adam Porter at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Leek Town secure Porter from National League South side". Northern Premier League. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Leek Town – Appearances – Adam Porter – 2024-2025". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2025.