Aidan McAdams (born 23 March 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One club Arbroath.

Aidan McAdams
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Arbroath
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2017 Celtic
2017–2019 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Rangers 0 (0)
2019Annan Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020Edinburgh City (loan) 10 (0)
2020Portadown (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Greenock Morton 27 (0)
2021–2023 Ayr United 27 (0)
2023 Edinburgh City 9 (0)
2024 Larne 1 (0)
2024– Arbroath 10 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Scotland U15 4 (0)
2014 Scotland U16 3 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U17 9 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2024

Club career

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McAdams was born in Glasgow.[1] Having been at Celtic's academy from the age of 8, he switched to Rangers in 2017 on a three-year contract.[2][3]

He joined Annan Athletic on loan in January 2019,[4] and made his debut for them on 2 March 2019 in a 2–1 victory over Queen's Park.[2] He appeared in three matches for Annan Athletic.[5]

In August 2019, McAdams joined Edinburgh City on loan until January 2020,[6][7] going on to play 12 times for the club.[5] He joined Northern Irish side Portadown on loan in January 2020.[8] He was released by Rangers at the end of the season.[9]

McAdams joined Greenock Morton in September 2020 on a season-long deal.[10][11]

He moved to Ayr United in June 2021.[12]

McAdams would have brief stints with Edinburgh City and Northern Irish side Larne, winning the NIFL Premiership while with the latter.[13][14][15]

On 13 July 2024, McAdams signed for Scottish League One club Arbroath on a one-year deal.[16]

International career

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He has represented Scotland at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[17]

Honours

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Larne

NIFL Premiership: 2023-24[15]

Career statistics

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As of 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2018–19[18] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[19] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Annan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[18] Scottish League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Edinburgh City (loan) 2019–20[19] Scottish League Two 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Greenock Morton 2020–21[20] Scottish Championship 24 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 31 0
Career total 37 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 46 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "A. McAdams". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Callaghan, Shane (3 March 2019). "Rangers' Aiden McAdams, once of Celtic, sends message on Twitter". HITC.
  3. ^ "Kid keeper Aidan McAdams eyes loan switch to boost his Rangers first team ambitions". HeraldScotland.
  4. ^ "Annan Athletic sign teenage keeper on loan from Rangers while Kyle Bradley extends Galabank stay". News and Star.
  5. ^ a b Aidan McAdams at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Rangers Youth Academy [@RFC_Youth] (9 August 2019). "@RFC_Youth goalkeeper Aidan McAdams has joined @EdinburghCityFC on loan until January" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Rangers youth keeper seals short-term exit to League Two side". 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Aidan McAdams".
  9. ^ "Five To Depart Academy". www.rangers.co.uk.
  10. ^ "New 'Ton Boys Sign On". 17 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Ex-Celtic and Rangers youngster McAdams says lower league experience will help him at Morton". Greenock Telegraph.
  12. ^ "Ayr United goalie Aidan McAdams: Why I had to follow David Hopkin to Somerset". 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "@EdinburghCityFC on X". x.com. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ^ "McAdams arrives as first January signing | Larne FC". larnefc.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Larne lift title as Carrick secure Euro play-off". BBC.
  16. ^ Arbroath Football Club - Official (13 July 2024). "𝐌𝐜𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ^ Aidan McAdams at the Scottish Football Association
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Aidan McAdams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Aidan McAdams in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Aidan McAdams in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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