Aidan McAdams

Aidan McAdams
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Arbroath
Number 1
Youth career
–2017 Celtic
2017–2019 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Rangers 0 (0)
2019 → Annan Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Edinburgh City (loan) 10 (0)
2020 → Portadown (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 70 (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 as of 4 May 2026

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

Club career

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

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

Honours

Larne

NIFL Premiership: 2023-24[15]

Career statistics

As of 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2018–19[18] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2019–20[19] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Annan Athletic (loan) 2018–19[18] Scottish League Two 3000000030
Edinburgh City (loan) 2019–20[19] Scottish League Two 100200000120
Greenock Morton 2020–21[20] Scottish Championship 240304000310
Career total 370504000460

References

  1. 1 2 "A. McAdams". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 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. 21 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Annan Athletic sign teenage keeper on loan from Rangers while Kyle Bradley extends Galabank stay". News and Star. 10 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 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". Rangers News. 10 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Aidan McAdams". Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  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. 4 October 2020.
  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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Games played by Aidan McAdams in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  19. 1 2 "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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