Adam Wharton

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Adam Wharton
Personal information
Full name Adam James Wharton[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 20
Youth career
2010–2022 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Blackburn Rovers 44 (4)
2024– Crystal Palace 50 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 England U19 6 (0)
2023 England U20 3 (0)
2024– England U21 3 (0)
2024– England 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2024 Germany Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:05, 14 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:14, 17 November 2025

Adam James Wharton (born 6 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national team.

A Blackburn Rovers academy graduate, Wharton made his senior debut in the EFL Championship in 2022. He was signed by Crystal Palace in 2024, and won the FA Cup, the club's first ever major trophy, in 2025, his first full season.

Wharton made his senior debut for England in June 2024, and was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

Club career

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Blackburn Rovers

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Wharton supported Blackburn Rovers as a young child and aged four, in 2008, he was club mascot for a Blackburn game against Chelsea. Two years later, he joined the Blackburn academy.[3]

In February 2022, Wharton signed his first professional contract at Blackburn, a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option through to 2025.[4]

On 10 August 2022, Wharton made his professional debut after being named in the starting XI for a 4–0 EFL Cup first round victory at Ewood Park against Hartlepool United.[5][6]

On 27 August 2022, Wharton made his league debut against Stoke City coming off the bench at half time for Joe Rankin-Costello.[7] On 31 August 2022, Wharton made his full 90 minutes league debut against Blackpool, winning player of the match.[8] On 22 October 2022, Wharton scored his first goal for the club during a victory over Birmingham City.[9]

Crystal Palace

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On 1 February 2024, Premier League side Crystal Palace announced the signing of Wharton on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[10] The fee was undisclosed by the club, but reported to be an initial fee of £18 million, which could potentially rise to £22 million.[11] He made his first appearance for the club two days later, coming off the bench against rivals Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4–1 defeat.[12] Wharton started all 15 of Crystal Palace's remaining league fixtures that season.

In October 2024, Wharton suffered a groin injury that required surgery and kept him sidelined for three months.[13][14] On 17 May 2025, Wharton started in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, helping his side to a 1–0 victory that secured Palace's first ever major trophy.[15]

International career

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On 16 September 2022, Wharton along with Blackburn teammate Ashley Phillips was called up to the England under-19 squad.[16][17] Wharton made his debut in a 2–0 win against Montenegro.[18] On 31 August 2023, Wharton was included in England under-20 training camp squad.[19] On 16 November, he made his U20 debut during a 3–0 defeat to Italy at the Eco-Power Stadium.[20] On 25 March 2024, he received his first call up for the England under-21 team for a Euro qualifying match, and made his debut the following day, coming on as a substitute in a 7–0 win over Luxembourg.[21]

On 21 May 2024, Wharton received his first senior call up as part of the 33-player preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[22] He made his England debut, as a substitute on 3 June during a 3–0 win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[23] On 6 June, he was named in the final 26-man squad for the tournament, where he remained an unused substitute.[24]

Style of play

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Wharton's intelligence and technical ability is a notable characteristic of his playing style. The head of Blackburn Rovers academy, Stuart Jones, told BBC Radio 5 "In terms of his attributes, he was always an outstanding footballer, his ability on the football, his football intelligence and game understanding, he sees things that possibly other players don't see and he's always shown that from a young age." Following his England debut, Gareth Southgate commented on his ability to receive the ball.[25]

Personal life

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Adam is the younger brother of Scott Wharton, a professional footballer at Blackburn.[26] Wharton was privately educated at Moorland School in Lancashire.[27]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2022–23[28] Championship 18 2 0 0 4 0 — — 22 2
2023–24[29] Championship 26 2 1 0 2 0 — — 29 2
Total 44 4 1 0 6 0 — — 51 4
Crystal Palace 2023–24[29] Premier League 16 0 — — — — 16 0
2024–25[30] Premier League 20 0 5 0 2 0 — — 27 0
2025–26[31] Premier League 15 0 0 0 0 0 7[a] 0 1[b] 0 23 0
Total 51 0 5 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 66 0
Career total 95 4 6 0 8 0 7 0 1 0 117 4
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

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As of match played 16 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2024 1 0
2025 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Crystal Palace

England

References

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