Adam Oliver | |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1980 |
Birth Place: | West Bromwich, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
Years1: | 1998–2001 |
Clubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
Caps1: | 23 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 1999 |
Nationalteam1: | England U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Adam Oliver (born 25 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in West Bromwich,[1] Oliver made 23 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, scoring one goal,[2] his strike coming in a dramatic 4–4 draw with Bolton Wanderers in April 2000.[3] He made a further four appearances in Cup competitions. After recovering from life-threatening kidney disease, Oliver retired at the age of 21 following recurring knee injuries.[4]
Oliver made one appearance at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Source:
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
West Bromwich Albion | 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1999–00 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
2000–01 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |