Eilidh Adams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boroughmuir Thistle | |||
| 2017–2019 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Hibernian | 148 | (69) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Scotland U19 | 15 | (7) |
| 2023– | Scotland U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2025– | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2025 | |||
Eilidh Adams (born 6 April 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hibernian of the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL),[1] and for the Scotland women's national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Newcastle upon Tyne to Scottish parents[citation needed] and raised in Edinburgh, Adams began her youth career at Boroughmuir Thistle before joining Hibernian (the club her family supported), making her senior debut in 2019, aged 15.[2][3] The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted her progress initially, but when football resumed she was named as the Scottish Women's Premier League's Youth Player of the Season for 2020–21.[2][4] She agreed an improved contract with Hibs in May 2022,[5] and featured on the losing side against Rangers in the 2022 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup final at the end of the year.[6]
After signing further contract extensions in January 2023[7] and October 2023[8] to keep her at Hibernian until June 2026, Adams missed the latter part of the 2023–24 season with a broken bone in her foot.[9]
Upon her return at the start of 2024–25 her performances were consistently strong,[10] scoring at the rate of a goal per game as Hibs made a challenge for the title; she was named the SWPL's Player of the Month for January 2025.[11] A month later she appeared in a second SWPL Cup final, but Hibs were unable to overcome Rangers who this time won by a 5–0 scoreline.[12][13] They recovered to successfully hold off the challenges of Glasgow City and Rangers and clinched the title on 18 May with a 1–0 victory at Ibrox Stadium, winning the club's first SWPL championship in 17 years.[14] Adams won both the Hibernian Women Player of the Year and the Fans Player of the Year awards for 2024/25.[15] She was also nominated for both the PFA Scotland Women’s Players Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. [16] and was named in the PFA Scotland 2024/25 Team of the Year.[17]
International career
[edit]Adams featured for Scotland at Schoolgirl,[18] under-15,[8] under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth levels.[19] In 2023 and 2024 she was selected for the under-23 team, which plays only friendly matches.[20][21]
She received her first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in February 2025,[22] making her debut as a substitute in a 1–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League defeat away to Austria.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ Eilidh Adams at Soccerway
- ^ a b Eilidh Adams, Hibernian FC. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh called up to First Team, George Heriot's School, 4 November 2019
- ^ 2020/21 MG ALBA SWF Annual Awards, Scottish Women's Football, 23 July 2021, via YouTube
- ^ Eilidh Adams extends Hibs stay as Scotland Under-19 internationalist hails 'brilliant' staff and team-mates, Patrick McPartlin, Edinburgh Evening News, 7 May 2022
- ^ "Rangers win Sky Sports Cup". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Hibs striker Eilidh Adams signs new deal, Jack Dawson, Edinburgh Evening News, 18 January 2023
- ^ a b Eilidh Adams pens new deal, Hibernian FC, 30 October 2023
- ^ Hibs striker Adams set to miss rest of season, BBC Sport, 8 March 2024
- ^ Adams delighted to be back scoring for Hibs, BBC Sport, 23 August 2024
- ^ Adams and Townsley win SWPL Player of the Month awards, Wilf Frith, She Kicks, 21 February 2025
- ^ Report: Hibernian 0-5 Rangers, Craig Vickers, Rangers FC, 22 March 2025
- ^ Hibs Women 0 Rangers 5, Hibernian FC, 22 March 2025
- ^ Rangers 0-1 Hibernian, Jane Lewis, BBC Sport, 18 May 2025
- ^ https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2025/april/25/24-25-women-s-player-of-the-year-award-winners/
- ^ https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2025/april/29/eilidh-adams-on--special--double-pfa-scotland-nominations/
- ^ https://pfascotland.co.uk/pfa-scotland-swpl-team-of-the-year-2024-25/
- ^ International Girls Cap Ceremony 2019, Scottish Schools' Football Association
- ^ Eilidh Adams, Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh Adams, Soccerdonna. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Eilidh Adams, FlashScore. Retrieved 21 February 2025
- ^ Scotland Women's squad: Interim boss Michael McArdle makes 10 changes in first squad with six uncapped players included, Sahil Jaidka, Sky Sports, 6 February 2025
- ^ Scotland beaten by Austria in McArdle’s first game in interim charge, STV News, 21 February 2025
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- Women's association football forwards
- Scottish women's footballers
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Anglo-Scots
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- People educated at George Heriot's School
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Hibernian W.F.C. players
- 21st-century Scottish sportswomen
- Scotland women's youth international footballers
- Scottish Women's Premier League players
- Scotland women's international footballers