Domestic-league season · Derby.
Missed 5 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 39 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1509 | 6.99 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 6.75 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.5 |
Adams's current-season form is down 45% on last season (Season 87→48), while his Rating eased 54→42. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 87).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby · 8th | 39 | 3 | 1 | 6.99 | 42 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | Derby · 19th | 44 | 6 | 2 | 7.15 | 54 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | Derby · 2nd | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 35 | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Forest Green · 1st | 37 | 3 | 0 | 7.17 | 34 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green · 6th | 38 | 3 | 3 | 7.01 | 34 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 6 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
E. Adams is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Derby, rated 41.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 379th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (78.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adams.
Judged on this season alone, Adams graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 5.111 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 87 → 48). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 46th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Adams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Adams missed 5 games through injury (inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 46 this season. The 39 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 41.5, Adams carries the 46th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~53), then tapers with age. At 30, Adams sits on 26.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Adams's projected Rating — 41.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
