Ebrima Adams

Following his move to Portsmouth, Adams's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 84).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portsmouth · 10th	2	1	1	7.65	40	16
2025/26	Derby · 8th	39	3	1	6.99	39	16
2024/25	Derby · 19th	44	6	2	7.15	54	84
2023/24	DerbyLoan · 2nd	17	1	1	7.04	35	17
2023/24	Cardiff · 12th	11	0	0	6.63	43	3
2021/22	Forest Green · 1st	37	3	0	7.17	34	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Gambia · international

Side	Apps	G
Gambia	19	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Attacking midfielder

E. Adams is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Derby, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adams.

On the season, Adams graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 1 assist in 39 appearances (0.131 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 30 Adams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

38.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

15.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

66.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.13

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

3 goals in 39 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 5.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.6 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.098

Assists / 900.033

Goal contribution / 900.131

Defensive actions / 905.111

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.328

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 30, Adams sits on 8.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Adams's projected Rating — 38.6 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles103

Interceptions39

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10

Red cards0

Transfer history

PortsmouthJan 2026 – now

Derbyuntil Jan 2026

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jan 2026

DerbyJul 2024 – Jul 2024

Derby(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jul 2024

CardiffJul 2022 – Jan 2024Free

FForest Greenuntil Jul 2022

EEbbsfleet UnitedJul 2018 – Jul 2022Free

Leyton Orient(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Norwich(back from loan)Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

Shrewsbury(on loan)Jun 2017 – Jan 2018

Norwich(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Jun 2017

BBraintree(on loan)Dec 2016 – Jan 2017

Norwichuntil Dec 2016

About E. Adams

Ebrima Adams is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Portsmouth, born on January 15, 1996 in Greenwich, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Gambia. Portsmouth currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, E. Adams has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 115 minutes.

E. Adams's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Portsmouth face Bristol City away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Adams at 38.6 with a Season form score of 15.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League Two and the Kent Senior Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, E. Adams has totalled 302 club appearances with 23 goals and 12 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 44 appearances for Derby.

E. Adams's career has also included time at Derby, Cardiff, FForest Green, EEbbsfleet United, Leyton Orient, Norwich, Shrewsbury and BBraintree.

On the international stage, E. Adams has represented Gambia — 19 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.