Ebrima Adams - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameEbrima Adams

PositionAttacking midfielder

NationalityGambia

Age30

Date of birth15 Jan 1996

BirthplaceGreenwich

Height178 cm

Shirt number#38

ClubPortsmouth

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Attacking midfielder

Season stats

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10

Appearances

2

Goals

1

Assists

439

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.

Also this season

On loan at Derby — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 118 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Portsmouth; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	99	6.6

Career

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Kent Senior Cup×2League Two×2

Following his move to Portsmouth, Adams's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→15), while his Rating eased 39→32. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 84).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portsmouth · 13th	10	2	1	7.1	40	14
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.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

E. Adams is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Portsmouth, rated 32.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Adams.

On the season, Adams graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances (0.615 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 30 Adams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

32.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.62

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

10

Apps

2

Goals

1

Assists

3

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

2 goals in 10 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.
Defensive volume. 7.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 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 %21.2%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.41

Assists / 900.205

Goal contribution / 900.615

Defensive actions / 907.585

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %83

Cards / 900.615

Foul involvement / 905.125

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 30, Adams sits on 7.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Adams's projected Rating — 32.4 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

Goals2

Shots on target3

Shots7

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes219

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Duels won48

Duels won %60.8%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions12

Blocks2

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

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

Cardiffuntil Jan 2024

EEbbsfleet UnitedJul 2018 – Jan 2024Free

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

Transfer history

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 13th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, E. Adams has made 10 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 439 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

E. Adams's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Portsmouth face Burnley away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Adams at 32.4 with a Season form score of 14.6. 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 310 club appearances with 24 goals and 12 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 44 appearances for Derby.