Adam Wharton
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| Full name | Adam James Wharton | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 62 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | England U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | England U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | England U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | England | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:14, 5 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:14, 17 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Adam James Wharton (born 6 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the England national team.
A Blackburn Rovers academy graduate, Wharton made his senior debut in the EFL Championship in 2022. He was signed by Crystal Palace in 2024, and won the FA Cup, the club's first ever major trophy, in 2025, his first full season.
Wharton made his senior debut for England in June 2024, and was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2024.