Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995)

Webster joined Portsmouth at the age of 12, following rejections from Southampton, Chelsea and even Portsmouth from the age of ten.[7] He signed academy scholarship with the club in the summer of 2011.[8] He was first called up to the participate with the first team by Steve Cotterill in a friendly against FC Rostov. He came on in the 72nd minute for trialist Fernando Vega.

Under the management of Michael Appleton, Webster was given more first team opportunities. Following an unused substitute appearance against Chelsea in the FA Cup,[9] he made his debut at the age of 17 the following weekend in a Football League Championship match against West Ham United.[10] He came on at right back in place of Greg Halford on the 75th minute.

In the following season, Webster received the #22 jersey, and had more opportunities in first team, making his breakthrough as a full back. When recalled from Aldershot Town, he was put into the starting line up against Hartlepool United. Webster scored the only goal of the game, and his first senior goal, handing Portsmouth a 1–0 victory.[11]

On 6 August 2013, Webster joined Aldershot Town on loan, until January 2014.[12] He made his Shots debut four days later, in a 1–1 away draw against Grimsby.[13] He returned to "Pompey" on 4 January, after making 21 appearances, and on the 21st he rejoined the "Shots" on loan until the end of the season.

On 6 June 2016, Webster moved to EFL Championship club Ipswich Town from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, in a deal which also saw defender Matt Clarke go in the opposite direction.[14] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016, starting in a 4–2 home win over Barnsley at Portman Road.[15] He scored his first goal for Ipswich against Birmingham City on 13 December 2016.[16] Webster made 24 appearances in all competitions during the 2016–17 season, scoring once.[17]

Webster made his first appearance of the 2017–18 season on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 win over Birmingham City. He formed a defensive partnership with club captain Luke Chambers over the course of the season, making made 29 appearances in all competitions during his second season at the club.[18]

On 28 June 2018, Webster transferred to fellow Football League Championship club Bristol City for an initial fee of £3.5 million rising up to £8 million.[19]

On 3 August 2019, Brighton completed the signing of Webster, signing him on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[20] He made his debut 25 days later on the 27 August in a 2–1 away win against Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup.[21] Webster made his Premier League debut and league debut for The Seagulls starting in the 4–0 away loss to defending champions, Manchester City on the 31 August.[22] On 5 October, Webster played the full match at home against Tottenham where he helped The Albion to a clean sheet in the 3–0 victory.[23] Webster scored his first goal for The Seagulls and his first in the top flight on 19 October in a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park.[24] On 26 October, Webster scored an own goal putting Everton back level at 1–1 in an eventual 3–2 home victory for The Albion with Toffee's Lucas Digne also scoring an own goal to hand Brighton the 3 points in the 90+4th minute.[25] He netted again on 5 December opening the scoreline in an eventual 2–1 win over Arsenal.[26] Throughout Webster's debut season for Brighton he kept his competition in Shane Duffy out of the starting 11 on a regular basis, starting in all 31 league appearances he played in, scoring 3 goals, assisting 1 and recording 5 clean sheets.[27][28][29]

On 10 January 2021, Webster scored his second Albion own goal making it 1–1 in the 90+6th minute after keeper Jason Steele missed a cross into his path in an eventual FA Cup win over Newport County where Webster scored the winning penalty in the 4–3 shootout victory.[30] Webster played in Brighton's 1–0 away victory over defending champions Liverpool on 3 February claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.[31] He scored his first goal of the season, scoring the equaliser – coming from 2–0 down – in an eventual 3–2 home victory over champions Manchester City on 18 May, with fans returning to football.[32]

Webster signed a new five-year contract with Brighton on 2 August 2021, extending his tenure at the club until 2026.[33] He went off with a hamstring injury in an eventual 1–0 away win over Brentford on 11 September, Brighton's fourth league match of the 2021–22 season, where he was later ruled out for four matches.[34][35] He scored his first goal of the season on his return from injury on 27 October, scoring Brighton's first equaliser in an eventual penalty shootout loss away at Leicester City in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[36] He made his return to Premier League action on 6 November, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Tariq Lamptey in the 1–1 home draw against Newcastle.[37] After making a few appearances since his return to fitness Webster suffered a further injury blow as he was forced off with a calf injury in the first half of a 1–1 away draw at West Ham on 1 December.[38][39] It was revealed that he would be out until Brentford's visit to Falmer Stadium on Boxing Day at the earliest.[40] Webster did make his return on Boxing Day, playing the whole match helping Brighton end their 12 game winless run by beating The Bees and keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 win.[41] Webster scored his second goal of the season – and first league goal, a header from a Alexis Mac Allister corner scoring the equaliser in the 1–1 home draw against European champions Chelsea on 18 January 2022, where he captained the side in Lewis Dunk's absence.[42] He scored again on 12 February, scoring Brighton's second securing the season double over Watford in the 2–0 away win.[43] Webster suffered a further injury with his groin in mid February and spent almost two months out injured making his return as a substitute in a 2–1 away win over Arsenal on 9 April, ending Brighton's seven match winless streak.[44][45]