Adam John Dodd (born 14 May 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a left back for club

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Career

Dodd was born in

Kirkham, Lancashire Kirkham aka Kirkam-in-Amounderness Hundred, Amounderness is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England, midway between Blackpool and Preston, Lancashire, Preston and adjacent to the ...

, and joined

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at under-10 level. He progressed through the youth teams & sign a two-year scholarship in 2009 along with seven other youngsters. During the 2010–11 season he appeared on the bench in Blackpool's

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tie against

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but remained an unused substitute. He signed a full-time professional contract in May 2011 following the completion of his scholarship. A feat he admits would have been difficult without the guidance of Head of Youth

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. Blackpool allowed Dodd to join

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side

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on a month's loan deal. On 3 December 2011, he made his Conference debut at

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and started his first game, at left-back, on Boxing Day at home to

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. He departed Altrincham on 7 January 2012 having made five league appearances – three of which were starts. Upon his return to Blackpool he was again loaned out, this time to Scottish club

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. He made his debut for the club in goalless draw against

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in a

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fixture. Dodd entered the match as 60th-minute substitute, replacing

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. Before the following match against

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he was joined at club by Blackpool teammate Liam Tomsett who had also agreed a five-month loan. On 21 January 2012, Dodd made his home debut for Ayr at

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, starting, in a 2–2 draw. He marked the occasion with his first senior competitive goal scoring a

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from 30-yards, striking the ball with his left foot and curling it into the top right hand corner of the net. In November 2015 he joined

. In May 2019 he joined

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. In June 2023, Dodd returned to Bamber Bridge.

Personal life

On the night of 3 June 2022, Dodd suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep and was resuscitated the following morning by his girlfriend Kat. Dodd was fitted with a defibrillator in

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prior to being discharged, but was readmitted a few days later due to complications. His first game after the cardiac arrest was FC United of Manchester's 3–2 defeat to

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at the FENIX Trophy semi-finals on 7 June 2023. In July 2024, Dodd and his girlfriend married in a ceremony attended by family and friends.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodd, Adam 1993 births Living people People from Kirkham, Lancashire English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Scottish Football League players Blackpool F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Chorley F.C. players National League (English football) players Bamber Bridge F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Footballers from Lancashire Northern Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen