Adam Stephen Berry (born 20 February 1997) is an Australian professional

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player who currently plays for

Blacktown City Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ...

. Berry played youth football for

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

and

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

before making his professional debut for the Mariners in 2016. He has appeared for the Australian under-20 side.

Early life

Berry grew up playing football in Castle Hill from age four, and attended

Galston High School Galston High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Galston, a suburb in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. History The school site was previously owned by James D ...

Playing career

Club

In 2013, Berry signed with Leeds United's youth team on a two-year deal after thirteen years playing for

. The deal eventuated following a match in Malaysia for the Australia under-13 side where a scout identified Berry. He made his first start for the under-18s on 4 November 2013, scoring in a 3–1 win over

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

. In May 2015, Berry was released by Leeds. Berry returned to Australia in mid-2015, and joined

, where he represented the senior side in pre-season matches as a trialist, including setting up a goal for

Daniel Heffernan Daniel Heffernan (born 25 May 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played in England, Australia and Indonesia. In 2019, Heffernan returned to England and signed with Whalley Range FC. Career Born in Manchest ...

against

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

. He was later named in the Central Coast Mariners youth team. He made his competitive debut for the club in February 2016, coming on as a substitute in a loss to Melbourne City. He signed a one-year senior deal with the Mariners in May 2016. In August 2016 this was extended for an extra two seasons. He scored his first goal for the Mariners in a 1–1 draw with

on 29 October 2016, finishing from close range after a defensive error by Wanderers centre half Robert Cornthwaite.

International

Berry made his debut for the Australian under-20 side in May 2015 in a loss to the

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

Jaushua Sotirio Jaushua James Elie Sotirio (born 11 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Men club Sydney FC. Born in Australia, he plays for the New Caledonia national team. Club career Western Sydney Wanderers Sot ...

. He was subsequently selected in the Australia squad for

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