Adam broke into the Under-18s team in 2008/09 after a lengthy injury absence.

It was his first campaign as a full-time scholar, having initially joined Everton’s Academy set-up when he was 14.

A commanding and confident stopper, Adam is also considered a competent leader.

He became the Under-18s' regular keeper in 2009/10 and also turned out for the reserves, becoming a second string regular the following season and travelled to the USA with the first team in July 2011.