Albert Eames
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2005)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Albert Eames
| fullname = Albert George Eames{{cite web|url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9edd2ed0-6c4a-11ef-9965-335248f7bb41.pdf|title=SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS|publisher=English Football League|date=6 September 2024|accessdate=14 September 2024}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|20|df=y}}{{soccerway|albert-eames/885733|accessdate=30 March 2025}}
| birth_place = Hammersmith, England{{cite web|url=https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2024-2025/flcham/watford.htm|title=Squads - English Football League Championship 2024/2025|publisher=FootballSquads|accessdate=25 October 2024}}
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Watford
| clubnumber = 55
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Berkhamsted Raiders
| youthyears2 = 2014–2024
| youthclubs2 = Watford
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Watford
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = → Chelmsford City (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| club-update = 18:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Albert George Eames (born 20 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{English football updater|Watford}} club Watford.
Career
Eames joined the Academy of Watford at under-8s level. Despite being released in 2020 at under-14s, he was invited back to the club on a trial, re-signing terms with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/albert-eames-from-released-at-14-to-the-first-team-at-18|title=Albert Eames: From Released At 14 To The First Team At 18|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=22 March 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}} In July 2022, he was signed a scholarship deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/academy-new-scholars-for-202223-announced|title=Academy: New Scholars For 2022/23 Announced|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=19 July 2022|accessdate=7 May 2024}}
In March 2024, following the appointment of under-18s manager Tom Cleverley as first-team head coach, Eames was promoted to training with the first-team squad. In April 2024, he signed a three-year professional contract, whilst also impressing for the under-21s squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/24282373.another-watford-academy-product-progresses-eames-signs/|title=Another Watford Academy product progresses as Eames signs up|publisher=Watford Observer|last=French|first=Andrew|date=27 April 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-eames-signs-professional-contract|title=Official: Eames Signs Professional Contract|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=26 April 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}} On 4 May 2024, the final day of the 2023–24 season, he made his first-team debut as a last-minute substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Middlesbrough.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c4n10ermz6zt#Report|title=Middlesbrough vs Watford|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 May 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/reaction-eames-massiah-edwards-on-senior-debuts|title=Reaction: Eames & Massiah-Edwards On Senior Debuts|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=4 May 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}
On 25 October 2024, Eames signed for National League South side Chelmsford City on loan.{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/albert-eames-joins-the-clarets/|title=Albert Eames joins the Clarets|publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=25 October 2024}}
Career Statistics
{{updated|match played 9 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Watford
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|190825|2023|accessdate=7 May 2024}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chelmsford City (loan)
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players