Adam John Forshaw (born 8 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

[5] Towards the end of an injury-hit 2008–09 season,[5] Forshaw made his reserve team debut on 29 March 2009, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic.

[6] Everton's first team manager David Moyes gave Forshaw his competitive debut in a Europa League group stage match against BATE Borisov on 17 December 2009, in which he played the full 90 minutes.

[19] After Brentford missed out on automatic promotion to the Championship following a 1–0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers,[20] it was Forshaw who scored the winning penalty in the playoff semi-final shoot-out against Swindon Town to send the Bees to the final.

[26] A run of 24 consecutive league starts ended when he was left out of the squad for a 2–0 win over Port Vale at Griffin Park on 11 January 2014 due to a calf problem.

[25][30] His final appearance of the season came in a 2–2 draw with Milton Keynes Dons on 21 April and the following day,[25] he underwent surgery to correct a long-standing ankle problem.

[35] After missing the early regular-season matches with a hamstring strain,[36] it was announced on 25 August that Wigan Athletic had met Brentford's valuation of Forshaw and he was free to talk with the Latics.

[13] On 1 September 2014, Forshaw joined Championship side Wigan Athletic on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee,[38] believed to be approximately £2.5 million.

[44] In what remained of the 2014–15 season, he made 20 appearances and experienced another playoff final defeat,[42] when he looked on as an unused substitute as Boro were beaten 2–0 by Norwich City.

[45] Forshaw made 34 appearances and scored two goals during a successful 2015–16 season,[46] in which Middlesbrough clinched automatic promotion to the Premier League with a second-place finish.

[59] Forshaw was praised for his performance in a newer role as defensive midfielder in a 2–0 win against Derby County on 11 January 2019, with Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Phil Hay describing it as "arguably his best for Leeds".

[67] Forshaw started the 2019–20 season strongly alongside Mateusz Klich and Kalvin Phillips in central midfield, but after seven games suffered a hip injury.

"[71] On 16 April 2021, Forshaw returned to action playing 82 minutes in a Leeds U23 match versus Aston Villa U23, although he sustained a minor hamstring injury which kept him out for another period of time.

[72] Following a successful preseason, Forshaw made his first start for nearly two years for Leeds' senior team in a competitive game, playing the first hour of a League Cup match against Crewe Alexandra on 24 August 2021.