Adam James Wharton is an English central midfielder born in Blackburn on 6 February 2004. A Blackburn Rovers supporter as a child, he joined the club's academy in 2010 and signed his first professional contract in February 2022. He made his senior debut in the EFL Cup against Hartlepool United in August 2022, soon broke into Championship football and scored his first professional goal against Birmingham City. Crystal Palace signed him in February 2024 on a five-and-a-half-year contract, and he started regularly in the rest of that Premier League season. Wharton made his senior England debut in June 2024, was included in the Euro 2024 squad, and later won the 2025 FA Cup with Palace.