Albert Adomah

Albert Adomah
Personal information
Full name Albert Danquah Adomah[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 37
Youth career
2004–2005 Old Meadonians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Harrow Borough 69 (14)
2008–2010 Barnet 112 (19)
2010–2013 Bristol City 131 (17)
2013–2016 Middlesbrough 130 (23)
2016– Aston Villa 82 (17)
National team‡
2011– Ghana 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:06, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2015

Albert Danquah Adomah (born 13 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger and attacking midfielder for Aston Villa[2] and the Ghana national team.[3]

He holds both a Ghanaian passport and a British passport. His previous clubs are Harrow Borough, Barnet, Bristol City and Middlesbrough, the latter of whom he played for in the Premier League.

Club career

Harrow Borough

After a spell at Chiswick-based amateur side Old Meadonians as a teenager, Adomah began his career playing semi-professional football with Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough, while studying Level 2 Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting at the College of North West London.[3][4]

Barnet

In January 2008, Adomah joined League Two side Barnet. As part of the deal, Barnet agreed to play Harrow in a pre-season friendly.[5]

He scored on his Football League debut for Barnet in a 2–1 win over Hereford United at Edgar Street on 30 January 2008. In March, he scored two first half goals in a 4–1 win over Shrewsbury Town and scored in two successive games, against Chester City and Lincoln City. He made a total of 22 league appearances in the 2007–08 season, scoring five goals and helping Barnet to a 12th-place finish in League Two. Albert was voted Barnet FC Young Player of the Year 2008-9 by the Barnet Football Club Supporters association.

In July 2009, Adomah was linked with a transfer to Championship side Blackpool.[6] On the final day of the transfer window, Barnet chairman Tony Kleanthous revealed that talks with Blackpool broke down two hours before the deadline and that he had also turned down offers from Norwich City and Watford. It was later reported that Adomah could still move to Blackpool on loan, with a view to a permanent move in January 2010.[7]

On 6 October 2009, it was announced that football commentator John Motson had sponsored Adomah at Barnet.[8]

On 12 November 2009, Adomah turned down Barnet's offer of a new contract. His agent, Tony Finnigan, confirmed that Adomah wanted to leave, saying, "Barnet made an excellent offer...but he deserves a run at a higher level." Tony Kleanthous said that he would not stand in Adomah's way if they received an acceptable offer.[9] On 13 May 2010, Barnet made a bid to keep Adomah at the club by offering a twenty-percent increase on their original contract offer, which would have made him the highest paid player in the club's history, but on 28 May it was confirmed that Adomah would not be signing a new contract. He had played 120 games for Barnet scoring 20 times.

Bristol City

On 1 July 2010, he agreed to join Bristol City on a three-year deal, with an initial fee of £150,000 being set later by a tribunal.[10][11] Adomah scored his first Bristol City goal on 13 July, in a friendly against Swedish club IFK Gothenburg.[12] After impressing in pre-season, Steve Coppell named Adomah in the starting line-up for City's first game of the season at home to Millwall, a game which they lost 3–0.[13] He continued to put in good performances in the domestic league, and instantly became a fans' favourite through his exciting style of play and his humorous interviews on the club website. He scored his first goal for City during a 3–3 draw with Barnsley at Ashton Gate. After a few below-par performances, Adomah was taken off at half time during City's 0–4 win away at Preston North End, and reaped the rewards as his side then went on a winning run with Adomah being instrumental on his return to the side. He scored his fourth goal of the season in a 2–1 win against in form Portsmouth, and ended the season top of the clubs assists chart with 12 to his name in all competitions.[14]

Adomah was awarded the player of the season award for Bristol City for the 2010–11 campaign, days after agreeing a new three-year contract which would keep him at the club until 2014.

The 25-year-old Ghana international had made it clear to City that he did not wish to play in League One following their relegation from the Championship, following this, Wigan Athletic made two bids for the winger, both of which were rejected; Adomah submitted a transfer request which was refused.

The start of the 2013 season saw Adomah rested for Bristol City's campaign opener.

Middlesbrough

On 6 August 2013, Adomah was announced to be having a medical at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training ground.[15] On 8 August 2013 Adomah completed his move to Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1,000,000.[16]

He was issued the number twenty-seven squad number worn last season by striker Scott McDonald who signed for Millwall. Adomah made his debut for Boro in their 1–0 victory over Charlton Athletic on 10 August 2013.

Adomah scored his first goal for the club on 14 September 2013 in a 3–1 loss to Ipswich Town. He scored again on 5 October 2013 in a 4–1 home win over Yeovil Town and twice more on 19 October 2013 in a 3–2 defeat at Barnsley.[17] A week after grabbing a brace against Barnsley, Adomah once again scored twice in a 4–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers.[18] Adomah was nominated for the Championship's Player of the Month for October after several impressive performances and scoring 5 goals in 4 games.[19]

Adomah reached the play-off final after a 5–1 aggregate win over Brentford, including Adomah scoring in the semi final[20] but they lost the decisive match 0–2 to Norwich City at Wembley Stadium in the Final.[21] The following season, Adomah earned promotion as Middlesbrough finished runners-up in the EFL Championship.[22] He played 2 games for Middlesbrough in the Premier League during the beginning of August 2016 prior to his move to Villa.[23]

Aston Villa

Adomah signed for Aston Villa on transfer deadline day for an undisclosed fee, swapping directions with Adama Traoré who went the other way[24], 31 August 2016. He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–1 win against Cardiff City on 26 November 2016. He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw at home against Preston North End.[25][26] He enjoyed a good run of form as he was among the second best in terms of assists within the championship assisting 11 goals compared to Conor Hourihane's 14 assists in the 2016–17 EFL Championship season.[27]

During the 2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season Adomah scored 15 goals[28], finishing the clubs top scorer, to help Villa secure a play-off place and defeat his old side Middlesbrough in the two semi finals to reach the final,[29] playing in the final, as Villa lost 1–0 to Fulham in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the Premier League.[30]

International career

Adomah made his international debut when coming on as a substitute for Ghana in their 1–0 defeat against Brazil on 5 September 2011 at Craven Cottage. He broke through the national team to book his place in Ghana's provisional 26-man squad for the 2013 African Cup of Nations. On 9 January, Adomah made the starting team, was given the number 10 shirt and was told he would play a big role for the national team. He was selected and went to 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil where he played in one game for Ghana.

Honours

Club

Aston Villa

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Individual

International appearances

Ghana
YearAppsGoals
201120
201210
201391
201440
201521
Total182

Correct as of 31 October 2015.[34]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harrow Borough 2005–06[35] Isthmian Premier Division 2000—1[lower-alpha 1]030
2006–07[35] Isthmian Premier Division 42822—8[lower-alpha 2]15211
2007–08[35] Isthmian Premier Division 25610—4[lower-alpha 3]2308
Total 691432—1338519
Barnet 2007–08[36] League Two 225000000225
2008–09[37] League Two 45921101[lower-alpha 4]04910
2009–10[38] League Two 45520101[lower-alpha 4]0495
Total 1121941202012020
Bristol City 2010–11[39] Championship 4651010—485
2011–12[40] Championship 4551010—475
2012–13[41] Championship 4070010—417
Total 131172030—13617
Middlesbrough 2013–14[42] Championship 42121000—4312
2014–15[43] Championship 43520303[lower-alpha 5]1516
2015–16[44] Championship 436103200478
2016–17[45] Premier League 2000000020
Total 1302340623114326
Aston Villa 2016–17[45] Championship 383100000393
2017–18[46] Championship 391400213[lower-alpha 5]04415
2018–19 Championship 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Total 80171031308718
Career total 52290143143214571100
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Middlesex Senior Cup
  2. ↑ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, 4 appearances in Middlesex Charity Cup
  3. ↑ 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Championship play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9781845966010.
  2. ↑ "Middlesbrough to clinch signing of Albert Adomah from Bristol City". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. 1 2 "Ex-student Adomah signs for Bees" College of North West London – January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Middlesbrough star still remembers his west London roots". Get West London. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barnet confirm pre-season friendly against Harrow Borough" Daily Mail – 1 May 2008
  6. ↑ "Seasiders transfer latest" Blackpool Gazette – 14 July 2009
  7. ↑ Steve Canavan, "Winger deal could be done" Blackpool Gazette – 2 September 2009
  8. ↑ "John Motson to sponsor Albert Adomah" Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Barnet F.C. – 6 October 2009
  9. ↑ "Adomah shuns Bees offer – Barnet star looking for move" Sky Sports – 12 November 2009
  10. ↑ "Bristol City sign winger Albert Adomah from Barnet" BBC Sport – 1 July 2010
  11. ↑ "Tribunal set Adomah fee". Sporting Life. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Report: Gothenburg 1–1 City" Archived 16 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Bristol City Website – 13 July 2010
  13. ↑ "Report: City 0–3 Millwall" Archived 7 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. BCFC Website, August 2010
  14. ↑ "ASSISTS" Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. BCFC Website – 9 March 2011
  15. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (7 August 2013). "Albert Adomah set to complete £1m move today".
  16. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (8 August 2013). "Albert Adomah: Boro sign winger in £1m deal".
  17. ↑ "Barnsley 3-2 Middlesbrough". 19 October 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "BBC Sport" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ↑ Tallentire, Philip (7 November 2013). "Albert Adomah shortlisted for Championship Player of the Month award".
  20. ↑ Newsum, Matt (15 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 3–1 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Shepka, Phil (25 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Middlesbrough strike it rich with Premier League promotion". The Express Tribune. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  23. ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=48652&season_id=149/
  24. ↑ "Deadline day: Aston Villa's Adama Traore joins Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  26. ↑ http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38619296
  27. ↑ "Championship 2016/2017 - Assists". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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  30. ↑ "Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Middlesbrough strike it rich with Premier League promotion". The Express Tribune. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  33. ↑ Shepka, Phil (25 May 2015). "Middlesbrough 0–2 Norwich". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  34. ↑ "Adomah, Albert". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  35. 1 2 3 "Match Results and Report Archive". Harrow Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  39. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  41. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  42. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  43. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  44. ↑ "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  45. 1 2 "Games played by Albert Adomah in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  46. ↑ "Adomah 2017–18". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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