Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Danquah Adomah | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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 | 31 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Ghana | 18 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 March 2017. ‡ 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 and the Ghana national team. 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.
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.
In January 2008, Adomah joined League Two side Barnet. As part of the deal, Barnet agreed to play Harrow in a pre-season friendly.
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.