Albert Danquah Adomah (born 13 December 1987) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in England, he represented the Ghana national team."Ex-student Adomah signs for Bees"

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on 21 April 2008. He is both a Ghanaian and a British national. His previous clubs are Harrow Borough,

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and

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Club career

Harrow Borough

After a spell at

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-based amateur side Old Meadonians as a teenager, Adomah began his career playing semi-professional football with

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club Harrow Borough, while studying Level 2 Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting at the

Barnet

In January 2008, Adomah joined

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side

. Barnet agreed to play Harrow in a pre-season

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. He scored on his

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debut for Barnet in a 2–1 win over

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on 30 January 2008. In March, he scored two first half goals in a 4–1 win over

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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

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side

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. On the final day of the

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, 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

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and

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. It was later reported that Adomah could still move to Blackpool on loan, with a view to a permanent move in January 2010. On 6 October 2009, it was announced that football commentator

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had sponsored Adomah at Barnet. 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. 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

on a three-year deal, with an initial fee of £150,000 being set later by a tribunal. Adomah scored his first Bristol City goal on 13 July, in a friendly against Swedish club IFK Gothenburg. 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. 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

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at Ashton Gate. After a few below-par performances, Adomah was taken off at half time during City's 0–4 win away at

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, 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

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, and ended the season top of the club's assists chart with 12 to his name in all competitions. 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,

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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

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training ground. On 8 August 2013 Adomah completed his move to Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £1,000,000. 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

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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. A week after grabbing a brace against Barnsley, Adomah once again scored twice in a 4–0 victory over

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. Adomah was nominated for the Championship's Player of the Month for October after several impressive performances and scoring 5 goals in 4 games. Adomah reached the play-off final after a 5–1 aggregate win over

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, including Adomah scoring in the semi final but they lost the decisive match 0–2 to

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in the Final. The following season, Adomah earned promotion as

finished runners-up in the EFL Championship. He played 2 games for Middlesbrough in the

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during the beginning of August 2016 prior to his move to Villa.

Aston Villa

Adomah signed for

on transfer deadline day for an undisclosed fee, swapping directions with Adama Traoré who went the other way, 31 August 2016. He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 3–1 win against

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on 26 November 2016. He scored two goals in a 2–2 draw at home against

. 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

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's 14 assists in the

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season. During the 2017–18 Aston Villa F.C. season Adomah scored 15 goals, finishing the club's top scorer, to help Villa secure a play-off place and defeat his old side

in the two semi finals to reach

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, playing in the final, as Villa lost 1–0 to

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in the final and thus missed out on promotion to the

. He was released by Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Nottingham Forest

On 10 July 2019, Adomah signed a two-year deal with

. He scored his first goal for Forest in a 1–1 draw with

on 21 August 2019. On 2 October 2020, Adomah and Forest mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club.

Cardiff City (loan)

Adomah joined

on a six-month loan deal on 31 January 2020.

Queens Park Rangers

On 5 October 2020, following his departure from

, Adomah signed for boyhood club

on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for QPR, a late winner, in a 2–1 win over

on 1 February 2021. On 15 January 2022, Adomah played the duration of his QPR's 1–0 top-of-the-table victory against

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, his 456th appearance in the second tier, making him the record appearance holder in Championship history.

International career

Adomah made his international debut when coming on as a substitute for

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in their 1–0 defeat against

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on 5 September 2011 at

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. He broke through the national team to book his place in Ghana's provisional 26-man squad for the

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. 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

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in Brazil where he played in one game for Ghana.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Middlesbrough *

runner-up: 2015–16 Aston Villa *

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Individual *

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Young Player of the Year: 2008–09 * Bristol City Player of the Year:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adomah, Albert 1987 births Living people Footballers from Lambeth English footballers English sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Citizens of Ghana through descent Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Association football wingers Harrow Borough F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Isthmian League players Premier League players English Football League players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Black British sportsmen