QPR and Ghanaian midfielder Albert Adomah reveals impact of social media on career

The 33-year-old has transitioned from being a believer to a skeptic after being introduced to the global networking platform.

Adomah opened his Twitter and Instagram account last year and has used the platform to promote his football skills on regular basis.

He has revealed how social media has impacted in his career especially during the coronavirus lockdown when football activities were suspended.

“I always said I’d never go on social media,” Adomah told Express and Star. “After matches we’d be sat in the dressing room, team-mates would go straight on social media and I would think: ‘Don’t they have lives?’

“Somehow I got talked into it. That is where it started with the skills challenges during the first lockdown.

“People are stuck at home and can’t really have fun. I thought, why not do some skills and show what I can do not just on the pitch but off the pitch too?”

The London-born winger has spent his entire playing career in England with stints at Harrow Borough, Barnet, Bristol City, Middlesbrough Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City.

Although he later played for Ghana on the international scene with two goals in 19 games, Adomah recalled how he developed his skills before he became a professional.

“Parks football, cage football, amateur, Sunday football – you name it, I played it,” the ex-Aston Villa star added.

“I really just wanted to do something to get youngsters involved, just give them an opportunity really. I’ve invited my agent and a few others and who knows, they might spot someone?

“Players do get missed. QPR were my team growing up and I used to play on the cage pitches right next to Loftus Road.”