{"id":558474,"date":"2020-07-17T08:35:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T12:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=558474"},"modified":"2021-12-27T12:44:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:44:42","slug":"ebou-adams-extends-forest-green-rovers-stay-until-2021-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/17\/ebou-adams-extends-forest-green-rovers-stay-until-2021-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebou Adams Extends Forest Green Rovers Stay Until 2021\/22"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">League Two side Forest Green Rovers have triggered a one-year option on the contract of midfielder, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/84d7ae33\/Ebou-Adams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ebou Adams. <\/a>The extension will keep the 24-year-old at the New Lawn until the end of the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Ebou Adams Extends Forest Green Rovers Stay<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Powerful Midfielder Commits<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ebou extends &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>After some exceptional performances this term, the box-office midfielder\u2019s deal has been extended by another year.<\/p>\n<p>Adam\u2019s contract will now run until the end of the 21\/22 season.<\/p>\n<p>More info here \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2zQJ3WW6xn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2zQJ3WW6xn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5jIxRacE2N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5jIxRacE2N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FGRFC_Official\/status\/1284050647961210880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The box-to-box midfielder joined Rovers at the start of the season and scored four times from 40 appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Gambian had only scored five goals in his career before his move from Ebbsfleet United, so his presence in the middle of the park and new-found goal threat will be a boost ahead of next season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Green Army ended the season tenth in League Two, nine points off the playoff spots, and will look to push further next season.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">What Was Said<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Speaking to the clubs&#8217; official website, Ebou said: \u201cI\u2019m flattered to get the contract extension done so early. I just can\u2019t wait to get up and running again soon, and improve on last season\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Director of Football at Forest Green Rovers, Richard Hughes, added: &#8220;We knew we wanted to get this contract extension done early.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Ebou is a great lad and a popular figure among the playing staff and fans. We\u2019re pleased fans get at least two more years of Ebou, and his new shirt number.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Ebou Adams Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Adams started his career at Dartford, where he made 27 appearances over three seasons. He did spend time on loan at Walton Casuals, where he scored twice from 26 outings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On February 1, 2016, the midfielder joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norwich City<\/a> for an undisclosed fee. The transfer fee, however, became Dartford&#8217;s record sale. He made his youth team debut in a 7-0 defeat against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Loans at Braintree Town, Shrewsbury Town and Leyton Orient followed before he joined Ebbsfleet, where he spent just one season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rUCWUO8BT8F53MgKgA-bqQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1193963241\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rUCWUO8BT8F53MgKgA-bqQ',sig:'aNKSSzl7_WZco-BBtJeffvVOxvG5Uz-f1uwjguP173U=',w:'594px',h:'411px',items:'1193963241',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>League Two side Forest Green Rovers have triggered a one-year option on the contract of midfielder, Ebou Adams. The extension will keep the 24-year-old at the New Lawn until the end of the 2021\/22 season. 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