Former Liverpool and Real Oviedo midfielder Ovie Ejaria has taken to LinkedIn as he bids to find a new club as a free agent.
Ejaria, 28, came through Arsenal's youth academy before moving to Merseyside, where he made two Premier League appearances and three in the FA Cup.
Spells at Sunderland and Rangers followed before a six-year stint at Reading, where he was hampered by knee issues. He was released at the end of the 2023, and spent the whole of next season without a professional team before making eight appearances for then-LaLiga side Oviedo last term.
In a post made on the professional social network, which has over one billion users, Ejaria said: "I'm currently a free agent and looking for the right opportunity."
"I'm keeping the details brief for now, but if there's an opportunity or you know of a club looking for midfielder -- (6, 8 & 10) or someone who can play as a left winger, please feel free to DM me."
He accompanied a short detail of his career with a three-minute highlight reel of his performance against Atlético Madrid last year -- which shows him playing passes, pressing opponents and making runs.
It is now not uncommon to see professional footballers on LinkedIn -- particularly players among the lower and non-league pyramids, who can connect with scouts, agents and clubs directly.
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Pico Lopes, who was born and raised in Dublin, was first invited to play for Cape Verde through LinkedIn in 2018, when then-manager Rui Águas sent him a message explaining the country were looking to expand their player pool.
Lopes said that he only replied nine months later as the message was in Portuguese, which he didn't think to put through a translator.
He then started all four of their matches at the 2026 World Cup.
