Former Adelaide United striker Lloyd Owusu top Premier League goalscorer with White City

HE HAS the biggest Twitter following in the SA Premier League and now Lloyd Owusu also has the highest goal tally.

HE HAS the biggest Twitter following in the SA Premier League and now Lloyd Owusu also has the highest goal tally.

The 36-year-old striker has a reputation for treating his following of more than 8000 people on social media website Twitter to plenty of entertainment.

But it is at Woodville-based White City where the former Adelaide United player has entertained the fans with 24 goals in all competitions this season.

Twelve of those goals came during a four game purple-patch for the former English professional, as White City went rocketing up the table.

"I think it's been my vitamin drink that a mate sent over for me,'' Owusu jokes.

"That seemed to coincide with all the goals but, in all seriousness, the team has been playing really well and it's made my job easy.

"We've all worked really hard and we're starting to see some results."

Owusu finished up his decade long professional career in England in 2009 and spent one season at Adelaide United, before heading to Cyprus for a season.

But when his professional career finished, he decided to move his young family back to SA and play at White City.

"We had a great time in Adelaide,'' Owusu says.

"We met some great people, we love the lifestyle and we decided for the kids that Adelaide offers a better lifestyle and a better future long-term."

Owusu - who runs SA Soccer Academy, a coaching service for children just learning the game - has a leadership role at White City.

The veteran passes on his professional knowledge to younger players, as well as terrorising opposition defences with his agility inside the box.

White City is out of league finals contention this year but will play Adelaide City in next Saturday's Federation Cup final.

"We're underdogs, but look we give ourselves every chance,'' Owusu says.

As for his future, Owusu, who will more than likely win the Golden Boot Award this season, hopes he can play until he is 40.

"I've had that love of soccer since I was a kid so I just want to continue on for as long as I can,'' he says.

"One day it will come to an end, but I'm feeling good at the moment.

"I'm managing my body, and I'm managing my training schedule, and it's going well at the moment."