Omar Sowunmi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Lowestoft Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015– | Yeovil Town | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 20 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi (born 7 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and striker for Yeovil Town.
Career
Ipswich Town
Born in Colchester, Essex, Sowunmi is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, after impressing for the club's U18 and U21 sides he was rewarded with a one-year professional contract upon the completion of his academy scholarship in May 2014.[3] On 17 October 2014, Sowunmi joined Conference National side Braintree Town on a month's youth loan.[4] Sowunmi made four appearances in all competitions during his month on loan with the Essex side before returning to Ipswich in November.[5] He then joined Conference South side Lowestoft Town on loan in January 2015.[6] Sowunmi loan was eventually extended until to the end of the 2014–15 season and he made a total of fifteen league appearances for Lowestoft,[7] and appeared twice and scored in the final of the Suffolk Premier Cup.[8]
Yeovil Town
With Lowestoft keen to sign Sowunmi permanently upon the expiry of his contract, the defender also had a trial with Exeter City, and was amongst a host of trialsists to feature in an end of season trial match at Yeovil Town.[9] Having impressed manager Paul Sturrock, on 24 June 2015, Sowunmi signed a one-year contract with League Two side Yeovil Town.[10] Sowunmi made his debut for Yeovil as a substitute in Yeovil's 1–0 defeat against York City, on 18 August 2015.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2014–15[5] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lowestoft Town (loan) | 2014–15[7] | Conference South | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2015–16[13] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016–17[14] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Suffolk Premier Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
Honours
- Lowestoft Town
- Suffolk Premier Cup: 2014–15[8]
References
- ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Omar Sowunmi". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Omar Sowunmi set to sign one-year pro deal". Ipswich Town F.C. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Omar to make loan switch". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sowunmi in on loan from Ipswich Town". Lowestoft Town F.C. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "England – O. Sowunmi – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Micky Emotional After Premier Cup Win". Suffolk FA. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Omar Sowunmi is Paul Sturrock's latest new recruit at Yeovil Town". Western Morning News. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Omar Sowunmi: Yeovil Town sign Ipswich Town defender". BBC Sport. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "York City 1–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Omar Sowunmi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
