Josh Onomah

Josh Onomah
Personal information
Full name Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Tottenham Hotspur 13 (0)
2017–2018 → Aston Villa (loan) 33 (4)
2018– → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 England U16 6 (1)
2013–2014 England U17 13 (1)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015–2016 England U19 14 (4)
2016–2017 England U20 10 (0)
2016– England U21 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:32, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah (born 27 April 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday[4] on loan fromTottenham Hotspur. Onomah has been a regular youth international for England, including winning the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in Enfield,[5], Onomah came through the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur. He was first called up for the first team on 5 January 2015, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–1 draw away to Burnley in the FA Cup third round,[6] and made his debut nine days later in the replay, replacing Andros Townsend for the last 15 minutes of a 4–2 victory at White Hart Lane.[7] On 24 May, he was included in the matchday squad for a Premier League game for the first time, remaining unused as Tottenham won 0–1 at Everton in the last game of the season.[8]

In the 2015–16 season, Onomah changed his shirt number to 25, which was included on the club's list of first-team numbers.[9] He made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 home victory over Aston Villa on 2 November 2015, replacing Dele Alli for the final minutes.[10] On 10 December, Onomah made his first start for Tottenham playing 90 minutes in a 4–1 victory over AS Monaco.[11]

Loan to Aston Villa

On 4 August 2017, Onomah joined Championship side Aston Villa on loan for the season.[12] He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw at Bristol City on 25 August 2017.[13]

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

On 31 August 2018, Onomah joined Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the season.[14]

International career

Onomah has represented England up to under-21 level. In May 2014, Onomah was part of the England squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing the full 90 minutes in the final against the Netherlands.[15] In 2015, Onomah scored the equaliser against Croatia U-19 in a 1–1 draw.[16] During the elite round of 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, held in March 2016, Onomah scored in wins against Georgia and group hosts Spain as England qualified for the final tournament by winning the group.[17][18]

Onomah represented England at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and made 4 appearances in the tournament where England finished semi-finalists.[19]

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Onomah was in the England under-20 team in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He received a red card in the quarter-finals match against Mexico, so he missed the semi-final against Italy.[20] He returned for the final where England beat Venezuela 1–0, which is England's first win in a global tournament since their World Cup victory of 1966.[21]

Club statistics

As of match played 19 September 2018 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2014–15[23] Premier League 0010000010
2015–16[24] Premier League 8040007[lower-alpha 1]0190
2016–17[25] Premier League 5030212[lower-alpha 2]0121
2017–18[26] Premier League 00——0000
Total 130802190321
Aston Villa (loan) 2017–18[26] Championship 33410201[lower-alpha 3]0374
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2018–19[27] Championship 200000—20
Career total 4849041100715
  1. ↑ Appearance in Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs

Honours

International

England U17

England U20

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The FA. p. 48. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Josh Onomah". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/first-team-squad/kyle-walker/
  4. ↑ "Josh Onomah checks in". Sheff Wed Official Site. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "JOSHUA ONOMAH". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (5 January 2015). "Burnley 1–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ↑ McMath, James (14 January 2015). "Tottenham 4–2 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (24 May 2015). "Everton 0–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015–16 Premier League squad numbers announced". Tottenham Hotspur. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (2 November 2015). "Tottenham 3–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Monaco". 10 December 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Hytner, David (4 August 2017). "Transfer roundup: Tottenham's Josh Onomah joins Aston Villa on loan". Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Bristol City 1–1 Aston Villa". BBC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Josh Onomah joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan". SkySports. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joshua Onomah helped England win Under-17 European Championship against the Netherlands tonight". Croydon Guardian. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Shergold, Adam (8 September 2015). "Croatia U19 1–1 England U19: Josh Onomah salvages friendly draw for the Young Lions". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Under-19 2016 – England-Georgia" UEFA.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "Under-19 2016 – England-Spain" UEFA.com. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  19. ↑ "England hold off France fightback". UEFA.com. 12 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Mexico 1–0 to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. 5 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
  22. ↑ Josh Onomah at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Josh Onomah in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Josh Onomah in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Josh Onomah in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Onomah in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Josh Onomah in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  28. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 – Matches – Venezuela-England". FIFA.com. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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