Josh Umerah

Joshua Umerah
Personal information
Full name Joshua Chukwudinma Umerah[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997[2]
Place of birth Catford, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Boreham Wood (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
Number 9
Youth career
2008–2015 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Charlton Athletic 2 (0)
2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (2)
2018– → Boreham Wood (loan) 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Joshua Chukwudinma Umerah (born 8 March 1997) is a Nigerian English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boreham Wood on loan from League One side Charlton Athletic.

Playing career

Umerah came through the Charlton Athletic academy, and helped the under-18 side to win the Professional Development League 2 after finishing as top-scorer during the 2014–15 season.[3] He made his first team debut as a 66th-minute substitute for Igor Vetokele in a 6–0 defeat to Hull City in a Championship match at the KCOM Stadium on 16 January 2016.[4] He signed an extended contract with the club in April 2016, to keep him at the club until June 2018.[5]

Umerah moved on loan to Kilmarnock in January 2017.[6] Umerah joined Wycombe Wanderers on 29 August 2017 for an initial loan running until January 2018, wearing the number 26 shirt for his time at Adams Park.

On 8 August 2018, Umerah signed on loan for Boreham Wood for the entire 2018–19 season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2018.
Club Season Division League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16[8]Championship1000000010
2016–17[9] League One1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[10] 0000000[lower-alpha 1]000
2018–19[11] 0000000[lower-alpha 1]000
Charlton Athletic total 2000001030
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17[9] Scottish Premiership 4000000040
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[10] League Two 6200001[lower-alpha 1]072
Boreham Wood (loan) 2018–19[11] National League 13500001[lower-alpha 2]0145
Career total 257000030287
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearance/s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Umerah". 11v11. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Adamson, Steve (13 May 2015). "Top scorer Josh Umerah and defender Aaron Barnes spoke of their pride". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hull City 6-0 Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Jones, George (29 April 2016). "NEWS | Prolific academy graduate extends his contract until 2018". cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kilmarnock secure deals for Conor Sammon, Scott Boyd and Joshua Umerah". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Charlton youngster joins Boreham Wood on loan until the end of the season". Charlton Athletic F.C. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Josh Umerah in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Umerah in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Umerah in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Umerah in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
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