Omar Sowunmi

Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi (born 7 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender and striker for Colchester United.

Omar Sowunmi
Personal information
Full name Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995[2]
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2014 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)
2015–2019 Yeovil Town 69 (3)
2019– Colchester United 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:22, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

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 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 trialists 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] He scored his first goal for Yeovil against Morecambe on 5 September 2015.[12]

He was offered a new contract by Yeovil at the end of the 2017–18 season.[13] He was captain during the 2018–19 season.[14]

Colchester United

On 1 July 2019, Sowunmi signed for his hometown club Colchester United for an undisclosed fee.[15] He made his club debut on 20 August, coming on as a substitute for Luke Norris in Colchester's 2–2 League Two draw at Grimsby Town.[16]

Personal life

Sowunmi was born in England to a Nigerian father and an English mother.[17]

Career statistics
As of 29 February 2020[18][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2014–15[5] Championship 0000000000
Braintree Town (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference Premier 3010—0040
Lowestoft Town (loan) 2014–15[7] Conference South 15100—2[lower-alpha 1]1172
Yeovil Town 2015–16[19] League Two 5110002[lower-alpha 2]081
2016–17[20] League Two 11000102[lower-alpha 3]2142
2017–18[21] League Two 36240105[lower-alpha 3]0462
2018–19[22] League Two 17000101[lower-alpha 3]0190
Total 6935030102875
Colchester United 2019–20[23] League Two 7010003[lower-alpha 3]0110
Career total 94470301531197
  1. Appearances in Suffolk Premier Cup
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours
Lowestoft Town

References
  1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. "Omar Sowunmi". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Omar Sowunmi set to sign one-year pro deal". Ipswich Town F.C. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. "Omar to make loan switch". Ipswich Town F.C. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. "Sowunmi in on loan from Ipswich Town". Lowestoft Town F.C. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. "England – O. Sowunmi – Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. "Micky Emotional After Premier Cup Win". Suffolk FA. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. "Omar Sowunmi is Paul Sturrock's latest new recruit at Yeovil Town". Western Morning News. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. "Omar Sowunmi: Yeovil Town sign Ipswich Town defender". BBC Sport. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  11. "York City 1–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. "Yeovil 2-4 Morecambe". BBC. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  13. "Yeovil Town retained list: Stuart Nelson signs new deal, while four depart". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45808387
  15. "Omar Sowunmi and Michael Fernandes: Colchester sign Yeovil defender and Farnborough winger". BBC Sport. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. "Grimsby Town 2–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  17. https://www.sl10.ng/news/articles/categories/nigeria-players-abroad/ipswich-town-s-omar-sowunmi-won-t-snub-nigeria-if-invited/206193
  18. "Omar Sowunmi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  19. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  21. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  22. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  23. "Games played by Omar Sowunmi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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