![]() Omozusi playing for Norwich City on loan in 2008
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliot Junior Uyi Omozusi | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Whitehawk | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2006 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Fulham | 8 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Norwich City (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Leyton Orient | 50 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Leyton Orient | 70 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Cambridge United | 14 | (0) |
2017– | Whitehawk | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2004–2005 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | England U19 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:14, 26 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC) |
Elliot Junior Uyi Omozusi (born 15 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Whitehawk. Omozusi had two spells with Leyton Orient, playing over 100 games. He also played for Fulham, Norwich City and Charlton Athletic. Omozusi plays primarily at right back, but can also play in the centre of defence or in midfield.
Born in Hackney London, Omozusi attended Homerton College of Technology school. Omozusi made his first team debut for Fulham as a substitute in the League Cup second round game against Wycombe Wanderers on 20 September 2006. The following month, Omozusi signed a three-year contract with Fulham, which the contract will end until the 2008/09 season. He was sent off in the game against Reading on 3 November 2007 after providing an assist for Fulham's second goal on only his second Premier League appearance for the club. On 3 December 2007 he started at right back against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
On 18 July 2008, Omozusi moved to Norwich City on a season long loan with Fulham having the option of recalling him in January 2009. Omozusi returned to Fulham from his loan spell at Norwich in January 2009. On 30 October 2009, Fulham announced a two-month loan deal with Charlton Athletic, which was subsequently extended until the end of January 2010. He eventually returned to Fulham in March after stopping training with Charlton.