 Hutchinson withIpswich Town in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-30)30 October 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Redhill, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Chelsea | ||
| 2012–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2015–2022 | Arsenal | ||
| 2022–2023 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Ipswich Town (loan) | 44 | (10) |
| 2024– | Ipswich Town | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U21 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 15 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 24 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson (born 30 October 2003) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as awinger orattacking midfielder forPremier League clubIpswich Town and theEngland national under-21 team.
Hutchinson was born inRedhill, England.[4] He grew up inSouth London along with his older brother O'Shaye, who has played forNon-LeagueBurgess Hill Town,East Grinstead Town andRamsgate.[5]
Hutchinson began his career withChelsea,[6] joining in 2008.[7] In a video posted on Chelsea's official website in late July 2023, Hutchinson's father stated that he had been released twice by Chelsea as a child.[8] In 2012, he was scouted and signed byCharlton Athletic while playing football inthe Addicks car park as his brother, Oshaye, was training with the youth team.[9] While at Charlton, he caught the eye of North-London rivalsArsenal, having impressed in a game against them.[10]
After two years with Charlton, Hutchinson left the club and trials with Arsenal,Tottenham Hotspur andBrentford followed, but ultimately led to nothing. Hutchinson took a year-long break from academy football to playfutsal with his friends, before joining Arsenal at under-12 level.[9] Hutchinson also stated that he spent time withCrystal Palace prior to joining Arsenal.[8]
At the age of twelve, Hutchinson took part in a South-London tournament hosted by Brazilian football legendPelé, who praised Hutchinson for his skills. At the tournament, he also met football content creatorsF2Freestylers, who invited him to star in a video on theirYouTube channel. The video, showcasing Hutchinson's skills, has amassed over four million views.[9]
In November 2020, Hutchinson signed his first professional contract with Arsenal.[11] He was handed a place on the bench for the Arsenal senior team for the first time in their 1–0FA Cup defeat toNottingham Forest on 9 January 2022.[12]
On 16 July 2022, Hutchinson rejoined Chelsea.[13] He made his professional debut on 5 January 2023 in a 1–0 home defeat againstManchester City, coming on as a second-half substitute.[14]
On 20 July 2023, Hutchinson agreed to join newly-promotedChampionship sideIpswich Town on a season-long loan.[15] Despite being unable to fully cement himself in the starting eleven, he was awarded theEFL Championship Player of the Month award for February 2024 having scored three injury-time goals, also contributing two assists.
After helping the club gain promotion to thePremier League after 22 years away, Hutchinson rejoined Ipswich Town on 30 June 2024 and signed a five-year contract for a club-record fee.[16]On 24 November 2024, Hutchinson scored his first Premier League goal in a 1–1 home draw againstManchester United.[17]On 30 December 2024, Hutchinson scored in a 2–0 home league victory over his former clubChelsea to secure the club’s first Premier League home win since 2002.[18] He scored his third Premier League goal in a 1-4 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur on 22 February 2025.[19]
Born in England, Hutchinson is of Jamaican descent. He is a youth international for England, having represented theEngland U17s andU19s.[20][21]
He was called up to theJamaica national team in May 2022, and made his unofficial debut in a 6–0 loss toCatalonia in the same month.[22][23] In November 2022, Hutchinson was told by Chelsea not to report for international duty with Jamaica, so that he could be involved in first team matches withThe Blues.[7]
He made his first official start for Jamaica in a 1–0 loss in a friendly toTrinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.[24]
In August 2024, Hutchinson was called up to theEngland U21 side.[25] He made his debut for that age group during a dramatic 2–1 win overUkraine atDean Court on 11 October 2024.[26]
Hutchinson was involved in theAmazon Original sportsdocuseriesAll or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their2021–22 season.[27][28]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22[30] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Chelsea U21 | 2022–23[31] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2022–23[31] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2023–24[32] | Championship | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 50 | 11 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2024–25[33] | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| Career total | 72 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 17 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Ipswich Town
Individual
Initially spotted as a five-year-old at Chelsea's pre-academy development centre in Lambeth, Chelsea successfully fended off other suitors to sign [Malcolm Ebiowei] up. The Bermondsey-raised winger was part of a group including Omari Hutchinson and Brooke Norton-Cuffy, who later followed Ebiowei from west to north London to join Arsenal's famed Hale End academy as youngsters.(subscription required)
