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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Babatunde Sowunmi | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-07-25)25 July 1978 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Dunaújváros | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Vasas | 84 | (22) |
| 2001–2002 | Dunaújváros | 34 | (5) |
| 2002 | Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Dunaújváros | 11 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Ferencváros | 31 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Slovacko | 24 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Hibernian | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Vasas | 46 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Siófok | 42 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | APOP | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Siófok | 28 | (4) |
| 2013–2016 | Ajka | 111 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | Hungary U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Hungary U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Hungary | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 February 2009 | |||
Thomas Sowunmi (born 25 July 1978) is a Hungarian retiredfootballer.
Sowunmi was born in Nigeria to aHungarian mother and a NigerianYoruba father and spent the first nine years of his life in the African state.[1] He started playing football aged 13 and began a professional football career withDunaferr.
Sowunmi left forVasas Budapest in 1998 but returned to his first club in 2001. He made his first appearance forHungary in August 1999, in a 1–1 draw againstMoldova.[2] Sowunmi was the firstperson of color to represent Hungary at football.[2] He spent a short spell in France withAC Ajaccio but returned to Hungary withFerencvaros in 2003. He was signed byFC Slovacko in 2005 but after one season became involved in a dispute with the club. Eventually he was released from his attachment to the Czech team following police andFIFA intervention.[1]
Sowunmi signed for Scottish clubHibernian on 6 February 2007 after impressing managerJohn Collins while on trial. In just his second match he came on as a half-time substitute in aScottish Cup quarter-final tie atQueen of the South and scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win. Sowunmi was released by Hibernian in June, and Sowunmi re-signed for Vasas Budapest in September 2007.
