 Omozusi playing for Norwich City in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elliot Junior Uyi Omozusi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-12-15)15 December 1988 (age 37)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Chelmsford City | 96 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Barking | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 285 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | England U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | England U19 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:48, 23 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Elliot Junior Uyi Omozusi (born 15 December 1988) is an English formerfootballer. Omozusi had two spells withLeyton Orient, playing over 100 games. He also played forFulham,Norwich City andCharlton Athletic. Omozusi plays primarily at right back, but can also play in the centre of defence or in midfield.
Born inHackney, London,[1] Omozusi attended the Homerton College of Technology. Omozusi made his first team debut forFulham as a substitute in theLeague Cup second-round game againstWycombe Wanderers on 20 September 2006.[2] The following month, Omozusi signed a three-year contract with Fulham.[3] He was sent off in the game againstReading on 3 November 2007 after providing an assist for Fulham's second goal on only his secondPremier League appearance for the club.[4] On 3 December 2007 he started atright back againstManchester United atOld Trafford.[5]
On 18 July 2008, Omozusi moved toNorwich City on a season longloan with Fulham having the option of recalling him in January 2009.[6] Omozusi returned to Fulham from his loan spell at Norwich in January 2009. On 30 October 2009, Fulham announced a two-month loan deal withCharlton Athletic,[7] which was subsequently extended until the end of January 2010.[8] He eventually returned to Fulham in March after stopping training with Charlton.
In late April 2010, Omozusi was on trial at Leyton Orient and played in a reserve game against Millwall on 28 April.[9] He subsequently signed for Orient on 2 June,[10] where he stayed until a criminal conviction saw him sentenced to prison. On 21 January 2013 Leyton Orient re-signed Omozusi following his release. He told the club's website: "I'm grateful to Leyton Orient for this opportunity given to me. I want to make the most of this second chance and I'm looking forward to helping the team over the rest of the season."[11] He signed a new one-year contract on 2 May 2013.[12]
On 30 January 2014, Omozusi was nominated for thePFA Player in the Community Award for his work with the Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme since his return to the club after his conviction.[13][14]
Omozusi joinedCambridge United in June 2015, citing the club's involvement with community projects as a reason for signing.[15] He was released by the club in January 2017 and subsequently joinedBrighton-basedNational League South clubWhitehawk until the end of the season in March 2017.[16]
On 17 June 2017,Chelmsford City confirmed the signing of Omozusi.[17] On 23 March 2021, Chelmsford announced Omozusi's departure from the club, alongside club captain Anthony Church.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 2006–07[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[20] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fulham total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2008–09[21] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2009–10[22] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient | 2010–11[23] | League One | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2011–12[24] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[25] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[26] | League One | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[27] | League One | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Leyton Orient total | 120 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United | 2015–16[28] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Whitehawk | 2016–17[29] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Chelmsford City | 2017–18[29] | National League South | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Career total | 205 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 248 | 1 | ||
