Fumnaya Shomotun

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Fumnaya Shomotun
Personal information
Full name Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun [1]
Date of birth (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cray Valley Paper Mills
Youth career
–2014 Brentford
2014–2015 Barnet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Barnet 20 (1)
2015 → Staines Town (loan) 8 (0)
2017 → Margate (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Wealdstone (loan) 9 (0)
2019 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2020 Hayes & Yeading United 4 (0)
2020 Wingate & Finchley 4 (0)
2022 Kingstonian 9 (1)
2022–2024 Sevenoaks Town 42 (9)
2024 Dartford 16 (2)
2024 Tonbridge Angels 2 (0)
2024 → Cray Valley Paper Mills (loan) 4 (1)
2024– Cray Valley Paper Mills 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun (born 29 May 1997) is a Nigeria-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cray Valley Paper Mills.

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Career

Shomotun played youth football for Brentford [3] [4] before joining Barnet in early 2014. He made his first-team debut on 16 December 2014, as a substitute in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers. [5] Shomotun signed a one-year professional contract at the start of the 2015-16 season. [6] He joined Staines Town on loan in November 2015, [7] for whom he made eight appearances. [8] Shomotun made his Football League debut on 13 February 2016, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Chris Hackett in a 2–0 away win at Dagenham & Redbridge. [9] Shomotun joined Margate on loan on 13 January 2017. [10]

His contract was extended by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option. [11] Shomotun joined Wealdstone on loan on 7 September 2018. [12] He scored on his debut in the FA Cup against Great Wakering Rovers on 22 September. [13] He was released by the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season. [14]

Shomotun joined Wealdstone on 15 November 2019. [15] He signed for Hayes & Yeading United on 1 January 2020. [16] Later that month he joined Wingate & Finchley. [17]

In July 2022, Shomotun joined Kingstonian. [18]

Following a spell at Sevenoaks Town, Shomotun joined Dartford on 2 February 2024.

On 27 May 2024, Shomotun joined Tonbridge Angels. He joined Cray Valley Paper Mills on loan in September. [19] The following month, he joined the club on a permanent basis. [20]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2014–15 Conference Premier 0000001 [a] 010
2015–16 [21] League Two 101000000101
2016–17 [22] 4000002 [b] 060
2017–18 [23] 6000001 [b] 070
2018–19 [24] National League 0000000000
Barnet total201000040241
Staines Town (loan) 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division8000000080
Margate (loan) 2016–17 National League South 2000000020
Wealdstone (loan) 2018–19 National League South9032001 [a] 1133
Wealdstone 2019–20 National League South1000000010
Hayes & Yeading United 2019–20 SFL Premier Division South4000000040
Wingate & Finchley 2019–20 Isthmian League Premier Division4000000040
Kingstonian 2022–23 [25] Isthmian League Premier Division9110001 [a] 0111
Sevenoaks Town 2022–23 [26] Isthmian League South East Division20600002 [c] 0226
2023–24 [27] 22340005 [a] [c] [d] 1314
Sevenoaks Town total4294000715310
Dartford 2023–24 National League South16200003 [e] 0192
Tonbridge Angels 2024–25 National League South2000000020
Career total11713820016214117
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance in the Velocity Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the London Senior Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  2. 1 2 "Fumnaya Shomotun". 11v11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Brentford YT 2 Brighton YT 2". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  4. ↑ "Coventry City YT 5 Brentford YT 2". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. ↑ Barnet vs. Concord Rangers 2 – 6
  6. ↑ Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals
  7. ↑ Shomotun joins Staines Town on loan
  8. ↑ "Appearances – Fumnaya Shomotun". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  9. ↑ Dagenham & Redbridge 0 – 2 Barnet
  10. ↑ PLAYER NEWS | Shomotun Joins Blues on 28 Day Loan
  11. ↑ "John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Loan | Fumnaya Shomotun joins Wealdstone
  13. ↑ "Wealdstone ease past Rovers in FA Cup". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  14. ↑ "Squad News | Eight departures confirmed". Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  15. ↑ #FumIsBack
  16. ↑ @HYUFC_Official (1 January 2020). "PLAYER NEWS 1 👀We are delighted to welcome attacking player Funmaya Shomotun who joins us from @WealdstoneFC. Fun…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
  18. ↑ "Another trio joins the K's". kingstonian.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ↑ https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/news/player-update--new-signing-2874658.html
  20. ↑ @CrayValleyPM (24 October 2024). "Cray Valley are delighted to announce that following his release from @tonbridgeangels Fumanya Shomotun has signed a permanent deal with #TheMillers. We look foward continuting to watch your performances on the pitch. #OnceAMillerAlwaysAMiller" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2024– via Twitter.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Kingstonian | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
  26. ↑ "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
  27. ↑ "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
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