External links
- Omar Sowunmi at Soccerbase
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1995 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [2] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bromley | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Lowestoft Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Yeovil Town | 69 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Colchester United | 22 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bromley | 67 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Sutton United | 35 | (4) |
| 2024– | Bromley | 53 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:09, 27 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Omar Kolawole Olufemi Sowunmi (born 7 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Bromley. Primarily a defender, Sowunmi has played as a striker in the past.
Born in Colchester, Essex, Sowunmi is a graduate of the Ipswich Town academy, after impressing for the club's U18 and U21 sides he was rewarded with a one-year professional contract upon the completion of his academy scholarship in May 2014. [3] On 17 October 2014, Sowunmi joined Conference National side Braintree Town on a month's youth loan. [4] Sowunmi made four appearances in all competitions during his month on loan with the Essex side before returning to Ipswich in November. [5] He then joined Conference South side Lowestoft Town on loan in January 2015. [6] Sowunmi loan was eventually extended to the end of the 2014–15 season and he made a total of fifteen league appearances for Lowestoft, [7] and appeared twice and scored in the final of the Suffolk Premier Cup. [8]
With Lowestoft keen to sign Sowunmi permanently upon the expiry of his contract, the defender also had a trial with Exeter City, and was amongst a host of trialists to feature in an end of season trial match at Yeovil Town. [9] Having impressed manager Paul Sturrock, on 24 June 2015, Sowunmi signed a one-year contract with League Two side Yeovil Town. [10] Sowunmi made his debut for Yeovil as a substitute in Yeovil's 1–0 defeat against York City, on 18 August 2015. [11] He scored his first goal for Yeovil against Morecambe on 5 September 2015. [12]
He was offered a new contract by Yeovil at the end of the 2017–18 season. [13] He was captain during the 2018–19 season. [14]
On 1 July 2019, Sowunmi signed for his hometown club Colchester United for an undisclosed fee. [15] He made his club debut on 20 August, coming on as a substitute for Luke Norris in Colchester's 2–2 League Two draw at Grimsby Town. [16]
After 30 appearances for the club, [17] Sowunmi was released at the end of his contract in May 2021. [18]
On 16 August 2021, Sowunmi signed for Bromley following a successful trial period with the club. [19]
On 16 June 2023, Sowunmi agreed to join League Two club Sutton United on a free transfer. [20]
On 1 July 2024, Sowumni returned to newly promoted League Two side Bromley for an undisclosed fee. [21]
Sowunmi was born in England to a Nigerian father and an English mother. [22] He attended Philip Morant School.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2014–15 [5] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2014–15 [5] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Lowestoft Town (loan) | 2014–15 [7] | Conference South | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2015–16 [23] | League Two | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016–17 [24] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [c] | 2 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 [25] | League Two | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [c] | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 [26] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Colchester United | 2019–20 [27] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020–21 [28] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Bromley | 2021–22 [29] | National League | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 [30] | National League | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [e] | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
| Total | 67 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 76 | 10 | |||
| Sutton United | 2023–24 [31] | League Two | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [c] | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| Bromley | 2024–25 [32] | League Two | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| 2025–26 [33] | League Two | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Total | 53 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 321 | 33 | ||
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