Promise Omochere

Promise Omochere

Personal information
Full name	Promise Osazee Omochere [1]
Date of birth	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bristol Rovers
Number	9
Youth career
–2017	St Joseph's Boys [2]
2017	UCD
2018	Bohemians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Bohemians	48	(10)
2022–2024	Fleetwood Town	62	(11)
2024–	Bristol Rovers	18	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Promise Osazee Omochere (born 18 October 2000) is an Irish professional football player who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers. ^[3]

Career

Bohemians

Omochere joined the Bohemians senior team in 2018 after spending time with their academy. He scored his first league goal for the club in May 2021 in a 5–1 victory against Dundalk. ^[4]

In March 2022, Republic of Ireland U21 manager Jim Crawford revealed that he had been contacted by a number of clubs in England regarding Omochere. ^[5]

Fleetwood Town

On 21 July 2022, Omochere joined League One club Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. ^[6] He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2022–23 season in a 2–1 defeat to Port Vale, ^[7] having to be substituted off due to a fractured eye socket suffered in an aerial duel. ^[8] It took Omochere until the 1 January 2023, his eighteenth game in all competitions, to open his account for the club, scoring the second in a 3–0 victory over Shrewsbury Town. ^[9]

Bristol Rovers

On 19 July 2024, Omochere returned to League One following Fleetwood Town's relegation, joining Bristol Rovers on a three-year deal with the option for a further season. ^{[10] [11]} Although the fee remained undisclosed, it was widely reported to be in the region of £500,000, making him a club-record signing for Rovers who had fought off competition from Barnsley and Wrexham for his signature. ^{[12] [13]} Having made his debut on the opening day of the season, ^[14] he opened his goalscoring account for the club in his fifth appearance, scoring both goals in a 2–0 victory over Cambridge United. ^[15] Following a spell out of the first-team due to a number of different injuries, Omochere scored a third goal for the club with a late equaliser against Wrexham on 21 December 2024. ^[16] Having suffered a hamstring injury in a New Year's Day defeat to Leyton Orient, he was once again ruled out for an expected period of three months. ^[17]

Personal life

Omochere studied business and law at Maynooth University. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2025 ^[19]

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup [a]		League Cup [b]		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bohemians	2018	LOI Premier Division	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2019	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020	LOI Premier Division	6	0	2	1	–		0	0	8	1
	2021	LOI Premier Division	18	5	3	0	–		0	0	21	5
	2022	LOI Premier Division	22	5	–		–		–		22	5
	Total		46	10	5	1	1	0	0	0	52	11
Fleetwood Town	2022–23	League One	28	5	4	2	1	0	1 [c]	0	34	7
	2023–24	League One	34	6	1	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	37	6
	Total		62	11	5	2	2	0	2	0	73	13
Bristol Rovers	2024–25	League One	19	4	0	0	1	0	1 [c]	0	21	4
Career total			127	24	10	3	4	0	3	0	144	28

1. Includes FAI Cup & FA Cup
2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & EFL Cup
3. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
2. https://www.extratime.com/player/11123758/promise_omochere/#:~:text=Promise%20played%20underage%20football%20with,and%20Enda%20McGuill%20Cup%20double.
3. "Ireland - P. Omochere - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
4. Ward, Johnny (24 May 2021). "Bohemians batter Dundalk as both sides finish with 10 men". rte.ie.
5. Donnelly, David (17 March 2022). "Bohemians' Promise Omochere interesting UK clubs says Ireland U21 boss Jim Crawford". Dublin Live. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
6. "Promise Omochere joins the Cods on a three-year deal". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
7. "Port Vale 2–1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
8. Moore, Andy (5 August 2022). "Fleetwood striker Promise Omochere sidelined with fractured eye socket". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
9. "Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
10. "Promise Omochere: Bristol Rovers sign Fleetwood Town forward". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
11. "Bristol Rovers complete signing of Promise Omochere". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
12. Hargraves, Daniel (18 July 2024). "Bristol Rovers closing in on potential club-record deal for exciting Fleetwood forward". Bristol Post. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
13. Hargraves, Daniel (19 July 2024). "Promise Omochere's first words as Bristol Rovers beat Wrexham and Barnsley to set new club record". Bristol Post. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
14. "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
15. "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
16. Hargraves, Daniel (23 December 2024). "Promise Omochere details wish top of his Christmas list after Bristol Rovers goalscoring return". Bristol Post. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
17. Hargraves, Daniel (6 January 2025). "Bristol Rovers injury news as fresh Promise Omochere and Kamil Conteh updates emerge". Bristol Post. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
18. "Football behind bars: How Bohemians are using sport to rehabilitate prisoners in Mountjoy". irishexaminer.com. 27 November 2021.
19. Promise Omochere at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2023.