Richie Omorowa

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Richie Omorowa
Personal information
Full name Efosa Richie Omorowa
Date of birth (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Akalla, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Degerfors IF
(on loan from Samsunspor)
Number 19
Youth career
Akropolis
2013–2020 AIK
2020–2022 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Brommapojkarna 23 (4)
2023–2025 Excelsior 49 (12)
2025– Samsunspor 0 (0)
2025–Degerfors IF (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2019 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2021–2023 Sweden U19 14 (2)
2024– Sweden U21 6 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:50, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Efosa Richie Omorowa (born 30 March 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Degerfors IF, on loan from Samsunspor.

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Career

Omorowa is a youth product of the Swedish club AIK, moving to the youth side of Brommapojkarna on 18 July 2021. [1] He began his senior career with Brommapojkarna in 2022 and helped them win the 2022 Superettan. [2] On 28 July 2023, he transferred to Dutch club Excelsior on a 2-year contract. [3] He scored as a substitute in his debut with Excelsior, a 4–3 Eredivisie win over NEC. [4]

On 29 July 2025, Omorowa joined Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF on loan from Türkish side Samsunspor which he had otherwise joined the day before. [5]

International career

Omorowa was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and Ivorian mother. [6] He is a youth international for Sweden, having played up to the Sweden U19s. [7]

Honours

Brommapojkarna

References

  1. "Officiellt: Ljungskile SK värvar Ylber Maloku". fotbolltransfers.com.
  2. "Avslöjar: BP-talangen på väg att säljas till Eredivisie". www.expressen.se. 23 July 2023.
  3. "Zevende versterking Excelsior komt uit Zweden". Voetbal International. 28 July 2023.
  4. "Drie Zweedse aanwinsten helpen Excelsior aan heerlijke zege op NEC (3-4)". www.rijnmond.nl. 13 August 2023.
  5. Degerfors IF lånar Richie Omorowa, degerforsif.se, 29 July 2025
  6. Eersel, Dennis van (11 August 2023). "Hoe de selectie van Excelsior een transformatie krijgt tijdens deze 'Zweedse zomer'". www.rijnmond.nl.
  7. Kjellberg, Hampus (7 March 2023). "P19-landslagets trupp och spelschema till Elite Round - EM-fotboll.se".