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 19)
Place of birth Akalla, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 17
Youth career
Akropolis
2013–2020 AIK
2020–2022 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Brommapojkarna 23 (4)
2023– Excelsior 3 (1)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2022– Sweden U19 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Efosa Richie Omorowa (born 30 March 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Excelsior.

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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]

International career

Omorowa was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and Ivorian mother. [5] He is a youth international for Sweden, having played up to the Sweden U19s. [6]

Honours

Brommapojkarna

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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. ↑ Eersel, Dennis van (11 August 2023). "Hoe de selectie van Excelsior een transformatie krijgt tijdens deze 'Zweedse zomer'". www.rijnmond.nl.
  6. ↑ Kjellberg, Hampus (7 March 2023). "P19-landslagets trupp och spelschema till Elite Round - EM-fotboll.se".
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