Tyrese Omotoye

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Tyrese Omotoye
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Demola Huxley Omotoye [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Forest Green Rovers
Number 14
Youth career
Cray Wanderers
0000–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Norwich City 3 (0)
2021Swindon Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022Leyton Orient (loan) 4 (0)
2022Carlisle United (loan) 13 (0)
2023– Forest Green Rovers 54 (1)
International career
2017 Belgium U16 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:10, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Tyrese Demola Huxley Omotoye (born 23 September 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Forest Green Rovers.

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Club career

Omotoye played for Cray Wanderers before joining Norwich City. [3] On 17 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Norwich City. [4] On 7 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick for the under-21 side in a 5–0 win over Newport County in the EFL Trophy. [5] On 2 December 2020, Omotoye made his professional debut for Norwich City, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Luton Town. [6] In January 2021, Omotoye signed on loan at Swindon Town in League One for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [7] In August 2021, he joined League Two side Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal. [8] On 5 January 2022, Omotoye joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season following his recall from Leyton Orient. [9] On 23 January 2023, Omotoye joined Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal. [10]

International career

Omotoye has represented Belgium at under-16 level, playing in friendlies against Portugal and Ukraine in November 2017. [11]

Personal life

Omotoye was born in Belgium to Nigerian parents [11] but raised in England. [12] In 2019, he decided that Nigeria was the country he wanted to play international football for. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2022 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U23 2020–21 3 [lower-alpha 1] 434
Norwich City 2020–21 Championship 30100040
Swindon Town 2020–21 League One 6060
Leyton Orient 2021–22 League Two 4000004 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Carlisle United 2021–22 League Two130130
Career total260100074344
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

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  6. "Luton Town 3-1 Norwich City". BBC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Swindon Town: Norwich City striker Tyrese Omotoye joins on loan". BBC. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. "NORWICH CITY STRIKER TYRESE OMOTOYE SIGNS ON LOAN". Leyton Orient F.C. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. "LOAN: Canary swoops in to Brunton Park". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. "Tyrese Omotoye: Forest Green Rovers sign Norwich City forward". BBC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Norwich City Striker Pledges International Future To Nigeria Over Belgium And". allnigeriasoccer.com. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. "'He works so hard' - City U21s boss thrilled for hat-trick hero Omotoye". pinkun.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. Tyrese Omotoye at Soccerway