Elliott Omozusi

Elliott Omozusi

Omozusi playing for Norwich City
Personal information
Full name	Elliott Junior U. Omozusi
Date of birth	15 December 1988 (1988-12-15)
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
000?–2006	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Fulham	8	(0)
2008–2009	→ Norwich City (loan)	21	(0)
2009–2010	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	9	(0)
2010–2011	Leyton Orient	50	(0)
National team‡
2003	England U16	1	(0)
2004–2005	England U17	11	(0)
2006	England U18	1	(0)
2006–2007	England U19	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:14, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Elliott Junior U. Omozusi (born on 15 December 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently without a club after being released by Leyton Orient. On 17 November 2011, Omozusi was convicted of intimidating a witness in a murder trial and sentenced to two and a half years in prison. His contract with Orient was subsequently terminated.

Career

Born in Hackney, London, Omozusi attended Homerton College of Technology school. Omozusi made his first team debut for Fulham in the FA Cup third round game against Leicester City on 6 January 2007. He was sent off in the game against Reading on 3 November 2007 after providing an assist for Fulham's second goal on only his second Premier League appearance for the club. On 3 December 2007 he started at right back against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

On 18 July 2008, Omozusi moved to Norwich City on a season long loan with Fulham having the option of recalling him in January 2009. Omozusi returned to Fulham from his loan spell at Norwich in January 2009. On 30 October 2009, Fulham announced an agreement with Charlton Athletic for the loan of the young defender for two months. The loan was subsequently extended until the end of January 2010. He eventually returned to Fulham in March after stopping training with Charlton. In late April Omozusi was on trial at Leyton Orient and played in a reserve game against Millwall on 28 April. He subsequently signed for Orient on 2 June, where he stayed until his conviction.

International career

Despite being an England youth international, he is eligible to play for Nigeria.

Style of play

He plays as a defender, primarily at right back, but can also play in the centre.

External links

• Elliott Omozusi career stats at Soccerbase
• England FA profile