Fumnaya Shomotun
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 May 1997||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sevenoaks Town | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Brentford | ||
2014–2015 | Barnet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Barnet | 20 | (1) |
2015 | → Staines Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017 | → Margate (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Wealdstone | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
2020 | Wingate & Finchley | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Kingstonian | 11 | (1) |
2022– | Sevenoaks Town | 17 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 2 April 2023 (UTC) |
Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun (born 29 May 1997) is a Nigeria-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sevenoaks Town.
Career
Shomotun played youth football for Brentford[3][4] before joining Barnet in early 2014. He made his first-team debut on 16 December 2014, as a substitute in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers.[5] Shomotun signed a one-year professional contract at the start of the 2015-16 season.[6] He joined Staines Town on loan in November 2015,[7] for whom he made eight appearances.[8] Shomotun made his Football League debut on 13 February 2016, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Chris Hackett in a 2-0 away win at Dagenham & Redbridge.[9] Shomotun joined Margate on loan on 13 January 2017.[10]
His contract was extended by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option.[11] Shomotun joined Wealdstone on loan on 7 September 2018.[12] He scored on his debut in the FA Cup against Great Wakering Rovers on 22 September.[13] He was released by the Bees at the end of the 2018-19 season.[14]
Shomotun joined Wealdstone on 15 November 2019.[15] He signed for Hayes & Yeading United on 1 January 2020.[16] Later that month he joined Wingate & Finchley.[17]
In July 2022, Shomotun joined Kingstonian.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 15 February 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnet | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16[19] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2016–17[20] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18[21] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2018–19[22] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barnet total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Staines Town (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Margate (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Wealdstone (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Wealdstone | 2019–20 | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hayes & Yeading United | 2019–20 | SFL Premier Division South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Wingate & Finchley | 2019–20 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 47 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 5 |
References
- ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
- ^ a b "Fumnaya Shomotun". 11v11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ BRENTFORD YT 2 BRIGHTON YT 2
- ^ COVENTRY CITY YT 5 BRENTFORD YT 2
- ^ Barnet vs. Concord Rangers 2 - 6
- ^ Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals
- ^ Shomotun joins Staines Town on loan
- ^ "Appearances - Fumnaya Shomotun". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ Dagenham & Redbridge 0 – 2 Barnet
- ^ PLAYER NEWS | Shomotun Joins Blues on 28 Day Loan
- ^ "John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Loan | Fumnaya Shomotun joins Wealdstone
- ^ Wealdstone ease past Rovers in FA Cup
- ^ "Squad News | Eight departures confirmed". Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ^ #FumIsBack
- ^ @HYUFC_Official (1 January 2020). "PLAYER NEWS 1 👀We are delighted to welcome attacking player Funmaya Shomotun who joins us from @WealdstoneFC. Fun…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Wingate & Finchley | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Another trio joins the K's". www.kingstonian.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Fumnaya Shomotun at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brentford F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Staines Town F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
- Wingate & Finchley F.C. players
- Kingstonian F.C. players
- Sevenoaks Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players