Josh Onomah

Josh Onomah
Personal information
Full name Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2014 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Tottenham Hotspur 10 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 England U16 6 (1)
2013–2014 England U17 13 (1)
2014–2015 England U18 6 (0)
2015–2016 England U19 14 (4)
2016– England U20 2 (0)
2016– England U21 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:31, 30 March 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 September 2016

Joshua Oghenetega Peter "Josh" Onomah (27 April 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Club career

Born in Enfield to Nigerian parents from South South zone of Nigeria,[3] Onomah came through the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur. He was first called up for the first team on 5 January 2015, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–1 draw away to Burnley in the FA Cup third round,[4] and made his debut nine days later in the replay, replacing Andros Townsend for the last 15 minutes of a 4–2 victory at White Hart Lane.[5] On 24 May, he was included in the matchday squad for a Premier League game for the first time, remaining unused as Tottenham won 0–1 at Everton in the last game of the season.[6]

In the 2015–16 season, Onomah changed his shirt number to 25, which was included on the club's list of first-team numbers.[7] He made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 home victory over Aston Villa on 2 November 2015, replacing Dele Alli for the final minutes.[8] On 10 December, Onomah made his first start for Tottenham playing 90 minutes in a 4-1 victory over AS Monaco.[9]

International career

Onomah has represented England up to under-19 level. In May 2014, Onomah was part of the England squad that won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing the full 90 minutes in the final against the Netherlands.[10] In 2015, Onomah scored the equaliser against Croatia U-19 in a 1-1 draw.[11] During the elite round of 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, held in March 2016, Onomah scored in wins against Georgia and group hosts Spain as England qualified for the final tournament by winning the group.[12][13]

2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Onomah represented England at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and made 4 appearances in the tournament where England finished semi-finalists.[14]

Club statistics

As of match played 25 October 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2013–14[15] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[15] Premier League 0010000010
2015–16[15] Premier League 8040007[lower-alpha 1]0190
2016–17[15] Premier League 2000211[lower-alpha 2]031
Career total 100502180251
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2013 and 31/07/2013" (PDF). The FA. p. 48. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Josh Onomah". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "JOSHUA ONOMAH". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (5 January 2015). "Burnley 1-1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. ↑ McMath, James (14 January 2015). "Tottenham 4-2 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (24 May 2015). "Everton 0-1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015-16 Premier League squad numbers announced". Tottenham Hotspur. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Magowan, Alistair (2 November 2015). "Tottenham 3-1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35055753
  10. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joshua Onomah helped England win Under-17 European Championship against the Netherlands tonight". Croydon Guardian. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Shergold, Adam (8 September 2015). "Croatia U19 1-1 England U19: Josh Onomah salvages friendly draw for the Young Lions". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Under-19 2016 - England-Georgia" UEFA.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Under-19 2016 - England-Spain" UEFA.com. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2016/matches/round=2000598/match=2019792/index.html
  15. 1 2 3 4 "J. ONOMAH". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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