Richie Omorowa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efosa Richie Omorowa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Akalla, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Degerfors IF (on loan from Samsunspor) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Akropolis | |||
| 2013–2020 | AIK | ||
| 2020–2022 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Brommapojkarna | 23 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Excelsior | 49 | (12) |
| 2025– | Samsunspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Degerfors IF (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Sweden U19 | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 6 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:50, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Efosa Richie Omorowa (born 30 March 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Degerfors IF, on loan from Samsunspor.
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]
On 29 July 2025, Omorowa joined Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF on loan from Türkish side Samsunspor which he had otherwise joined the day before.[5]
International career
Omorowa was born in Sweden to a Nigerian father and Ivorian mother.[6] He is a youth international for Sweden, having played up to the Sweden U19s.[7]
Honours
- Brommapojkarna
References
- ^ "Officiellt: Ljungskile SK värvar Ylber Maloku". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "Avslöjar: BP-talangen på väg att säljas till Eredivisie". www.expressen.se. 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Zevende versterking Excelsior komt uit Zweden". Voetbal International. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Drie Zweedse aanwinsten helpen Excelsior aan heerlijke zege op NEC (3-4)". www.rijnmond.nl. 13 August 2023.
- ^ Degerfors IF lånar Richie Omorowa, degerforsif.se, 29 July 2025
- ^ Eersel, Dennis van (11 August 2023). "Hoe de selectie van Excelsior een transformatie krijgt tijdens deze 'Zweedse zomer'". www.rijnmond.nl.
- ^ Kjellberg, Hampus (7 March 2023). "P19-landslagets trupp och spelschema till Elite Round - EM-fotboll.se".
External links
- Richie Omorowa at Soccerway
- Richie Omorowa at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)