Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun (born 29 May 1997) is a Nigeria-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cray Valley Paper Mills.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cray Valley Paper Mills | ||
| 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 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sevenoaks Town | 42 | (9) |
| 2024 | Dartford | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | Tonbridge Angels | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Cray Valley Paper Mills (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editShomotun 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]
Following a spell at Sevenoaks Town, Shomotun joined Dartford on 2 February 2024.
On 27 May 2024, Shomotun joined Tonbridge Angels. He joined Cray Valley Paper Mills on loan in September.[19] The following month, he joined the club on a permanent basis.[20]
Career statistics
edit- As of 3 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[21] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[22] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[23] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[24] | 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 |
| Kingstonian | 2022–23[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Sevenoaks Town | 2022–23[26] | Isthmian League South East Division | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 2023–24[27] | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a][c][d] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Sevenoaks Town total | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 10 | ||
| Dartford | 2023–24 | National League South | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Tonbridge Angels | 2024–25 | National League South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 117 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 141 | 17 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance in the Velocity Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the London Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ "COVENTRY CITY YT 5 BRENTFORD YT 2". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "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". kingstonian.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/news/player-update--new-signing-2874658.html
- ^ @CrayValleyPM (24 October 2024). "Cray Valley are delighted to announce that following his release from @tonbridgeangels Fumanya Shomotun has signed a permanent deal with #TheMillers. We look foward continuting to watch your performances on the pitch. #OnceAMillerAlwaysAMiller" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kingstonian | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Fumnaya Shomotun | Football Web Pages".
External links
edit- Fumnaya Shomotun at Soccerway