Fumnaya Shomotun

Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun (born 29 May 1997) is a Nigeria-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wingate & Finchley.

Fumnaya Shomotun

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
Club information
Current team	Wingate & Finchley
Youth career
0000–2014	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	(6)
2019	Wealdstone	1	(0)
2020	Hayes & Yeading United	4	(3)
2020–	Wingate & Finchley	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:49, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics

As of 15 February 2020

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2015–16[18]	League Two	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2016–17[19]		4	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
	2017–18[20]		6	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	0
	2018–19[21]	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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance in the FA Trophy
2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

1. http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/july-2015.ashx.
2. "Fumnaya Shomotun". 11v11. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
3. BRENTFORD YT 2 BRIGHTON YT 2
4. COVENTRY CITY YT 5 BRENTFORD YT 2
5. Barnet vs. Concord Rangers 2 - 6
6. Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals
7. Shomotun joins Staines Town on loan
8. "Appearances - Fumnaya Shomotun". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
9. Dagenham & Redbridge 0 – 2 Barnet
10. PLAYER NEWS | Shomotun Joins Blues on 28 Day Loan
11. "John Akinde: Barnet put striker on transfer list after relegation to National League". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
12. Loan | Fumnaya Shomotun joins Wealdstone
13. Wealdstone ease past Rovers in FA Cup
14. Squad News | Eight departures confirmed
15. #FumIsBack
18. "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
19. "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
20. "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
21. "Games played by Fumnaya Shomotun in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

External links

• Fumnaya Shomotun at Soccerway