| Enoch Showunmi | ||
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| Full name | Enoch Olusesan Showunmi | |
| Date of birth | April 21, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Kilburn, London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 96 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Willesden Constantine | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2006 2006-2008 2008 |
Luton Town Bristol City → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) |
102 (14) 50 (13) 10 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Nigeria | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Enoch Olusesan Showunmi (born April 21, 1982, in Kilburn, London) is a Nigerian International footballer currently unattatched after being released by Bristol City. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers)
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Pre-Football
Showunmi entered the professional ranks relatively late, signing for his first professional club Luton Town at the age of 21 from non-League team Willesden Constantine, having first completed a Business degree at London South Bank University. Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. London South Bank University (LSBU is one of the oldest universities in central London with over 23000 students and 1700 staff based in the
Clubs
Luton Town
A tall and bustling striker who also possesses pace, Showunmi joined Luton in early September 2003 following a successful trial spell with the Hatters that saw him feature regularly during the 2003-04 pre-season against such teams as AFC Wimbledon. At the time of his signature, Luton had a very small squad due to the administrative receivership that they were under, that prevented them signing new players. Regular midfielder and captain Kevin Nicholls received an injury that was to prevent him playing for 3 months, and Luton were able to use this injury to seek dispensation from the Football League to sign Showunmi. Kevin Nicholls (born 2 January 1979, Newham, England) is a professional footballer who is once more currently playing for Luton Town The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
Showunmi's debut came against Plymouth Argyle in September 2003, and his first goal arrived in an LDV Cup win against Rushden & Diamonds in November. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Rushden & Diamonds FC is a professional football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. After increasingly enthusiastic displays that indicated a player making the most of his opportunity, Showunmi's stock rose with the Luton fans who came to expect both moments of incredible skill and mistakes of a non-league player in a professional game. He improved with each game he played and late in the season scored a hat-trick in a home match against Brentford F.C.. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. In total he scored 7 goals in 28 appearances during the 2003-04 season, that culminated with his international debut for the Nigerian national team as a 71st minute substitute as Nigeria beat the Republic of Ireland national football team 3-0 on May 30 2004 at The Valley. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. He was a substitute in Nigeria's following 2-0 victory against the Jamaica national football team. The Jamaica national football team, or The Reggae Boyz, is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation.
Luton's promotion season in 2004-05 saw Showunmi regularly used as a "super-sub" to score 6 goals in 38 matches, only 7 of which he started, including a late winner against Bournemouth after Luton had played most of the game with only 10 men. AFC Bournemouth are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two.
In 2005-06 Showunmi often played in midfield with moderate success, due to injuries to many midfield players at the club.
On October 3 2006, the football agent Charles Collymore was charged with "touting" Enoch to Millwall, without the consent of Luton Town. Millwall Football Club are an English professional football team based at The New Den, referred to by fans as The Den in Bermondsey,
Bristol City
Before the 2006-07 season, Enoch moved to Bristol City on a Bosman transfer. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) The Bosman ruling (Union Royal Belges des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL & others v He had a good start to the season scoring in 3 consecutive games making him an instant fans favourite. However he featured sporadically for the rest of the season due to injuries and good form from other City strikers. Despite not being a first team regular he finished the season as Bristol City's second top scorer behind Phil Jevons with 13 goals in all competitions. Phillip "Phil" Jevons (born August 1, 1978 in Liverpool, England) is an English football player for Football
Enoch faced strong competition for places at the start of the 2007-08 season, especially after fellow strikers Lee Trundle and Darren Byfield signed for the club with Steve Brooker also being in contention after returning to fitness. Lee Christopher Trundle (born October 10 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays Darren Asherton Byfield (born September 29, 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer Stephen "Steve" Michael Lord Brooker (born 21 May 1981 in Newport Pagnell) is an English footballer who plays as a On 23 January 2008 Enoch started discussing personal terms with League 1 high-fliers Leeds United, after Leeds and Bristol City agreed terms for a permanent deal to take Enoch to Elland Road. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, But there was to be a final twist when Enoch snubbed a move to the Yorkshire side and stayed at Ashton Gate to fight for his place in the team. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom. A major attraction in the area is Ashton Gate stadium, the home of professional football team
However, on 31 January, he completed a move to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan until 1 March. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant This was later extended for another month, but at the start of April Showunmi decided to return to Ashton Gate in order to aid with the club's promotion push.
On 9 April, Showunmi was charged by the FA with "engaging the services of an individual, who was not a licensed agent or entitled to act in such a capacity, to represent him in contract negotiations with Luton Town in or around February 2004 and between November 2005 and January 2006", an allegation which incurred both Bristol City and Charles Collymore. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers) Charles Collymore is a British football agent based in London
He was released by City at the end of the 2007-08 season along with fellow striker Darren Byfield
Trivia
- He was a body double for Patrick Vieira in an advertisement for Nike, Inc. in 2002
- He quickly became a fans favourite at Ashton Gate, even having a crowd chant dedicated to him: "What's that coming over the hill, is it Showunmi? Is it Showunmi?" to the tune of The Automatic's popular single Monster. Darren Asherton Byfield (born September 29, 1976 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese -born French - Cape Verdean international Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Ashton Gate is a suburb of Bristol, United Kingdom. A major attraction in the area is Ashton Gate stadium, the home of professional football team The Automatic, (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U
References
External links
- Enoch Showunmi profile at bcfc. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. ESPNsoccernet provides comprehensive coverage of world Football (soccer. co. uk
- Enoch Showunmi profile at lutontown. co. uk
- Enoch Showunmi profile at swfc. co. uk
- Enoch Showunmi fansite
- Biography on unofficial Luton website
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