Thomas Sowunmi
Encyclopedia
Thomas Sowunmi is a Hungarian international
association football player who played for the Hungarian First division team BFC Siófok
.
Sowunmi was born in Nigeria to a Hungarian
mother and a Nigerian father and spent the first nine years of his life in the Africa
n state. He started playing football aged 13 and began a professional football career with Dunaferr.
Sowunmi left for Vasas Budapest in 1998 but returned to his first club in 2001, having by this point become a full Hungarian international
. He spent a short spell in France
with AC Ajaccio
but returned to Hungary with Ferencvaros in 2003. He was signed by FC Slovacko in 2005 but after one season became involved in a dispute with the club. Eventually he was released from his attachment to the Czech
team following police and FIFA
intervention.
Sowunmi signed for Hibernian on 6 February 2007 after impressing manager John Collins while on trial. In just his second match he came on as a half-time substitute in a Scottish Cup
Quarter-final away tie at Queen of the South
and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win. He was released by Hibs in June, and Sowunmi re-signed for Vasas Budapest in September 2007.
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
association football player who played for the Hungarian First division team BFC Siófok
BFC Siófok
Bodajk FC Siófok, or generally short BFC Siófok is a Hungarian football club based in Siófok, a small town on the shores ofLake Balaton. The club was founded in 1921 as Siófok SE . The component Bodajk in the club's name stems from a merger with Bodajk FC in 2005. The colours of the club are...
.
Sowunmi was born in Nigeria to a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
mother and a Nigerian father and spent the first nine years of his life in the Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n state. He started playing football aged 13 and began a professional football career with Dunaferr.
Sowunmi left for Vasas Budapest in 1998 but returned to his first club in 2001, having by this point become a full Hungarian international
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
. He spent a short spell in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
with AC Ajaccio
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccio is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign in Ligue 2. The club president is Alain...
but returned to Hungary with Ferencvaros in 2003. He was signed by FC Slovacko in 2005 but after one season became involved in a dispute with the club. Eventually he was released from his attachment to the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
team following police and FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
intervention.
Sowunmi signed for Hibernian on 6 February 2007 after impressing manager John Collins while on trial. In just his second match he came on as a half-time substitute in a Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
Quarter-final away tie at Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win. He was released by Hibs in June, and Sowunmi re-signed for Vasas Budapest in September 2007.
External links
- Appearances at national-football-teams.com