Elvis Bwomono

Elvis Okello Bwomono (born 29 November 1998) is an Ugandan footballer who plays as a full-back for League Two club Southend United.

Elvis Bwomono
Personal information
Full name Elvis Okello Bwomono[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Uganda
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Southend United
Number 2
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
2012–2017 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Southend United 98 (2)
National team‡
2020– Uganda 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 17 November 2020

Club career

Bwomono was born in Uganda and lived there until the age of three.[4] Bwomomo later moved to London where he attended Hatch End High School. He started his career as a youth player at Queens Park Rangers, and he later joined Southend United as a 14-year old.[5]

He made his debut for Southend in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy Southern Section Group B fixture on 29 August 2017.[6] In October 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southend United 2017–18[8] League One 11000003[lower-alpha 1]0140
2018–19[9] League One 30010005[lower-alpha 1]1361
2019–20[10] League One 34110202[lower-alpha 1]0391
2020–21[11] League Two 4000101[lower-alpha 1]060
Career total 7912030111952
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International career

Bwomono made his international debut for Uganda in November 2020 against South Sudan.[12]

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "Elvis Bwomono - Defender - First Team - Southend United". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. Phillips, Chris (29 November 2019). "In-form Southend United defender Elvis Bwomono eyes call up for Uganda". Echo. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. Phillips, Chris (30 August 2017). "Elvis Bwomono determined to build on Southend United debut". Echo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Elvis Delighted To Make First Team Debut". Southend United F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. "Elvis Bwomono: Southend United teenager signs three-year contract". BBC Sport. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  8. "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. Elvis Bwomono at National-Football-Teams.com
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