Manny Onariase

Osaore Emmanuel Onariase (born 21 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Scunthorpe United. He is a product of the West Ham United Academy and made his senior breakthrough with spells at Cheltenham Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.

Manny Onariase
Personal information
Full name Osaore Emmanuel Onariase[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996
Place of birth Croydon, England[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
Scunthorpe United
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 West Ham United 0 (0)
2016–2017 Brentford 0 (0)
2017Cheltenham Town (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2019 Rotherham United 0 (0)
2018Cheltenham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2019Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2020 Dagenham & Redbridge 28 (2)
2020– Scunthorpe United 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:15, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

West Ham United

After being rejected by Premier League club West Ham United and subsequently spending time with rival London club Millwall, Onariase re-signed for the Hammers at the age of 12.[4] He progressed through the academy and despite only being signed to a schoolboy contract,[4] he received his maiden call into the first team squad for a Premier League match versus Arsenal on 14 March 2015 and remained an unused substitute during the 3–0 defeat.[5] Onariase signed his first professional contract in April 2015,[4] but elected to depart Upton Park in January 2016.[6]

Brentford

Onariase joined the Development Squad at Championship club Brentford on an 18-month deal for an undisclosed fee on 29 January 2016.[6] After good performances for the B team early in the 2016–17 season,[7] suspension to Harlee Dean saw Onariase receive his maiden first team call up versus Derby County on 18 October 2016 and he remained an unused substitute during the 0–0 draw.[5] He was an unused substitute on two further occasions and departed on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season on 1 January 2017.[8] Onariase made 15 B team appearances during the season and after signing a new two-year contract on 22 June 2017,[7] was included in the first team squad for its 2017–18 pre-season training camp in France.[9] He failed to win a further first team call up before departing Griffin Park on 31 August 2017.[10]

Cheltenham Town (loan)

On 1 January 2017, Onariase joined League Two strugglers Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[8] He made the first senior appearance of his career the following day with a start in a 2–0 defeat to Colchester United.[11] Onariase scored the first senior goal of his career with a late consolation in a 2–1 defeat to Notts County on 11 February.[11] He finished the season with 24 appearances.[11]

Rotherham United

On 31 August 2017, Onariase joined League One club Rotherham United on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] After making two EFL Trophy appearances and receiving just one call into a league squad,[13] Onariase departed on loan for the remainder of the 2017–18 season on 1 January 2018.[14] After the Millers' promotion to the Championship for the 2018–19 season,[15] a failure to make an appearance during the first two months of the campaign saw Onariase depart the New York Stadium on loan for the remainder of the season in October 2018.[16] He was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[17]

Return to Cheltenham Town on loan

On 1 January 2018, it was announced that Onariase had re-joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[14] He made just five appearances during his spell.[18]

Dagenham & Redbridge (loan and permanent transfer)

On 25 October 2018, Onariase joined National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a loan which was later extended until the end of the 2018–19 season.[16][19] He made 31 appearances during his spell and signed a one-year contract with the club on 4 July 2019.[5][20] Onariase made 32 appearances and scored two goals during the truncated 2019–20 season.[5] He departed the Daggers in August 2020 and made 63 appearances and scored two goals during his two spells at Victoria Road.[5][21]

Scunthorpe United

On 3 August 2020, Onariase signed a two-year contract with League Two club Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.[21] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Morecambe on 21 November 2020.[22]

Personal life

Onariase attended St Thomas the Apostle College and was head boy.[4] He is of Nigerian descent.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2015–16[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brentford 2016–17[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2016–17[11] League Two 22 1 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 24 1
Rotherham United 2017–18[18] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2017–18[18] League Two 5 0 5 0
Total 27 1 2 0 29 1
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2018–19[5] National League 29 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 31 0
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[5] National League 282103[lower-alpha 2]0322
Total 5721050632
Scunthorpe United 2020–21[22] League Two 19 2 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 21 0
Career total 103510001101153
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. "Premier League – Squad List 2015–16" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. "Manny Onariase Profile". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Manny Onariase". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "Onariase signs pro deal". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. Manny Onariase at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. Brett, Ciaran. "Emmanuel Onariase signs for Brentford from West Ham United". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. "Manny Onariase signs new contract". Brentford FC. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. "Brentford B Team defender Emmanuel Onariase joins Cheltenham Town on loan". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  9. "Match report: Brentford 1 Lausanne-Sport 1". Brentford FC. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  10. "Emmanuel Onariase departs". Brentford FC. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  11. "Games played by Manny Onariase in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  12. "Signing | Millers beat deadline to sign defender". Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. "Manny Onariase Player Profile". ESPN FC. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. "Robins confirm Onariase loan deal". Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  15. "Why Manny Onariase has left Rotherham United to play non-league football". www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  16. "Onariase moves out on loan". www.themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  17. "Millers to release five". www.themillers.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  18. "Games played by Manny Onariase in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  19. "Onariase extends Dagenham stay". Rotherham United F.C. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  20. "Player News: Manny Onariase Signs For The Daggers". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Official Site. 4 July 2019.
  21. "Onariase joins from Dagenham". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by Manny Onariase in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  23. "West Ham United Hand Professional Contract To Teen Emmanuel Onariase". www.sl10.ng. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  24. "Games played by Manny Onariase in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  25. "Games played by Manny Onariase in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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