Efe Echanomi (born 27 September 1986) is a

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who plays as a

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for

Waltham Forest The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is a London borough in north-east London, England. Its population is estimated to be 276,983 in 2019. It borders five other London boroughs: Enfield to the north-west, Haringey to the west, Hackney to t ...

. He signed for

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...

from Tiptree United in November 2008 before leaving in December.

Career

Echanomi began his career playing for Leyton Orient, who were his first professional club, in late 2004 and had scored eight league goals in 34 appearances. Echanomi spent 15 months injured due to having broken his leg in a freak accident before a home game against Chester City in December 2005. Warming up with some other players he caught his studs in the turn and suffered a horrendous injury. He made his long-awaited comeback as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers in April 2007. He signed for Tiptree United on 29 August 2008 but left the club in November to sign for

on non-contract terms. He joined

during mid-December 2011. In 2015, Echanomi played in a charity match, appearing as part of Leyton Orient legends XI against Men United XI.

References

External links

Leyton Orient profile
* 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Leyton Orient F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Waltham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players Tiptree United F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub