Joshua Oghenetega Peter Onomah (born 27 April 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, England, who currently play in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league syste ...

, having previously represented club

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

. Onomah came through the academy system at

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

, and was a regular youth international for

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, including winning the

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and the

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Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in

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, Greater London, Onomah came through the academy system at Tottenham Hotspur. He was first called up for the first team on 5 January 2015, remaining an unused substitute in their 1–1 draw away to

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in the

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third round, and made his debut nine days later in the replay, replacing

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for the last 15 minutes of a 4–2 victory at

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. On 24 May, he was included in the matchday squad for a

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game for the first time, remaining unused as Tottenham won 0–1 at Everton in the last game of the season. In the 2015–16 season, Onomah changed his shirt number to 25, which was included on the club's list of first-team numbers. He made his Premier League debut in a 3–1 home victory over

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on 2 November 2015, replacing

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for the final minutes. On 10 December, Onomah made his first start for Tottenham playing 90 minutes in a 4–1 victory over

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. On 4 August 2017, Onomah joined

on loan for the season. He scored his first goal for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw at

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on 25 August 2017. On 31 August 2018, Onomah joined Championship side

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on loan for the season.

Fulham

On the final day of the 2019 transfer window Onomah joined Fulham, as part of the £25 million transfer that saw

Ryan Sessegnon Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Sessegnon made his breakthrough in the Fulham senior side in 2016, aged 16. He ma ...

move in the other direction. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–1 win over

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on 21 December 2019. On 27 July 2020, Onomah scored a solo goal to open the scoring against

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in the first leg of their EFL Championship play-off semi-final. The match ended in a 2–0 win for Fulham. After making just 39 appearances for Fulham over the next 30 months, Onomah's contract was mutually terminated on 31 January 2023.

Preston North End

On 31 January 2023, Preston announced they had signed Onomah on a short term deal until the end of the season.

International career

Onomah has represented England up to the under-21 level. In May 2014, Onomah was part of the England squad that won the

, playing the full 90 minutes in the final against the

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. In 2015, Onomah scored the equaliser against Croatia U-19 in a 1–1 draw. During the elite round of

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, held in March 2016, Onomah scored in wins against

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and group hosts

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as England qualified for the final tournament by winning the group. Onomah represented England at the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and made 4 appearances in the tournament where England finished semi-finalists.

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Onomah was in the England under-20 team in the

. He received a red card in the quarter-finals match against

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, so he missed the semi-final against

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. He returned for the final where England beat

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1–0, which is England's first win in a global tournament since their

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victory of 1966.

Club statistics

Honours

Fulham *

: 2021–22 *

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England U17 *

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England U20 *

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References

External links

Josh Onomah profile
at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
Josh Onomah profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onomah, Josh 1997 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield English footballers Association football midfielders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers Black British sportspeople English people of Nigerian descent