Promising Fulham right-back and England Under-19 international
Elliot Omozusi joined Norwich City on a season-long loan on 18th
July 2008.
Omozusi made his first team debut for Fulham in the FA Cup third
round game against Leicester City on 6th January 2007. He was
sent off in the game against Reading on 3 November 2007 after
providing an assist for Fulham's second goal on only his second
Premier League appearance for the club. He finished the 2007/8
season with 8 appearances to his name
"I'm very grateful to Roy Hodgson at Fulham for allowing
Elliot to come to us on a year's loan," said Norwich
manager Glenn Roeder. "There's
going to be a great battle for the right-back spot, as it is over
at left-back with Ryan Bertrand joining
us again. Potentially, Elliot and Ryan, two 19-year-olds, are
probably the best two young full-backs in the Premiership, and
coming to play for us this year. I'm very excited about both signings
but particularly young Omozusi because we've been chipping away
at this one for so long and Roy was very helpful. He said he couldn't
do anything until he got a more experienced right-back in and
as soon as John Pantsil signed from West Ham I was on the phone
again and we were given an opportunity to speak to him. Thankfully
he chose Norwich and I'm sure he's made the right decision."
Assistant manager Lee Clark was still a Fulham player when Omozusi
began progressing through the ranks. "Lee's watched his
career progress. We started watching him last year and it has
taken an incredible amount of hard work - I can't tell you how
much - to get him to Norwich. There were an awful lot of clubs
chasing him and he was pleasantly surprised how many clubs did
want him," said Roeder.
Omozusi returned to Fulham on 2nd February 2009 with Norwich
terminating the loan after Omuzusi failed to break into new manager
Bryan Gunn's first three squads - City
instead signed Australian international Adrian
Leijer from Fulham on loan until the end of the season. Omozusi
had made 24 appearances for the Canaries.
Released by Fulham at the end of the 2008/9 season, Elliott trialed
with Sheffield United in September 2009 and then with Peterborough
in October 2009. He then signed a short-term contract with Charlton
Athletic on 30th October 2009.
Released by Charlton, he joined Leyton Orient on trial playing
on 8th April 2010 in a reserve game against Millwall. This became
a permanent move, with Elliott signing a one year contract with
Orient on 2nd June 2010
Elliot was jailed for two and a half years on 18th November 2011
after being found guilty of intimidating a young witness who helped
secure convictions in a murder case. The conviction was connected
to the murder of Agnes Sina-Inakoju, 16, who was shot outside
a fast food restaurant in Hackney, London, in April 2010 and died
two days later. A witness, aged 18, helped police track down the
teenagers killers, with four men convicted after a trial.
The witness was placed under a witness programme. But Omozusi
and two other men bumped into the witness on a chance encounter
in Liverpool in May this year.The court heard the three men, including
Omozusi, chased the witness, who ran into police officers shouting
Theyre going to kill me. Omozusi and two other
men in their 20s were convicted of witness intimidation. Three
more men in their 20s were cleared of the charge. It was reported
that Elliot was a member of the London Fields gang.
Released from prison on 21st January 2013, Elliott signed a short
term deal with Leyton Orient until the end of the 2012/13 season.
Omozusi and Orient were relegated to League Two on 3rd May 2015
despite a 2-2 draw with Swindon. They had only narrowly missed
out on promotion to the Championship the season before losing
the play-off final to Rotherham on a penalty shootout. Out of
contract in the summer of 2015, he signed for Cambridge United
on 12th June 2015 on a two year deal. He had played 149 times
for Orient
Released by Cambridge in January 2017, he played for Conference South side Whitehawk before joining Chelmsford City in June 2017.
After four seasons with the Clarets, Omozusi signed for Isthmian League side Barking on 12th June 2021.