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Elvis Bwomono

Elvis Okello Bwomono (born 29 November 1998) is an Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.

Elvis Bwomono
Personal information
Full name Elvis Okello Bwomono[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 St Mirren
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
2012–2017 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Southend United 116 (2)
2022–2023 ÍBV 44 (0)
2023– St Mirren 23 (0)
International career‡
2020– Uganda 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:41, 17 November 2020

Club career

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Youth and Southend United

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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]

Following relegation, Bwomono rejected a new contract and refused to play for the club.[citation needed] He subsequently left Southend United.[8]

ÍBV

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In May 2022, Bwomono joined Icelandic Besta-deild karla side ÍBV.[9]

St Mirren

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Bwomono signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in December 2023.[10]

International career

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Bwomono made his international debut for Uganda in November 2020 against South Sudan.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2017–18[12] League One 11 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 14 0
2018–19[13] League One 30 0 1 0 0 0 5[a] 1 36 1
2019–20[14] League One 34 1 1 0 2 0 2[a] 0 39 1
2020–21[15] League Two 41 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 44 1
116 2 3 0 3 0 11 1 133 3
ÍBV men's football Besta-deild karla 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
ÍBV men's football Besta-deild karla 25 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
44 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 48 0
St Mirren F.C. 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 116 2 4 0 5 0 11 1 183 3
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 16 November 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uganda 2020 2 0
Total 2 0

References

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  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. ^ "Southend United 'have done all they can' to engage with Elvis Bwomono". echo-news.co.uk. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  9. ^ "FÓTBOLTI - ELVIS BWOMONO TIL ÍBV" (in Icelandic). Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ Cassidy, Peter (13 December 2023). "St Mirren confirm signing of Elvis Bwomono on short term deal until end of season". STV News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ Elvis Bwomono at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Elvis Bwomono in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Bwomono, Elvis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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