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Omaru King
Personal information
Full name Omaru Cruz King[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-19) 19 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
Brentford
Youth career
Level 7 Academy
2020–2021 Ryan
2021–2022 East London Soccer School
0000–2023 Kinetic Academy
0000–2023 Corinthian-Casuals
2023–2024 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Brentford 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Omaru Cruz King (born 19 July 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Brentford as a central defender.

King is a product of the Walton & Hersham youth system and began his professional career with Brentford in 2023.

Career

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Brentford

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After beginning his career with various youth clubs and in the Corinthian-Casuals youth system,[3][4][5] King signed a six-month scholarship with the U18 team at Premier League club Brentford on 1 February 2023.[6] For the remainder of the 2022–23 season, he trained full-time with the B team while playing for the U18 team.[6] King's scholarship transitioned into a one-year professional contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.[6] He was released at the end of a 2023–24 season that was blighted by a serious injury.[7][8]

Middlesbrough trial.[9]

Personal life

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King attended Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2021–22[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Beatpoet/sandboxKing at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ @level7academy (19 May 2024). "Congratulations to Academy scholars Babu Ombok and Omaru King who were crowned league champions 🏆" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Omaru King player stats | Eastern Junior Alliance". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Omaru King player stats | Echo Junior Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Brentford sign three players for Under-18 squad". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ Johns, Craig (7 October 2024). "Ex-Brentford youth star scores in trial game to help Boro under-21s to first win". Teesside Live. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ^ FC, Middlesborough (4 October 2024). "Match Review: Stoke City U21s 1 Boro U21s 3". Middlesborough FC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Kinetic Foundation Signing". Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxKing in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:2006 births Category:People from Chichester Category:Men's association football central defenders