Fumnaya Shomotun
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cray Valley Paper Mills | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Brentford | ||
| 2014–2015 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Barnet | 20 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Staines Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Margate (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Wealdstone | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hayes & Yeading United | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Wingate & Finchley | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kingstonian | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sevenoaks Town | 42 | (9) |
| 2024 | Dartford | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | Tonbridge Angels | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Cray Valley Paper Mills (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 2 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Fumnaya Israel Abidemi Taoreed Shomotun (born 29 May 1997) is a Nigeria-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cray Valley Paper Mills.
Shomotun played youth football for Brentford[3][4] before joining Barnet in early 2014. He made his first-team debut on 16 December 2014, as a substitute in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers.[5] Shomotun signed a one-year professional contract at the start of the 2015-16 season.[6] He joined Staines Town on loan in November 2015,[7] for whom he made eight appearances.[8] Shomotun made his Football League debut on 13 February 2016, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Chris Hackett in a 2–0 away win at Dagenham & Redbridge.[9] Shomotun joined Margate on loan on 13 January 2017.[10]
His contract was extended by Barnet at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option.[11] Shomotun joined Wealdstone on loan on 7 September 2018.[12] He scored on his debut in the FA Cup against Great Wakering Rovers on 22 September.[13] He was released by the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]
Shomotun joined Wealdstone on 15 November 2019.[15] He signed for Hayes & Yeading United on 1 January 2020.[16] Later that month he joined Wingate & Finchley.[17]
In July 2022, Shomotun joined Kingstonian.[18]
Following a spell at Sevenoaks Town, Shomotun joined Dartford on 2 February 2024.
On 27 May 2024, Shomotun joined Tonbridge Angels. He joined Cray Valley Paper Mills on loan in September.[19] The following month, he joined the club on a permanent basis.[20]