Thomas Sowunmi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Thomas Sowunmi

football player

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1978

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Hungary, Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Thomas Sowunmi

  • Thomas Sowunmi (born 25 July 1978 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a retired Hungarian international footballer. Sowunmi was born in Nigeria to a Hungarian mother and a Nigerian father and spent the first nine years of his life in the African state.
  • He started playing football aged 13 and began a professional football career with Dunaferr. Sowunmi left for Vasas Budapest in 1998 but returned to his first club in 2001.
  • He made his first appearance for Hungary in August 1999, in a 1–1 draw against Moldova.
  • Sowunmi was the first person of color to represent Hungary at football.
  • He spent a short spell in France with AC Ajaccio but returned to Hungary with Ferencvaros in 2003.
  • He was signed by FC Slovacko in 2005 but after one season became involved in a dispute with the club.
  • Eventually he was released from his attachment to the Czech team following police and FIFA intervention.Sowunmi signed for Scottish club Hibernian on 6 February 2007 after impressing manager John Collins while on trial.
  • In just his second match he came on as a half-time substitute in a Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at Queen of the South and scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win.
  • Sowunmi was released by Hibernian in June, and Sowunmi re-signed for Vasas Budapest in September 2007.

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