Thomas Sowunmi

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Personal information
Thomas Sowunmi
Date of birth	July 25, 1978 (1978-07-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Vasas SC
Number	30
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002 2002 2003-2005 2005-2006 2007 2007-	Dunaferr Vasas Budapest Dunaferr Ajaccio Dunaferr Ferencvaros FC Slovacko Hibernian Vasas Budapest	00 0(0) 84 (22) 34 0(5) 00 0(0) 11 (1) 31 0(7) 24 0(4) 05 0(0) 011 0(2)
National team²
1999-2006	Hungary	10 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas Sowunmi (born 25 July 1978 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional footballer currently signed by the Hungarian First division team Vasas SC.

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.^[1] 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, having by this point become a full Hungarian international. 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.^[1]

Sowunmi signed for 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 away tie at Queen of the South and scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win. He was released by Hibs in June and resigned by Vasas Budapest in September 2007.