Omari Sterling-James

Omari Sterling-James
Personal information
Full name Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Solihull Moors
Number 22
Youth career
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Alvechurch 33 (13)
2013–2014 Redditch United ? (13)
2014–2016 Cheltenham Town 22 (1)
2015 → Oxford City (loan) 17 (1)
2016 → Gloucester City (loan) 3 (0)
2016– Solihull Moors 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:26, 25 February 2016 (UTC).


Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James (born 15 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for National League club Solihull Moors as a winger. He previously played in the Football League for Cheltenham Town and in non-league football for Alvechurch, Redditch United, Oxford City and Gloucester City.

Career

Sterling-James began his career with Birmingham City, and was released in the 2012 summer. Shortly after he moved to Midland Football Alliance club Alvechurch, and scored 11 goals in his first season.

In September 2013 Sterling-James moved to Redditch United of the Southern League.[2] He appeared regularly with the side, also scoring 13 goals during the whole campaign.[3]

In June 2014 Sterling-James went on a trial at Cheltenham Town. After impressing in the pre-season friendlies he signed a six-month deal with the Robins on 21 July.[4]

On 12 August 2014 Sterling-James made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Football League Cup away loss against Brighton & Hove Albion.[5] On 16 December he signed an extended deal to stay at Cheltenham till the summer 2016.[6]

On 9 December 2015 it was announced that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season.[7] On 4 February Sterling-James joined National League North side Gloucester City on loan until the end of the season.[8] At the end of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Cheltenham.

In July 2016, Sterling-James signed for National League side Solihull Moors. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 victory over Sutton United,[9] where he was also named man of the match.[10]

Statistics

As of match played 6 August 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[lower-alpha 1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town2014–15[11]League Two221001010241
2015–16[12]National League0000—1010
Total 221001020251
Oxford City (loan)2015–16[13]Conference North17100—00171
Gloucester City (loan)2015–16[14]Conference North3000—0030
Solihull Moors2016–17[15]National League7100000071
Career total 493001020523
  1. ↑ Lower league appearances are not included
  2. ↑ Other competitive appearances, including the Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 70. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Former Churchman Earns Professional Dream". Alvechurch FC. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "McDonald: Omari will shine for Robins". Redditch Advertiser. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Omari Sterling-James Snapped Up". Cheltenham Town FC. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brighton 2–0 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Extended deal for Omari Sterling-James". Cheltenham Town F.C. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Contracts will not be extended". Cheltenham Town F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dale & Sterling-James set to join Gloucester on loan". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/SolihullMoors/status/761954002120704000
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/SolihullMoors/status/761988475109384193
  11. ↑ "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Omari Sterling-James (soccerway1)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Omari Sterling-James (soccerway2)". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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