Tyrese Omotoye

Tyrese Omotoye
Personal information
Full name Tyrese Demola Huxley Omotoye[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002[2]
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vysočina Jihlava
Number 9
Youth career
Cray Wanderers
–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Norwich City 3 (0)
2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Leyton Orient (loan) 4 (0)
2022 → Carlisle United (loan) 13 (0)
2023–2025 Forest Green Rovers 54 (1)
2025– Vysočina Jihlava 16 (2)
International career
2017 Belgium U16 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:47, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Tyrese Demola Huxley Omotoye (born 23 September 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech National Football League club Vysočina Jihlava.

Club career

Omotoye played for Cray Wanderers before joining Norwich City.[3] On 17 October 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Norwich City.[4] On 7 October 2020, he scored a hat-trick for the under-21 side in a 5–0 win over Newport County in the EFL Trophy.[5] On 2 December 2020, Omotoye made his professional debut for Norwich City, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Luton Town.[6] In January 2021, Omotoye signed on loan at Swindon Town in League One for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] In August 2021, he joined League Two side Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 5 January 2022, Omotoye joined Carlisle United on loan until the end of the season following his recall from Leyton Orient.[9] On 23 January 2023, Omotoye joined Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal.[10]

In July 2025, Omotoye joined Czech National Football League side Vysočina Jihlava.[11]

International career

Omotoye has represented Belgium at under-16 level, selected in matchday squads against Portugal and Ukraine in November 2017.[12]

Personal life

Omotoye was born in Belgium to Nigerian parents[12] but raised in England.[13] In 2019, he decided that Nigeria was the country he wanted to play international football for.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 November 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City U21 2020–21[15] — — — 3[c] 4 3 4
Norwich City 2020–21[15] Championship 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2021–22[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[15] League One 7 0 — — — 7 0
Leyton Orient (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 4 0 0 0 — 4[c] 0 8 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 13 0 — — — 13 0
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[17] League One 17 0 — — — 17 0
2023–24[18] League Two 34 1 3 2 1 1 4 2 42 6
2024–25[14][19] National League 4 0 1 0 — 3[d] 0 8 0
Total 55 1 4 2 1 1 7 2 67 6
Vysočina Jihlava 2025–26 Czech National Football League 16 2 3 2 — — 19 4
Career total 98 3 8 4 1 1 14 6 121 14
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup and Czech Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in National League Cup

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Tyrese Omotoye". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Flown from the nest - Tyrese Omotoye". ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom Dickson-Peters and Tyrese Omotoye sign first professional contracts at Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Youthful Newport County AFC slump to 5-0 EFL Trophy defeat at hands of Norwich U-21s". southwalesargus.co.uk. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Luton Town 3-1 Norwich City". BBC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Swindon Town: Norwich City striker Tyrese Omotoye joins on loan". BBC. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  8. ^ "NORWICH CITY STRIKER TYRESE OMOTOYE SIGNS ON LOAN". Leyton Orient F.C. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  9. ^ "LOAN: Canary swoops in to Brunton Park". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Tyrese Omotoye: Forest Green Rovers sign Norwich City forward". BBC. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  11. ^ @fcvysocina_official; (16 July 2025). "🔵 Nová posila FC Vysočina! 🟡 Do Jihlavy přichází 22letý belgický útočník Tyrese Omotoye! Má za sebou angažmá v Anglii (Norwich, Swindon, Leyton Orient) a starty za belgickou mládežnickou reprezentaci. Vítej, Tyrese! 💪⚽️" [🔵 Nová posila FC Vysočina! 🟡 22-year-old Belgian striker Tyrese Omotoy is coming to Jihlava! He has been engaged in England (Norwich, Swindon, Leyton Orient) and starts for the Belgian youth team. We welcome you, Tyrese! 💪⚽️] (in Czech). Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ a b c "Norwich City Striker Pledges International Future To Nigeria Over Belgium And". allnigeriasoccer.com. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. ^ "'He works so hard' - City U21s boss thrilled for hat-trick hero Omotoye". pinkun.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b Tyrese Omotoye at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Tyrese Omotoye in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Tyrese Omotoye in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Tyrese Omotoye in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Omotoye in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Games played by Tyrese Omotoye in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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