Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Redhill, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | N/A | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2012 | Chelsea | ||
2012–2014 | Charlton Athletic | ||
2015–2022 | Arsenal | ||
2022–2023 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 44 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Jamaica | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 14 March 2023 (UTC) |
Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson (born 30 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
Hutchinson was born in Redhill, England. [4] He grew up in South London along with his older brother O'Shaye, who has played for Non-League Burgess Hill Town, East Grinstead Town and Ramsgate. [5]
Hutchinson began his career with Chelsea, [6] joining in 2008. [7] In a video posted on Chelsea's official website in late July 2023, Hutchinson's father stated that he had been released twice by Chelsea as a child. [8] In 2012, he was scouted and signed by Charlton Athletic while playing football in the Addicks car park as his brother, Oshaye, was training with the youth team. [9] While at Charlton, he caught the eye of North-London rivals Arsenal, having impressed in a game against them. [10]
After two years with Charlton, Hutchinson left the club and trials with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford followed, but ultimately led to nothing. Hutchinson took a year-long break from academy football to play futsal with his friends, before joining Arsenal at under-12 level. [9] Hutchinson also stated that he spent time with Crystal Palace prior to joining Arsenal. [8]
At the age of twelve, Hutchinson took part in a South-London tournament hosted by Brazilian football legend Pelé, who praised Hutchinson for his skills. At the tournament, he also met football content creators F2Freestylers, who invited him to star in a video on their YouTube channel. The video, showcasing Hutchinson's skills, has amassed over four million views. [9]
In November 2020, Hutchinson signed his first professional contract with Arsenal. [11] He was handed a place on the bench for the Arsenal senior team for the first time in their 1–0 FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest on 9 January 2022. [12]
On 16 July 2022, Hutchinson rejoined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. [13] He made his professional debut on 5 January 2023 in a 1–0 home defeat against Manchester City, coming on as a second-half substitute. [14]
On 20 July 2023, Hutchinson agreed to join newly-promoted Championship side Ipswich Town on a season-long loan. [15] Despite being unable to fully cement himself in the starting eleven, he was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for February 2024 having scored three injury-time goals, also contributing two assists. [16]
Born in England, Hutchinson is of Jamaican descent. He is a youth international for England, having represented the England U17s and U19s. [17] [18]
He was called up to the Jamaica national team in May 2022, and made his unofficial debut in a 6–0 loss to Catalonia in the same month. [19] [20] In November 2022, Hutchinson was told by Chelsea not to report for international duty with Jamaica, so that he could be involved in first team matches with The Blues. [7]
He made his first official start for Jamaica in a 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023. [21]
Hutchinson was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal , which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season. [22] [23]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2021–22 [25] | — | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
Chelsea U21 | 2022–23 [26] | — | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
Chelsea | 2022–23 [26] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24 [27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2023–24 [27] | Championship | 44 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 11 | ||
Career total | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 14 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Jamaica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Ipswich Town
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