Omari Hutchinson
Personal information
Full name Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-30) 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
 Ipswich Town
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 20
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– → Ipswich Town (loan) 21 (2)
International career‡
2020 England U17 3 (0)
2021 England U19 1 (0)
2022– Jamaica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:04, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson (born 30 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Ipswich Town on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and for the Jamaica national team.

Early life

Hutchinson was born in Redhill, Surrey, England.[4]

Club career

Early career

Hutchinson began his career with Chelsea,[5] joining in 2008.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] While at Charlton, he caught the eye of North-London rivals Arsenal, having impressed in a game against them.[9]

After two years with Charlton, Hutchinson left the club. 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.[8] Hutchinson also stated that he spent time with Crystal Palace prior to joining Arsenal.[7]

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.[8]

In November 2020, Hutchinson signed his first professional contract with Arsenal.[10] 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.[11]

Return to Chelsea

On 16 July 2022, Hutchinson rejoined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.[12] 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.[13]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 20 July 2023, Hutchinson agreed to join newly-promoted Championship side, Ipswich Town on a season-long loan.[14]

International career

Born in England, Hutchinson is of Jamaican descent. He is a youth international for England, having represented the England U17s and U19s.[15][16]

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.[17][18] 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.[6]

He made his first official start for Jamaica in a 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.[19]

Media

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.[20][21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 December 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2021–22[23] ————4[lower-alpha 1]242
Chelsea U21 2022–23[24] ————4[lower-alpha 1]141
Chelsea 2022–23[24] Premier League 10100000—20
2023–24[25] Premier League 000000——00
Total 10100000—20
Ipswich Town (loan) 2023–24[25] Championship 2120041——253
Career total 22210410083356
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of matches played 11 March 2023.
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202210
202310
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Omari Hutchinson". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Who is Omari Hutchinson? Former Arsenal wonderkid with big Chelsea future under Graham Potter". football.london.
  5. ↑ Burke, Elias (25 March 2022). "Malcolm Ebiowei: From representing England with Jamal Musiala to cementing his place in Derby's first team". theathletic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022. Initially spotted as a five-year-old at Chelsea's pre-academy development centre in Lambeth, Chelsea successfully fended off other suitors to sign [Malcolm Ebiowei] up. The Bermondsey-raised winger was part of a group including Omari Hutchinson and Brooke Norton-Cuffy, who later followed Ebiowei from west to north London to join Arsenal's famed Hale End academy as youngsters. (subscription required)
  6. 1 2 Johnson, Simon (7 November 2022). "Chelsea tell Omari Hutchinson not to report for Jamaica duty". theathletic.com. Retrieved 8 January 2023. (subscription required)
  7. 1 2 "Omari Hutchinson - Over the Road". chelseafc.com. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 Watts, Charles (9 September 2021). "Omari Hutchinson: Arsenal's teenage internet sensation who wowed Pele". goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Young Guns: Omari Hutchinson". arsenal.com. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Omari Hutchinson signs first pro contract". arsenal.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ de Roché, Art (12 January 2022). "Omari Hutchinson: Driving runs, a somersault celebration and maybe a call-up for the semi-final?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ "Young forward Hutchinson joins Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hutchinson joins Ipswich on loan". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Dean, Tom (10 February 2020). "Young Lions round off Marbella trip with a 4–0 win over Ukraine". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Smith, Frank (10 November 2021). "England MU19s 4–0 Andorra". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Arsenal's Omari Hutchinson named in Jamaica squad for first time". Loop News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Reggae Boyz thrashed by Catalonia". Radio Jamaica News. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  19. ↑ Reid, Paul (11 March 2023). "T&T edge Reggae Boyz 1–0 in friendly international". jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Full 'All Or Nothing' trailer released". Arsenal F.C. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  21. ↑ All or Nothing: Arsenal | Official Full Trailer 🎬. Amazon Prime Video Sport. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ "Omari Hutchinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Omari Hutchinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Omari Hutchinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Omari Hutchinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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