| Omari Patrick | |
| Fullname: | Omari Joshua Curtis Patrick[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Slough, England |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet)[2] |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | FAB Academy |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Beaconsfield SYCOB |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Barnsley |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | → Wrexham (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Carlisle United |
| Caps7: | 44 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Burton Albion |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Carlisle United |
| Caps9: | 56 |
| Goals9: | 13 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Sutton United |
| Caps10: | 35 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Tranmere Rovers |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18:27, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Omari Joshua Curtis Patrick (born 24 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Tranmere Rovers.
He trained at the FAB Academy and started his career in non-League with Beaconsfield SYCOB. He signed his first professional contract with Kidderminster Harriers and signed for his first EFL club with Barnsley, before moving to Bradford City a season later, where he made his Football League debut.
Patrick was born in Slough. His father is Commonwealth Games Gold-winning athlete Adrian Patrick, and his godfather is sprinter Linford Christie.[3]
After leaving the FAB Academy, Patrick joined Beaconsfield SYCOB after having unsuccessful trials with Brentford, Barnet and Rangers. He scored on his debut against Bedford Town.[4] Whilst at the club he scored 14 goals in 49 matches over one and a half seasons,[5] and went on trial to Oxford United.[6]
On 5 December 2015, Patrick signed a contract with National League side Kidderminster Harriers.[7] He made his debut from the bench on the same day, against Gateshead. At the end of the season, following Harriers' relegation and 18 appearances, Patrick was offered a new contract.[8]
Following an impressive trial for Barnsley U23s, during which he scored against Ipswich Town U23s, he signed a one-year contract with the club on 21 September 2016. He was initially assigned to the development squad.[9] [10] He never made a first-team appearance for Barnsley.
He signed a one-year contract with Bradford City in May 2017.[11] Following some "impressive" performances in pre-season friendlies, Patrick was praised by Bradford manager Stuart McCall.[12] He started the first game of the 2017–18 season, scoring the winning goal.[13] Following an "impressive start" to the season, Patrick signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2017.[14] He was dropped from the first-team halfway through the 2017–18 season, and also suffered a knee injury.[15]
On 28 August 2018, Patrick joined League Two side Yeovil Town on loan until January 2019.[16] His loan ended on 2 January 2019.[17]
On 21 November 2019 he moved on loan to Wrexham, initially for one month.[18] [19] On 19 December the loan was extended for a second month.[20] He returned to Bradford City at the end of his loan on 20 January 2020.[21]
Patrick signed an 18-month contract with Carlisle United on 31 January 2020.[22]
On 8 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for Burton Albion on 1 July 2021, on a two-year contract.[23] [24]
On 6 January 2022, Patrick returned to Carlisle United on an 18-month contract.[25] [26] On 11 January 2022, Patrick joined Paul Baker, Paul Murray, and Hugh McIlmoyle as one of just four Carlisle players to score on his second permanent debut for the club.[27]
In May 2023 he scored a goal in the League Two play-off final.[28] He left the club at the end of the season.[29]
In July 2023 he signed for Sutton United.[30] Following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Patrick departed the club having rejected the offer of a new contract.[31]
In August 2024 he signed for Tranmere Rovers.[32]
Patrick can play across the forward line as a striker or a winger. Upon his signing for Barnsley, Bobby Hassell said "he's quick and strong so he will be a dangerous asset in our attacking play. He is also very hard working off the ball, which is a very important and a valuable skill to have."[10] He has been described by Bradford City Head of Recruitment Greg Abbott as being "lightning quick" and that he "runs in behind [the defence] and is good with both feet".[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Beaconsfield SYCOB | 2014–15 | SFL Division One Central | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2015–16 | SFL Division One Central | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 18 | 7 | |||
| Total | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 49 | 14 | ||||
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2015–16 | National League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City | 2017–18 | League One | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Wrexham (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20 | League Two | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | League Two | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 7 | |||
| Burton Albion | 2021–22 | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Carlisle United | 2021–22 | League Two | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Total | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 14 | |||
| Sutton United | 2023–24 | League Two | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Career total | 239 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 285 | 50 | |||
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