Elvis Bwomono

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Elvis Bwomono

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Elvis Okello Bwomono{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-released-and-retained-list---2016-17.pdf |title=EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17 |publisher=English Football League |accessdate=10 May 2018}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|29|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/elvis-bwomono-256152/|title=Profile|accessdate=10 May 2018|publisher=11v11}}

| birth_place = Kampala, Uganda

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}{{cite web |title=Elvis Bwomono - Defender - First Team - Southend United |url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/elvis-bwomono/ |publisher=Southend United F.C. |accessdate=15 March 2020}}

| position = Full-back

| currentclub = St Mirren

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers

| youthyears2 = 2012–2017

| youthclubs2 = Southend United

| years1 = 2017–2021

| clubs1 = Southend United

| caps1 = 116

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = ÍBV

| caps2 = 44

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023–2025

| clubs3 = St Mirren

| caps3 = 38

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2020–

| nationalteam1 = Uganda

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 11 June 2025

| ntupdate = 18:41, 17 November 2020

}}

Elvis Okello Bwomono (born 29 November 1998) is an Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a full-back for {{Scottish football updater|StMirren}} club St Mirren.

Club career

=Youth and Southend United=

Bwomono was born in Uganda and lived there until the age of three.{{cite news|title=In-form Southend United defender Elvis Bwomono eyes call up for Uganda|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/18069455.in-form-southend-united-defender-elvis-bwomono-eyes-call-uganda/|publisher=Echo|first=Chris|last=Phillips|date=29 November 2019|accessdate=12 January 2020}} Bwomomo later moved to London where he attended Hatch End High School. He started his career as a youth player at Queens Park Rangers, and he later joined Southend United as a 14-year old.{{cite news|title=Elvis Bwomono determined to build on Southend United debut|url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/15503824.Bwomono_determined_to_build_on_Blues_debut/|publisher=Echo|first=Chris|last=Phillips|date=30 August 2017|accessdate=2 March 2018}}

He made his debut for Southend in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy Southern Section Group B fixture on 29 August 2017.{{cite news|title=Elvis Delighted To Make First Team Debut|url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2017/august/elvis-bwomonos-reaction-to-gillingham-checkatrade-defeat/|publisher=Southend United F.C.|date=30 August 2017|accessdate=2 March 2018}} In October 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club.{{cite news|title=Elvis Bwomono: Southend United teenager signs three-year contract|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41667161|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 October 2017|accessdate=2 March 2018}}

Following relegation, Bwomono rejected a new contract and refused to play for the club.{{cn|date=November 2024}} He subsequently left Southend United.{{cite web|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/19720806.southend-united-have-done-can-engage-elvis-bwomono/|title=Southend United 'have done all they can' to engage with Elvis Bwomono|website=echo-news.co.uk|date=16 November 2021|accessdate=17 May 2022}}

=ÍBV=

In May 2022, Bwomono joined Icelandic Besta-deild karla side ÍBV.{{cite web|url=https://ibvsport.is/read/2022-05-11/elvis-bwomono-til-ibv|title=FÓTBOLTI - ELVIS BWOMONO TIL ÍBV|publisher=Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|date=11 May 2022|accessdate=17 May 2022|language=Icelandic}}

=St Mirren=

Bwomono signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in December 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/st-mirren-confirm-signing-of-elvis-bwomono-on-short-term-deal-until-end-of-season |title=St Mirren confirm signing of Elvis Bwomono on short term deal until end of season |website=STV News |first=Peter |last=Cassidy |date=13 December 2023 |accessdate=13 December 2023}}

International career

Bwomono made his international debut for Uganda in November 2020 against South Sudan.{{NFT player|80346}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|FA Cup !colspan=2\|EFL Cup !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=4\|Southend United \|2017–18{{soccerbase season\|106452\|2017\|accessdate=10 October 2020}} \|League One \|11	0	0	0	0	0	3{{efn\|name=EFT\|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}	0	14	0
2018–19{{soccerbase season\|106452\|2018\|accessdate=10 October 2020}} \|League One \|30	0	1	0	0	0	5{{efn\|name=EFT}}	1	36	1
2019–20{{soccerbase season\|106452\|2019\|accessdate=10 October 2020}} \|League One \|34	1	1	0	2	0	2{{efn\|name=EFT}}	0	39	1
2020–21{{soccerbase season\|106452\|2020\|accessdate=8 May 2021}} \|League Two \|41	1	1	0	1	0	1{{efn\|name=EFT}}	0	44	1
! ! !116 !2 !3 !0 !3 !0 !11 !1 !133 !3
ÍBV men's football \| \|Besta-deild karla \|19 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|20 \|0
ÍBV men's football \| \|Besta-deild karla \|25 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|28 \|0
! ! !44 !0 !1 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !48 !0
St Mirren F.C. \|2023–24 \|Scottish Premiership \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0
colspan=3\|Career total !116\|\|2\|\|4\|\|0\|\|5\|\|0\|\|11\|\|1\|\|183\|\|3

=International=

{{updated|match played 16 November 2020}}{{NFT player |id=80346|name=Bwomono, Elvis |accessdate=8 May 2021}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uganda \|2020	2	0
colspan=2\|Total	2	0

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team

Year

Apps

Goals

Uganda

|2020

colspan=2|Total

References

External links

{{Soccerbase|106452}}
{{soccerway|elvis-bwomono/494249}}
[https://www.southendunited.co.uk/teams/u21-team/defender/elvis-bwomono/ Southend United profile]

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ugandan men's footballers

Category:21st-century Ugandan sportsmen

Category:Uganda men's international footballers

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Ugandan emigrants to the United Kingdom

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:English Football League players

Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players

Category:Southend United F.C. players

Category:Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players