Omer Riza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ömer Kerim Ali Rıza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Cambridge United | 46 | (12) |
| 2003–2006 | Denizlispor | 60 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Trabzonspor | 35 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Aldershot Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Histon | 55 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Boreham Wood | 19 | (9) |
| 2013–2013 | Chelmsford City | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Cheshunt | 19 | (11) |
| 2015 | Harlow Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 265 | (69) | |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013 | Cheshunt (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cheshunt | ||
| 2014–2015 | Heybridge Swifts (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ömer Kerim Ali Rıza (pronounced [øˈmeɾ ɾɯˈzɑ]; born 8 November 1979) is a former footballer who is now assistant manager at League Two side Leyton Orient.
Riza represented the Turkish A2 team on one occasion.
Born in Edmonton, London, of Turkish Cypriot descent, Rıza started his career as a youth with English club Arsenal and made his first team debut on 2 November 1998 against Derby County in the League Cup. He also travelled with the team on away fixtures against Dynamo Kyiv and Panathinaikos as a substitute in the UEFA Champions League. With few first team opportunities at Arsenal, during the 1998–99 season, he went on loan to ADO Den Haag for three months.
In the 1999–2000 season, he moved to West Ham United, but again was unable to break into the first team. He went on loan to Barnet and Cambridge United, and signed a permanent deal with the latter in 2002. During the 2002–03 season he scored 17 goals for United, which prompted a move to Süper Lig side Denizlispor during the 2003 close season. In January 2006, he signed for Trabzonspor. In January 2008 Rıza walked out of the club claiming he had not been paid. The Turkish Football Federation banned him from playing for any club.
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