Efe Echanomi (born 27 September 1986) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. He signed for

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Chadfields in nearby Tilbury. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former ...

from Tiptree United in November 2008 before leaving in December.

Career

Echanomi began his career playing for

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

, who were his first professional club, in late 2004 and had scored eight league goals in 34 appearances. Echanomi spent 15 months injured due to having broken his leg in a freak accident before a home game against Chester City in December 2005. Warming up with some other players he caught his studs in the turn and suffered a horrendous injury. He made his long-awaited comeback as a substitute against

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

in April 2007. He signed for Tiptree United on 29 August 2008 but left the club in November to sign for

on non-contract terms. He joined

during mid-December 2011. In 2015, Echanomi played in a charity match, appearing as part of Leyton Orient legends XI against Men United XI.

References

External links

Leyton Orient profile
* 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Leyton Orient F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Waltham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Isthmian League players Tiptree United F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub