Elvis Okello Bwomono (born 29 November 1998) is an Ugandan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
full-back for
Besta deild karla
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Ic ...
club
ÍBV.
Club career
Youth and Southend United
Bwomono was born in Uganda and lived there until the age of three. Bwomomo later moved to London where he attended
Hatch End High School. He started his career as a youth player at
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
, and he later joined
Southend United
Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...
as a 14-year old.
He made his debut for Southend in a 2–1 defeat to
Gillingham in the
2017–18 EFL Trophy
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Southern Section Group B fixture on 29 August 2017.
In October 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club.
Following relegation, Bwomono rejected a new contract and refused to play for the club. He subsequently left Southend United.
ÍBV
In May 2022, Bwomono joined Icelandic
Besta-deild karla
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Ic ...
side
ÍBV.
St Mirren
Bwomono signed a short-term contract with
Scottish Premiership
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club
St Mirren in December 2023.
Return to ÍBV
In July 2025, Bwomono returned to ÍBV following their promotion back to the Besta-deild karla.
International career
Bwomono made his international debut for
Uganda
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in November 2020 against
South Sudan
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
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Southend United profile
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Kampala
Ugandan men's footballers
21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Uganda men's international footballers
English men's footballers
Ugandan emigrants to the United Kingdom
Men's association football defenders
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Southend United F.C. players
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players
St Mirren F.C. players
English Football League players
Besta deild karla players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
21st-century English sportsmen