Elizabeth Omoregie
| Elizabeth Omoregie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 December 1996 Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSM București | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2014–2018 | RK Krim | ||
2018–2026 | CSM București | ||
2026– | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2017 | Bulgaria | ||
2019– | Slovenia | 41 | (80) |
Elizabeth Omoregie (born 29 December 1996) is a female handball player for CSM București and the Slovenian national team.[1]
Omoregie was born and raised in Athens, Greece to a Nigerian father and Bulgarian mother. She was one of four children in the family, which moved to Pleven in Bulgaria, where she went to school.[2]
In October 2017, it was announced that Omoregie obtained Slovenian citizenship and that she will play for the Slovenian national team.[3]
On 27 April 2018, it was announced that she had signed with the Romanian team CSM București from the summer of the same year.[4]
She represented Slovenia at the 2020 and the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.[5][6]
Elizabeth presented her national team Slovenia at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Awards and honors
- National
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 2019, 2022
- Romanian League:
- Runner-up: 2019
- Romanian Supercup:
- Runner-up: 2018, 2021
- Slovenian League:
- Winner: 2015, 2017, 2018
- Slovenian Cup:
- Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Slovenian Supercup:
- Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017
- Continental
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Semifinalist: 2016
- Other
References
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Omoregie, a Bulgarian handball pearl shining for Krim". European Handball Federation. 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Elizabeth Omoregie bo poskušala Slovenijo popeljati v Tokio". RTV Slovenija. 30 October 2017.
- ^ "CSM București a făcut un transfer de senzaţie pentru a o înlocui pe Bella Gullden" (in Romanian). Prosport. 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Priprave ženske reprezentance se nadaljujejo z 19 igralkami". rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ YOUNG FEMALE WORLD HANDBALL LINE-UP 2016/2017
- ^ Young Female World's Best 7 2017/2018
External links
- Elizabeth Omoregie at the International Handball Federation (archive)
- Elizabeth Omoregie at the European Handball Federation
- Elizabeth Omoregie at Olympics.com
- Elizabeth Omoregie at Team Slovenia (in Slovene)
- Elizabeth Omoregie on Instagram
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