Elizabeth Omoregie

Elizabeth Omoregie (born 29 December 1996) is a Greek-born Slovenian handball player who plays for CSM București and the Slovenia national team.

Elizabeth Omoregie
Personal information
Born (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996
Athens, Greece
Nationality Bulgarian/Slovenian/Greek
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back / Left back
Club information
Current club CSM București
Number 17
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2018
 RK Krim
2018–
 CSM București
National team
Years Team
2015–2017
 Bulgaria
2019–
 Slovenia

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.[1]

In October 2017, it was announced that Omoregie obtained Slovenian citizenship and that she will play for the Slovenian national team.[2]

On 27 April 2018, it was announced that she had signed with the Romanian team CSM București from the summer of the same year.[3]

Awards and honors
National
  • Romanian Cup:
    • Winner: 2019
  • Romanian League:
    • Runner-up: 2019
  • Romanian Supercup:
    • Runner-up: 2018
  • Slovenian League:
    • Winner: 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Slovenian Cup:
    • Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Slovenian Supercup:
    • Winner: 2015, 2016, 2017
Continental
Other
  • Handball-Planet.com Young World Playmaker of the Season: 2017,[4] 2018[5]
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References
  1. "Omoregie, a Bulgarian handball pearl shining for Krim". European Handball Federation. 23 November 2016.
  2. "Elizabeth Omoregie bo poskušala Slovenijo popeljati v Tokio". RTV Slovenija. 30 October 2017.
  3. "CSM Bucureşti a făcut un transfer de senzaţie pentru a o înlocui pe Bella Gullden" (in Romanian). Prosport. 27 April 2018.
  4. YOUNG FEMALE WORLD HANDBALL LINE-UP 2016/2017
  5. Young Female World’s Best 7 2017/2018


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