Omari Sterling-James

Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James (born 15 September 1993) is a footballer who plays as a striker for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.

Omari Sterling-James
Personal information
Full name Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-15) 15 September 1993
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Alvechurch 33 (13)
2013–2014 Redditch United ? (13)
2014–2016 Cheltenham Town 22 (1)
2015 → Oxford City (loan) 17 (1)
2016 → Gloucester City (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2017 Solihull Moors 42 (9)
2017–2020 Mansfield Town 14 (0)
2018 → Solihull Moors (loan) 8 (1)
2019 → Brackley Town (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → Kettering Town (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017– Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:51, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019

He previously played in the Football League for Cheltenham Town and in non-league football for Alvechurch, Redditch United, Oxford City and Gloucester City. Born in England, Sterling-James plays for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team.

Career

Sterling-James began his career with Birmingham City, and was released in the 2012 summer. Shortly after he moved to Midland Football Alliance club Alvechurch, and scored 11 goals in his first season.

In September 2013 Sterling-James moved to Redditch United of the Southern League.[2] He appeared regularly with the side, also scoring 13 goals during the whole campaign.[3]

In June 2014 Sterling-James went on a trial at Cheltenham Town. After impressing in the pre-season friendlies he signed a six-month deal with the Robins on 21 July.[4]

On 12 August 2014 Sterling-James made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Football League Cup away loss against Brighton & Hove Albion.[5] On 16 December he signed an extended deal to stay at Cheltenham till the summer 2016.[6]

On 9 December 2015 it was announced that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the season.[7] On 4 February Sterling-James joined National League North side Gloucester City on loan until the end of the season.[8] At the end of the 2015–16 season, he was released by Cheltenham.

In July 2016, Sterling-James signed for National League side Solihull Moors. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 victory over Sutton United,[9] where he was also named man of the match.[10] Sterling-James signed a new undisclosed-length contract with Solihull Moors on 28 December 2016.[11]

In July 2017 Sterling-James joined EFL League Two side Mansfield Town.[12] Solihull Moors re-signed Sterling-James on 22 March 2018 on loan from Mansfield Town until the end of the season.[13] On 25 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Brackley Town for the rest of the season.[14] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.[15]

International career

Sterling-James made his international debut for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team in a 5-0 friendly loss to Armenia on 4 June 2017.[16][17]

Career statistics
As of end of 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[lower-alpha 1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cheltenham Town 2014–15[18] League Two 22100101[lower-alpha 2]0241
2015–16[19] National League 0000—1[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 221001020251
Oxford City (loan)2015–16[20] National League North 17100—00171
Gloucester City (loan)2015–16[19] National League North 14200—00142
Solihull Moors2016–17[19] National League 42940—00469
Mansfield Town 2017–18[21] League Two 13020104[lower-alpha 4]0200
2018–19[22] League Two 0000000000
Total 130201040200
Solihull Moors (loan)2017–18[19] National League 81——0081
Career total 1161460206013014
  1. Lower league appearances are not included
  2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International goals
Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.[23]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2018Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Saint Martin6–010–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2.10 October 2019Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize Belize1–04–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
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References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 70. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. "Former Churchman Earns Professional Dream". Alvechurch F.C. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. "McDonald: Omari will shine for Robins". Redditch Advertiser. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. "Omari Sterling-James Snapped Up". Cheltenham Town F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. "Brighton 2–0 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. "Extended deal for Omari Sterling-James". Cheltenham Town F.C. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. "Contracts will not be extended". Cheltenham Town F.C. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. "Dale & Sterling-James set to join Gloucester on loan". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  9. "FULL TIME: @suttonunited 1 (Beckwith 43) #SMFC (Beswick 38, Sterling 53, Brown 76)". Solihull Moors F.C. 6 August 2016.
  10. "Our @cucinakitchens man of the match today is @OSterling19". Solihull Moors F.C. 6 August 2016.
  11. "Solihull Moors winger agrees new contract". BBC Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  12. "Omari Sterling-James: Mansfield Town sign Solihull Moors forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  13. "Solihull Moors re-sign Mansfield Town forward on loan". BBC Sport. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  14. STERLING-JAMES JOINS BRACKLEY ON LOAN, stagsnet.net, 25 January 2019
  15. "Mansfield Town announce retained list". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  16. "Armenia vs. St. Kitts and Nevis - Football Match Line-Ups - June 4, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.
  17. Palmer, Jon (1 June 2017). "First international call-up for ex-Cheltenham Town man".
  18. "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  19. Omari Sterling-James at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  20. Omari Sterling-James at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  21. "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  22. "Games played by Omari Sterling-James in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  23. "Sterling-James, Omari". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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