Omari Hutchinson

Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.

Omari Hutchinson

Hutchinson playing for Ipswich Town in December 2023
Personal information
Full name	Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson
Date of birth	(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth	Redhill, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town (on loan from Chelsea)
Number	20
Youth career
2008–2012	Chelsea
2012–2014	Charlton Athletic
2015–2022	Arsenal
2022–2023	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Chelsea	1	(0)
2023–	→ Ipswich Town (loan)	42	(9)
International career‡
2020	England U17	3	(0)
2021	England U19	1	(0)
2023–	Jamaica	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:11, 25 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Hutchinson was born in Redhill, Surrey, England and grew up in North London along his older brother O'Shaye a former Sheffield United F.C. and Charlton Athletic F.C. youth and Non-League player for Burgess Hill Town F.C., East Grinstead Town F.C. and Ramsgate F.C. player.

Early career

Hutchinson began his career with Chelsea, joining in 2008. In a video posted on Chelsea's official website in late July 2023, Hutchinson's father stated that he had been released twice by Chelsea as a child. In 2012, he was scouted and signed by Charlton Athletic while playing football in the Addicks car park as his brother, Oshaye, was training with the youth team. While at Charlton, he caught the eye of North-London rivals Arsenal, having impressed in a game against them.

After two years with Charlton, Hutchinson left the club. Trials with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford followed, but ultimately led to nothing. Hutchinson took a year-long break from academy football to play futsal with his friends, before joining Arsenal at under-12 level. Hutchinson also stated that he spent time with Crystal Palace prior to joining Arsenal.

At the age of twelve, Hutchinson took part in a South-London tournament hosted by Brazilian football legend Pelé, who praised Hutchinson for his skills. At the tournament, he also met football content creators F2Freestylers, who invited him to star in a video on their YouTube channel. The video, showcasing Hutchinson's skills, has amassed over four million views.

In November 2020, Hutchinson signed his first professional contract with Arsenal. He was handed a place on the bench for the Arsenal senior team for the first time in their 1–0 FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest on 9 January 2022.

Return to Chelsea

On 16 July 2022, Hutchinson rejoined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. He made his professional debut on 5 January 2023 in a 1–0 home defeat against Manchester City, coming on as a second half substitute.

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 20 July 2023, Hutchinson agreed to join newly-promoted Championship side Ipswich Town on a season-long loan. Despite being unable to fully cement himself in the starting eleven, he was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for February 2024 having scored three injury-time goals, also contributing two assists.

Born in England, Hutchinson is of Jamaican descent. He is a youth international for England, having represented the England U17s and U19s.

He was called up to the Jamaica national team in May 2022, and made his unofficial debut in a 6–0 loss to Catalonia in the same month. In November 2022, Hutchinson was told by Chelsea not to report for international duty with Jamaica, so that he could be involved in first team matches with The Blues.

He made his first official start for Jamaica in a 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.

Hutchinson was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024