Thomas Sowunmi (born 25 July 1978) is a retired Hungarian footballer. Sowunmi was born in Nigeria to a Hungarian mother and a Nigerian Yoruba father and spent the first nine years of his life in the African state. He started playing football aged 13 and began a professional football career with Dunaferr. Sowunmi left for Vasas Budapest in 1998 but returned to his first club in 2001. He made his first appearance for Hungary in August 1999, in a 1–1 draw against Moldova. Sowunmi was the first person of color to represent Hungary at football. He spent a short spell in France with AC Ajaccio but returned to Hungary with Ferencvaros in 2003. He was signed by FC Slovacko in 2005 but after one season became involved in a dispute with the club. Eventually he was released from his attachment to the Czech team following police and FIFA intervention. Sowunmi signed for Scottish club Hibernian on 6 February 2007 after impressing manager John Collins while on trial. In just his second match he came on as a half-time substitute in a Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at Queen of the South and scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 win. Sowunmi was released by Hibernian in June, and Sowunmi re-signed for Vasas Budapest in September 2007. References External links Living people 1978 births Sportspeople from Lagos Hungarian people of Nigerian descent Nigerian people of Hungarian descent Hungarian people of Yoruba descent Hungarian footballers Hungary international footballers Hungary youth international footballers Hungary under-21 international footballers Hungarian expatriate footballers Dunaújváros FC players Vasas SC players AC Ajaccio players Ferencvárosi TC footballers 1. FC Slovácko players Hibernian F.C. players BFC Siófok players APOP Kinyras FC players FC Ajka players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Scottish Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in France Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Yoruba sportspeople Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Association football forwards