Omer Riza
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Riza in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omer Karime Ali Riza | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1999 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | → Barnet (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Cambridge United | 46 | (12) |
| 2003–2006 | Denizlispor | 60 | (16) |
| 2006–2008 | Trabzonspor | 35 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Aldershot Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Histon | 55 | (16) |
| 2012–2013 | Boreham Wood | 19 | (9) |
| 2013 | Chelmsford City | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Cheshunt | 19 | (11) |
| 2015 | Harlow Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Newmarket Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | Hertford Town | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 271 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Cheshunt | ||
| 2017 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 2024–2025 | Cardiff City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 22 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Omer Karime Ali Riza (born 8 November 1979) is a football coach and former player who most recently managed EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
A forward, Riza signed for Arsenal and West Ham United, making one substitute appearance for Arsenal in the League Cup only. He played in the fourth tier of English football for Barnet, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town and Aldershot Town. Abroad, he featured for ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands and Turkish duo Denizlispor and Trabzonspor. Born in England of Turkish Cypriot descent, Riza was capped for the Turkish A2 team on one occasion.
In his coaching career, Riza was head coach of Leyton Orient in 2017 and was appointed interim manager at Cardiff City in 2024. Later, he was given the role on a contract until the end of the 2024/2025 season, before getting sacked in April 2025. He also held numerous roles in a five-year spell at Watford.