Wellity Lucky
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wellity Lucky Omoruyi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Deportivo San Gregorio Arrabal | |||
| Real Zaragoza | |||
| 2019– | Liverpool FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2022 | |||
Wellity Lucky Omoruyi (born 12 January 2006) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Liverpool FC. Born in Spain, he is an England and Spain youth international.
Early life
Lucky was born on 12 January 2006 in Zaragoza, Spain and is a native of the city.[1] Of Nigerian descent through his parents, he moved with his family to England at the age of eleven.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Lucky joined the youth academy of Spanish side Club Deportivo San Gregorio Arrabal. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Spanish side Real Zaragoza. At the age of thirteen, he joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Liverpool FC.[2]
International career
Lucky is an England and Spain youth international. On 15 February 2022, he debuted for the England national under-16 football team during a 0–0 away friendly draw with the Portugal national under-16 football team.
Style of play
Lucky plays as a defender and is right-footed. African news website Foot Africa wrote in 2025 that he is "strong in duels and smart in his distribution".[3]
References
- ^ "El aragonés Omoruyi, citado con la selección española sub-17" [Aragonese Omoruyi, called up for the Spanish U-17 team] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Del 'Spanish Liverpool' al único español que está en el Liverpool: Wellity Lucky, un zaragozano que se mudó con 11 años" [From 'Spanish Liverpool' to the only Spaniard who is at Liverpool: Wellity Lucky, a Zaragoza native who moved at age 11] (in Spanish). Relevo. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Wellity Lucky Omoruyi: Liverpool believes in him". Foot Africa. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.