Jordan Torunarigha
 Torunarigha in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Torunarigha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Chemnitz, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| 2006–2016 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Hertha BSC II | 32 | (2) |
| 2016– | Hertha BSC | 68 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:12, 28 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Torunarigha (born 7 August 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.[2] He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha.
Club career[]
Born in Chemnitz, Torunarigha joined Hertha BSC as a child in 2006 and signed his first professional contract on 19 December 2016. He played as a striker before Hertha's U-15 coach Ante Čović had the idea to make him switch into a defender.[3] He made his debut for the first team on 4 February 2017, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Ingolstadt. He made his first start for the Hertha on 5 April 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting at left back following illness to Marvin Plattenhardt and suspension for Maximilian Mittelstädt.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Darmstadt 98 on 13 May 2017, sending Hertha up to 5th in the table with one match remaining.[5]
International career[]
In May 2018, after representing Germany at youth international level, he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria.[6]
Personal life[]
In 2021, Torunarigha featured in , a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[7] Jordan is of Nigerian descent.
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Torunarigha". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Jordan Torunarigha". Bundesliga.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Torunarigha vor seinem Bundesliga-Startelf-Debüt". www.bz-berlin.de.
- ^ "Hertha strengthen grip on fifth with Darmstadt win". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (11 May 2018). "Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation „Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links[]
- Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net
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