Josh Koroma
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 November 1998||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Leyton Orient | 95 | (18) |
2019– | Huddersfield Town | 32 | (10) |
2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
National team | |||
2018 | England C | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:27, 22 August 2021 (UTC) |
Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 8 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town.
Career[]
Leyton Orient[]
Koroma made his first-team debut for Leyton Orient on 9 April 2016 as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 league defeat away to Barnet.[4] He scored his first goals on 4 March 2017 with a hat-trick in a 4–0 win away to Newport County.[4]
Huddersfield Town[]
Koroma signed for newly relegated Championship club Huddersfield Town on 21 June 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee.[5]
On 31 January 2020, Koroma joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.[6]
2020/21[]
He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2-1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020.[7] On the 8 December 2020 he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2-0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[8] Sadly in the same game he injured a hamstring and was out for over 4 months.[9] He returned for the final 4 games of the season, in which he scored in the away 5-2 defeat to Blackburn Rovers and 2-2 draw away to Reading FC.[10][11] This took his goal tally to 8 for the season.
Personal life[]
Koroma is of Sierra Leonean descent.[12]
Career statistics[]
- As of 8 May 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leyton Orient | 2015–16[4] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2016–17[13] | League Two | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
2017–18[14] | National League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 34 | 6 | ||
2018–19[14] | National League | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 45 | 11 | ||
Total | 95 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 20 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2019–20[15] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2020–21[16] | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
Total | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[15] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 127 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 141 | 28 |
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in FA Trophy
Honours[]
Leyton Orient
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Josh Koroma". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Josh Koroma". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Josh Koroma: Huddersfield Town sign forward from Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "SIGNING | Loan deal complete for Terriers attacker". Rotherham United FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Swansea 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Terriers beat Owls in Yorkshire derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "REPORT: TOWN 0–1 BARNSLEY". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Armstrong shines as Rovers thrash Terriers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Huddersfield grab late draw at Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Youngster Joshua Koroma scores Leyton Orient hat-trick". Football Sierra Leone. FSL Media. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "J. Koroma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "National League: 2018/19: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
"Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 May 2019. - ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
External links[]
- Josh Koroma at Soccerbase
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Southwark
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Black British sportspeople
- English people of Sierra Leonean descent