Josh Koroma
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 November 1998||
Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | Athenlay F.C | ||
–2016 | Leyton Orient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Leyton Orient | 95 | (18) |
2019– | Huddersfield Town | 133 | (27) |
2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 16 | (2) |
International career | |||
2018 | England C | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Sierra Leone | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998[4]) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national Team.
Career
[edit]Leyton Orient
[edit]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.[5] He scored his first goals on 4 March 2017 with a hat-trick in a 4–0 win away to Newport County.[5]
Huddersfield Town
[edit]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.[6]
On 31 January 2020, Koroma joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.[7]
2020–21
[edit]He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020.[8] On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[9] In the same game he injured a hamstring and was out for over 4 months.[10] He returned for the final four 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.[11][12]
Portsmouth (loan)
[edit]On 1 September 2022, Koroma joined EFL League One side Portsmouth on a season-long loan, reuniting him with Danny Cowley, who managed him at Huddersfield.[13] On 11 January 2023, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan.[14]
International career
[edit]Koroma made his first appearance for Sierra Leone on the 10th June 2024 in the CAF Qualifiers First Round for the World Cup 2026 against Burkina Faso as a substitute on the 78th minute for Augustus Kargbo.
Personal life
[edit]Koroma is of Sierra Leonean descent. He has two sisters, Chloe and Hayley. Raised in Peckham, South London, he played football from 3 years old [15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 8 May 2023
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[5] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2016–17[16] | League Two | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
2017–18[17] | National League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 34 | 6 | ||
2018–19[17] | 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[18] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2020–21[19] | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
2021–22[20] | Championship | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
2022–23[21] | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
Total | 80 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | ||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[18] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2022–23[21] | League One | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 3 | 24 | 5 |
Career total | 196 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 223 | 40 |
Honours
[edit]Leyton Orient
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Josh Koroma". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Josh Koroma". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Josh Koroma - Midfielder - First Team - Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LOAN: JOSH KOROMA JOINS PORTSMOUTH". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Pompey End Koroma Loan". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "J. Koroma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Josh Koroma at Soccerbase