Josh Koroma

Josh Koroma
Personal information
Full name Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)[2]
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
0000–2016 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

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.[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

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

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)

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

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

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

As of 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Leyton Orient

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Josh Koroma". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Josh Koroma". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Josh Koroma - Midfielder - First Team - Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Josh Koroma: Huddersfield Town sign forward from Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "SIGNING | Loan deal complete for Terriers attacker". Rotherham United FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Swansea 1-2 Huddersfield". BBC. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Terriers beat Owls in Yorkshire derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "REPORT: TOWN 0–1 BARNSLEY". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Armstrong shines as Rovers thrash Terriers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Huddersfield grab late draw at Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ "LOAN: JOSH KOROMA JOINS PORTSMOUTH". Huddersfield Town AFC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Pompey End Koroma Loan". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 11 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Youngster Joshua Koroma scores Leyton Orient hat-trick". Football Sierra Leone. FSL Media. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b "J. Koroma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Josh Koroma in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  22. ^ "National League: 2018/19: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
    "Leyton Orient FC: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  23. ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.