Josh Koroma
Personal information
Full name Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998[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 92 (17)
2020 → Rotherham United (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Portsmouth (loan) 16 (2)
International career
2018 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998[4]) 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.[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]

Personal life

Koroma is of Sierra Leonean descent. He has two sisters Chloe Koroma (26) and Hayley Koroma (20). 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2015–16[5] League Two 3000000030
2016–17[16] League Two 22300002[lower-alpha 1]0243
2017–18[17] National League 31400—3[lower-alpha 2]2346
2018–19[17] National League 391110—5[lower-alpha 2]04511
Total 9518100010210620
Huddersfield Town 2019–20[18] Championship 701010—90
2020–21[19] Championship 2080010—218
2021–22[20] Championship 3442120—385
2022–23[21] Championship 1940010—204
Total 80163150008817
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20[18] League One 50———50
Portsmouth (loan) 2022–23[21] League One 16230005[lower-alpha 1]3245
Career total 19636715015522340
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Josh Koroma". ESPN FC. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Josh Koroma - Midfielder - First Team - Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "J. Koroma: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  18. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
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