Alusine Koroma

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Alusine Koroma
Personal information
Full name Alusine Koroma
Date of birth (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Yoni Chiefdom, Sierra Leone
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orihuela
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Marampa Stars
2019–2021 East End Lions
2021–2023 Linense 21 (0)
2021–2022San Pedro (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 Vélez 16 (0)
2024– Orihuela 18 (0)
International career
2018– Sierra Leone 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:22, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:22, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Alusine Koroma (born 9 June 2000) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Orihuela, and the Sierra Leone national team.

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Club career

In 2019 Koroma was part of the East End Lions team that won the Sierra Leone National Premier League. In July 2019 he went on trial with Spanish club Real Balompédica Linense, the club where his twin brother Alhassan had already signed. [1] He went on to sign for the club and made his debut for the reserve team in February 2021 against CD Alcalá Del Valle. [2] In June 2021 both Koroma brothers signed a three-year contract extension with Linense. [3]

International career

Koroma made his senior international debut on 17 March 2018 in a friendly against Iran. [4]

Personal life

His twin brother Alhassan Koroma is also a footballer. [5]

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References

  1. "Sierra Leone Sports: Alhassan Koroma set to join Real Balompedica in Spain". Awokon Newspaper. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Alusine Koroma pleased with RB Linense B winning debut". Football Sierra Leone. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. "Twin brothers Alusine, Alhassan commit to Real Balompédica Linense". Football Sierra Leone. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Sierra Leone's identical Koroma twins wanted to be like Man Utd stars". BBC Sport. 9 October 2024.