Joe Iaciofano

Joe Iaciofano

Personal information
Full name	Giuseppe James Iaciofano [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Northampton, England
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hemel Hempstead Town
Youth career
2009–2016	Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Northampton Town	1	(0)
2017	→ Corby Town (loan)	6	(3)
2017–2018	→ Chesham United (loan)	17	(15)
2018	→ Brackley Town (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ AFC Mansfield (loan)	11	(12)
2019	→ Banbury United (loan)	8	(2)
2019–2020	St Albans City	32	(15)
2020–2021	Havant & Waterlooville	12	(6)
2021–2023	Oxford City	61	(28)
2023	→ Banbury United (loan)	4	(1)
2023–	Hemel Hempstead Town	37	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Giuseppe James "Joe" Iaciofano ^[3] (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.

Early life

Born in Northampton, Iaciofano attended Northampton School for Boys. ^{[4] [5]}

Club career

Northampton Town

Iaciofano joined the Northampton Town academy in November 2009. ^[5] He made his senior debut for the club as a 75th-minute substitute replacing fellow countryman Alex Revell in a 1–1 draw with West Ham United U23s in the EFL Trophy on 8 November 2016. ^[6] Then on 13 December, he was handed an FA Cup debut (in Northampton's 1–0 away defeat to Stourbridge). Iaciofano entered the field in the 91st-minute, coming on in place of Jak McCourt. ^[7] He came on in stoppage time to make his senior league debut in a 0–1 defeat away to Sheffield United on 31 December 2016. ^[8] After returning from his work experience loan at neighbouring Corby Town; Iaciofano signed a professional contract with Northampton Town in the summer of 2017.

On 6 May 2019, Iaciofano was told by Northampton that they would not be extending his contract.

Corby Town (work experience)

On 3 February 2017, Iaciofano joined semi-professional Northamptonshire-based side Corby Town of the Northern Premier League on a work experience basis to gain first-team experience. ^[9]

Chesham United (loan)

Having signed his first professional deal with Northampton Town in summer 2017, Iaciofano was loaned to semi-professional Buckinghamshire-based side Chesham United of the Southern League Premier Division. ^[10]

Mansfield (loan)

Iaciofano was loaned to Northern Premier League club AFC Mansfield in November 2018. On 4 January 2019, his loan was extended for a further month. ^[2]

Banbury United (loan)

Iaciofano was loaned to Southern Premier Division Central club Banbury United on 26 February 2019. ^[11] Iaciofano made his first appearance in a 1–1 draw against Redditch United and he scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Needham Market. ^[12]

He was one of 8 players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 3 were placed for sale. ^[13]

St Albans City

On 12 July 2019, Iaciofano joined National League South club St Albans City. ^[14] He made his first appearance against Chippenham Town. ^[15] On 6 August 2019, he scored his first goal for the Saints in a 1–1 draw against Dartford. ^[16]

Havant & Waterlooville

After being joint winner of the Golden Boot in the 2019–20 season, Iaciofano joined Havant & Waterlooville. ^[17]

Oxford City

In June 2021, Iaciofano joined National League South side Oxford City, after fellow striker James Roberts had gone the opposite direction. ^[18]

In March 2023, he returned to Banbury United on an initial one-month loan, his second loan spell with the club across his career. ^[19]

Hemel Hempstead Town

On 30 June 2023, Iaciofano returned to the National League South following Oxford City's promotion, signing for Hemel Hempstead Town. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season

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
Northampton Town	2016–17 [21]	League One	1	0	1	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	2017–18 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2018–19 [23]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	0
AFC Mansfield	2018–19	Northern Division One East	11	12	0	0	—		0	0	11	12
Banbury United (loan)	2018–19	Southern Premier Central	8	2	0	0	—		0	0	8	2
St Albans City	2019–20	National League South	32	15	3	2	—		1 [b]	0	36	17
Havant & Waterlooville	2020–21	National League South	12	2	5	2	—		2 [b]	1	19	5
Oxford City	2021–22	National League South	40	22	1	1	—		3 [c]	1	44	24
	2022–23	National League South	18	6	1	0	—		2 [d]	1	21	7
	Total		58	28	2	1	0	0	5	2	65	31
Banbury United (loan)	2022–23	National League North	4	1	—		—		0	0	4	1
Career total			136	60	11	5	0	0	11	3	158	68

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. One appearance, one goal in FA Trophy and two appearances in National League South play-offs
4. One appearance, one goal in FA Trophy and one appearance in National League South play-offs

References

1. "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 110. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
2. "Joe Iaciofano". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
3. "Battling Bulls sunk by former striker". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
4. Casey, Jeremy (13 April 2018). "Cobblers caretaker boss Austin on why he won't be turning to 'fox in the box' Iaciofano". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
5. Willsher, Gareth (30 March 2015). "Meet the New Under 16 Academy Intake". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
6. "Northampton Town v West Ham United". Northampton Town F.C. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
7. "Stourbridge vs. Northampton Town – 13 December 2016". Soccerway. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
8. "Match Report – Sheff Utd 1 – 0 Northampton". Northampton Town F.C. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.^{[ dead link ‍]}
9. Willsher, Gareth (3 February 2017). "Joe Iaciofano to Play for Corby Town on Work Experience Basis". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
10. Willsher, Gareth (26 September 2017). "Young Cobblers Striker Makes Loan Move". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
11. Loan to Banbury United
12. Banbury United player profile
13. "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
14. Iaciofano joins St Albans City ^[usurped] 12 July 2019, nonleaguedaily.com
15. Iaciofano's first appearance for St Albans 3 August 2019, stalbanscityfc.com
16. Dartford 1–1 St Albans match report, 8 August 2019, dartfordfc.com
17. "Hawks sign Joe Iaciofano". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
18. "Oxford City Sign Joe Iaciofano". oxforcityfc.co.uk. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
19. "JOE IACIOFANO JOINS BANBURY UNITED ON LOAN". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
20. "Clinical Striker Signs!". www.hemelfc.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
21. "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
22. "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
23. "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

• Profile on Northampton Town website
• Joe Iaciofano at Soccerway
• Official Twitter account