Jordan Torunarigha

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Jordan Torunarigha
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Torunarigha in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordan Torunarigha [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Chemnitz, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 23
Youth career
–2006 Chemnitzer FC
2006–2016 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Hertha BSC II 45 (3)
2016–2022 Hertha BSC 73 (5)
2022 → Gent (loan) 8 (0)
2022– Gent 89 (4)
International career‡
2012–2013 Germany U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U18 2 (0)
2015 Germany U19 6 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U20 8 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U21 4 (0)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
2023– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Jordan Torunarigha (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for First Division A club Gent. [2] He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha. Having represented Germany at various youth level, he switched nationality to represent the Nigeria national team. [3]

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Club career

Early career

Born in Chemnitz, Torunarigha joined Hertha BSC as a child in 2006 and signed his first professional contract on 19 December 2016. He played as a striker before Hertha's U-15 coach Ante Čović had the idea to make him switch into a defender. [4]

Hertha Berlin

He made his debut for the first team on 4 February 2017, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Ingolstadt. He made his first start for the Hertha on 5 April 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting at left back following illness to Marvin Plattenhardt and suspension for Maximilian Mittelstädt. [5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Darmstadt 98 on 13 May 2017, sending Hertha up to 5th in the table with one match remaining. [6]

Loan to Gent

On 28 January 2022, Torunarigha joined Gent in the Belgian First Division A on loan. [7]

Gent

On 19 July 2022, Torunarigha joined Gent on a permanent basis, signing a three-year deal. [8]

International career

In May 2018, after representing Germany at youth international level, he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria. [9]

In June 2023, he announced he has switched allegiance to represent the Nigeria national team. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hertha BSC II 2015–16 Regionalliga Nordost 222———222
2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost100———100
2017–18 Regionalliga Nordost101———101
2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost10———10
2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost20———20
Total453———453
Hertha BSC 2016–17 Bundesliga 8100——81
2017–18 Bundesliga12100——121
2018–19 Bundesliga14220——162
2019–20 Bundesliga18131——212
2020–21 Bundesliga14000——140
2021–22 Bundesliga7000——70
Total73551——786
Gent (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 80202 [a] 03 [b] 0150
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League3431010 [c] 0—453
2023–24 Belgian Pro League3311010 [a] 0—441
2024–25 Belgian Pro League220209 [a] 0—330
Total97460310301374
Career total215121113103026013
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 16 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202310
Total10

Honours

Gent

Personal life

In 2021, Torunarigha featured in Schwarze Adler  [ de ], a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football. [11] Jordan is of Nigerian descent.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Jordan Torunarigha". Bundesliga.com. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jordan Torunarigha vor seinem Bundesliga-Startelf-Debüt". www.bz-berlin.de. 4 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hertha strengthen grip on fifth with Darmstadt win". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "WILLKOMMEN JORDAN" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Back for More | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (11 May 2018). "Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.


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