Josh Koroma

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2015–16 [5] League Two 3000000030
2016–17 [16] League Two22300002 [a] 0243
2017–18 [17] National League 31400—3 [b] 2346
2018–19 [17] National League391110—5 [b] 04511
Total9518100010210620
Huddersfield Town 2019–20 [18] Championship 701010—90
2020–21 [19] Championship2080010—218
2021–22 [20] Championship3442120—385
2022–23 [21] Championship1940010—204
Total80163150008817
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20 [18] League One 50———50
Portsmouth (loan) 2022–23 [21] League One16230005 [a] 3245
Career total19636715015522340
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Leyton Orient

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  14. ↑ "Pompey End Koroma Loan". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 11 January 2023.
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