Tom Iorpenda

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Tom Iorpenda
Personal information
Full name Thomas Achi Iorpenda [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 28
Youth career
–2021 Brighton and Hove Albion
2021– Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Huddersfield Town 6 (0)
2023 → Hyde United (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Thomas Achi Iorpenda (born 6 April 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town. [2]

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Career

Born in England, [2] Iorpenda joined Huddersfield Town from Brighton and Hove Albion in 2021. [3] He signed his first professional contract with Huddersfield in July 2022, agreeing a five-year contract with the club. [4] On 18 March 2023, he joined Hyde United on a short-term loan in the Northern Premier League. [5] In April 2023 Iorpenda scored a spectacular goal from his own half of the field for Huddersfield B against Brentford B. [6] He was named Huddersfield Town's academy player of the year in May 2023. [7]

Iorpenda began to be included in Huddersfield first team match day squads in the Autumn of 2023. [8] He signed a new four-year contract extension with the club in October 2023. [9] He was named among the substitutes for the FA Cup third round match away against Manchester City on 7 January 2024 and made his senior debut as a second-half substitute. [10]

Personal life

Iorpenda was born in England, and is of Nigerian descent.

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Squad List: Season 2023/24". EFL. September 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Tom Iorpenda". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Chicken, Steven (May 11, 2023). "Next potential Huddersfield Town breakthrough star highlighted by award win". Examinerlive.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "TOM IORPENDA SIGNS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". htafc.com. 26 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Highly rated youngster joins on loan – Hyde United". hydeunited.co.uk.
  6. ↑ Chicken, Steven (April 19, 2023). "Huddersfield Town prospect Tom Iorpenda scores unbelievable goal from own half". Examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ "TOM IORPENDA NAMED ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR!". htafc.com. May 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ Chicken, Steven (28 October 2023). "Who is Tom Iorpenda? What Darren Moore has said about Huddersfield Town's latest call-up". Examiner Live. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Rayner, Stuart (17 October 2023). "Highly-rated Huddersfield Town teenager signs contract extension until 2027". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "MANCHESTER CITY VS. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Soccerway. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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