| Joe Iaciofano | |
| Fullname: | Giuseppe James Iaciofano[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Northampton Town |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Corby Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Chesham United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 15 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Brackley Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | → AFC Mansfield (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Banbury United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | St Albans City |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 15 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Havant & Waterlooville |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Oxford City |
| Caps9: | 61 |
| Goals9: | 28 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Banbury United (loan) |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Caps11: | 37 |
| Goals11: | 11 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
Born in Northampton, Iaciofano attended Northampton School for Boys.[4] [5]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
After being joint winner of the Golden Boot in the 2019–20 season, Iaciofano joined Havant & Waterlooville.[17]
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]
On 30 June 2023, Iaciofano returned to the National League South following Oxford City's promotion, signing for Hemel Hempstead Town.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Northampton Town | 2016–17 | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[21] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 36 | 17 | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville | National League South | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Oxford City | 2021–22 | National League South | 40 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 44 | 24 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League South | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 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 | |||