| Josh Koroma | |
| Fullname: | Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Southwark, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet)[3] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Huddersfield Town |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Athenlay F.C |
| Youthyears2: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Leyton Orient |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Leyton Orient |
| Caps1: | 95 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps2: | 128 |
| Goals2: | 26 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Rotherham United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Portsmouth (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | England C |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Sierra Leone |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:34, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998[4]) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Huddersfield Town. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national Team.
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. He scored his first goals on 4 March 2017 with a hat-trick in a 4–0 win away to Newport County.
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.[5]
On 31 January 2020, Koroma joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.[6]
He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020.[7] On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[8] In the same game he injured a hamstring and was out for over 4 months.[9] 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.[10] [11]
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.[12] On 11 January 2023, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan.[13]
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.
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 [14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leyton Orient | 2015–16 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | National League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19[15] | National League | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 45 | 11 | |||
| Total | 95 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 20 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 80 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 5 | |
| Career total | 196 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 223 | 40 | |||
Leyton Orient
2018–19[16]