| 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: | 121 |
| Goals2: | 23 |
| 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: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:58, 21 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998[4]) is an English born professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Huddersfield Town and 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 Koroma (26) and Hayley Koroma (20). 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]