# Josh Koroma

Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998) 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.

## 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. He scored his first goals on 4 March 2017 with a hat-trick in a 4–0 win away to Newport County.

### 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.
On 31 January 2020, Koroma joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.

#### 2020–21

He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020. On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday. In the same game he injured a hamstring and was out for over 4 months. 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.

#### 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. On 11 January 2023, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan.

## 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

## Career statistics

    As of 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Leyton Orient | 2016–17 | League Two | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Leyton Orient | 2017–18 | National League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 34 | 6 |
| Leyton Orient | 2018–19 | National League | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 45 | 11 |
| Leyton Orient | Total | Total | 95 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 20 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2021–22 | Championship | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Huddersfield Town | Total | 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 | Career total | Career total | 196 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 223 | 40 |
* 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
* 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

## Honours

Leyton Orient
* National League: 2018–19
* FA Trophy runner-up: 2018–19