Tom Iorpenda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Achi Iorpenda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||
| 2021– | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Huddersfield | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Hyde United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:27, 11 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Achi Iorpenda (born 6 April 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town of the EFL Championship.[2]
Career[edit]
Born in London,[3] Iorpenda joined Huddersfield Town from Brighton and Hove Albion in 2021.[4] He signed his first professional contract with Huddersfield in July 2022, agreeing a five-year contract with the club.[5] On 18 March 2023, he joined Hyde United on a short-term loan in the Northern Premier League.[6] In April 2023 Iorpenda scored a spectacular goal from his own half of the field for Huddersfield B against Brentford B.[7] He was named Huddersfield Town’s academy player of the year in May 2023.[8]
Iorpenda began to be included in Huddersfield first team match day squads in the Autumn of 2023.[9] He signed a new four-year contract extension with the club in October 2023.[10] 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.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Born in England, Iorpenda is of Nigerian descent.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "EFL Squad List: Season 2023/24". EFL. September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Tom Iorpenda". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Ngobua, David (November 17, 2022). "Huddersfield Town's Wonder Kid, Tom Iorpenda, Joins Common Goal". Daily Trust.
- ^ Chicken, Steven (May 11, 2023). "Next potential Huddersfield Town breakthrough star highlighted by award win". Examinerlive.co.uk.
- ^ "TOM IORPENDA SIGNS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". htafc.com. 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Highly rated youngster joins on loan – Hyde United". hydeunited.co.uk.
- ^ Chicken, Steven (April 19, 2023). "Huddersfield Town prospect Tom Iorpenda scores unbelievable goal from own half". Examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "TOM IORPENDA NAMED ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR!". htafc.com. May 11, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rayner, Stuart (17 October 2023). "Highly-rated Huddersfield Town teenager signs contract extension until 2027". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "MANCHESTER CITY VS. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Soccerway. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town's wonder kid, Tom Iorpenda, joins Common Goal". Daily Trust. November 17, 2022.
External links[edit]
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Greater London
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Hyde United F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Black British sportsmen
- English Football League players