Josh Koroma
Footballer (born 1998)
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Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998[4]) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Chesterfield, on loan from EFL League One club Leyton Orient. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
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Koroma in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Abdulai Koroma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield (on loan from Leyton Orient) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Athenlay F.C | ||
| –2016 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Leyton Orient | 95 | (18) |
| 2019–2025 | Huddersfield Town | 156 | (33) |
| 2020 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2025– | Leyton Orient | 30 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Chesterfield (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sierra Leone | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 | |||
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.[5] He scored his first goals on 4 March 2017 with a hat-trick in a 4–0 win away to Newport County.[5]
Huddersfield Town
Koroma signed for newly relegated EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on 21 June 2019 on a three-year contract with the option of a further year for an undisclosed fee.[6]
On 31 January 2020, Koroma joined Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.[7]
2020–21
He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020.[8] On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday.[9] In the same game he injured a hamstring and was out for over 4 months.[10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13] On 11 January 2023, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan.[14]
Koroma was released by Huddersfield Town at the end of the 2024–25 season.[15]
Leyton Orient
Koroma returned to Leyton Orient on 16 July 2025, signing a three year contract.[16]
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
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2015–16[5] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016–17[18] | League Two | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2017–18[19] | National League | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19[19] | National League | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 45 | 11 | ||
| Total | 95 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 20 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20[20] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | Championship | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22[22] | Championship | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23[23] | Championship | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24[24] | Championship | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25[25] | League One | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
| Total | 156 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 35 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2019–20[20] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2022–23[23] | League One | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 3 | 24 | 5 |
| Career total | 272 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 303 | 58 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
