Tom Iorpenda

English association footballer
Tom Iorpenda
Personal information
Full name Thomas Achi Iorpenda[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2021 Brighton
2021– Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023- Huddersfield 0 (0)
2023 →Hyde United (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 7 January 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

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

Born in England, Iorpenda is of Nigerian descent.[12]

References

  1. ^ "EFL Squad List: Season 2023/24". EFL. September 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tom Iorpenda". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ngobua, David (November 17, 2022). "Huddersfield Town's Wonder Kid, Tom Iorpenda, Joins Common Goal". Daily Trust.
  4. ^ Chicken, Steven (May 11, 2023). "Next potential Huddersfield Town breakthrough star highlighted by award win". Examinerlive.co.uk.
  5. ^ "TOM IORPENDA SIGNS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". htafc.com. 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Highly rated youngster joins on loan – Hyde United". hydeunited.co.uk.
  7. ^ Chicken, Steven (April 19, 2023). "Huddersfield Town prospect Tom Iorpenda scores unbelievable goal from own half". Examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "TOM IORPENDA NAMED ACADEMY PLAYER OF THE YEAR!". htafc.com. May 11, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Rayner, Stuart (17 October 2023). "Highly-rated Huddersfield Town teenager signs contract extension until 2027". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ^ "MANCHESTER CITY VS. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Soccerway. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Huddersfield Town's wonder kid, Tom Iorpenda, joins Common Goal". Daily Trust. November 17, 2022.

External links

  • Hyde United FC Profile