Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in England, he plays for the

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national Team. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2025.

Career

Leyton Orient

Koroma made his first-team debut for

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on 9 April 2016 as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 league defeat away to

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. 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

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club

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

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on a six-month loan deal.

2020–21

He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at

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on 17 October 2020. On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over

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. 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

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and 2–2 draw away to

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Portsmouth (loan)

On 1 September 2022, Koroma joined

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side

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on a season-long loan, reuniting him with

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, who managed him at Huddersfield. On 11 January 2023, Portsmouth opted to end Koroma's loan. Koroma was released by Huddersfield Town at the end of the 2024–25 season.

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

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, South London, he played football from 3 years old

Career statistics

Honours

Leyton Orient *

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: 2018–19 *

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runner-up: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koroma, Josh 1998 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark People from Southwark Sierra Leonean men's footballers Sierra Leone men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Sierra Leonean descent Men's association football forwards Leyton Orient F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen