Jordan Torunarigha
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| Full name | Jordan Torunarigha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Chemnitz, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Chemnitzer FC | ||
| 2006–2016 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Hertha BSC II | 45 | (3) |
| 2016–2022 | Hertha BSC | 73 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Gent (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Gent | 59 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Germany U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 16 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Jordan Torunarigha (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for First Division A club Gent.[2] He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha. Having represented Germany at various youth level, he switched nationality to represent the Nigeria national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Chemnitz, Torunarigha joined Hertha BSC as a child in 2006 and signed his first professional contract on 19 December 2016. He played as a striker before Hertha's U-15 coach Ante Čović had the idea to make him switch into a defender.[4]
Hertha Berlin
[edit]He made his debut for the first team on 4 February 2017, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 1–0 win over FC Ingolstadt. He made his first start for the Hertha on 5 April 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, starting at left back following illness to Marvin Plattenhardt and suspension for Maximilian Mittelstädt.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Darmstadt 98 on 13 May 2017, sending Hertha up to 5th in the table with one match remaining.[6]
Loan to Gent
[edit]On 28 January 2022, Torunarigha joined Gent in the Belgian First Division A on loan.[7]
Gent
[edit]On 19 July 2022, Torunarigha joined Gent on a permanent basis, signing a three-year deal.[8]
International career
[edit]In May 2018, after representing Germany at youth international level, he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria.[9]
In June 2023, he announced he has switched allegiance to represent the Nigeria national team.[10]
Honours
[edit]Gent
Personal life
[edit]In 2021, Torunarigha featured in Schwarze Adler, a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[11] Jordan is of Nigerian descent.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Jordan Torunarigha". Bundesliga.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Torunarigha vor seinem Bundesliga-Startelf-Debüt". www.bz-berlin.de. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Hertha strengthen grip on fifth with Darmstadt win". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ "WILLKOMMEN JORDAN" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Back for More | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (11 May 2018). "Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net
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