Jordy Hiwula

Jordy Hiwula
Personal information
Full name Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2012 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2015 Manchester City 0 (0)
2014 → Yeovil Town (loan) 8 (0)
2015 → Walsall (loan) 19 (9)
2015– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (2)
National team‡
2011–2012 England U18 2 (1)
2012 England U19 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:45, 1 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:03, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila, known normally as Jordy Hiwula (born 21 September 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Huddersfield Town.

Club career

After missing most of the 2012–13 season with a serious ligament injury Hiwula scored 20 goals in 31 games for Manchester City U21s in the 2013–14 season.[3][4] As a result, Hiwula signed his first professional contract with the club, on a two-year deal, keeping him until 2016.[5]

Loan Spells

On 2 October 2014, he joined Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015.[6] He made his professional debut on 4 October in Yeovil's 2–0 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] On 8 November 2014, Hiwula scored his first goal for Yeovil with the only goal of the game in the FA Cup first round against Crawley Town.[8] Hiwula returned to Manchester City, on 25 November 2014, having only scored one goal in his nine appearances in his time at Yeovil.[9]

On 2 February 2015, Hiwula signed for League One side Walsall on an initial one-month youth loan.[10] He scored three minutes into his debut for the Saddlers after coming on 66 minutes in on a 2–0 away win against Doncaster on 7 February 2015.[11] His second goal came just three days later, on his home début, against Rochdale where he scored to put Walsall 3-0 up and it turned out to be the winner in a 3–2 win.[12] After scoring three times in six appearance, Hiwula's loan spell was extended for another month.[13] Hiwula scored his fourth goal on 3 March 2015, in a 1-0 win against his former club, Yeovil Town.[14] Hiwula played in the final of Football League Trophy, coming on as a substitute for Tom Bradshaw in the 62nd minutes, in a 2-0 loss against Bristol City at Wembley.[15] Hiwula's loan spell with Walsall was extended until the end of the season.[16] Later in the 2014-15 season, Hiwula scored five more goals, including brace against Crawley Town[17] and Bristol City.[18]

Huddersfield Town

On 17 July 2015, Hiwula signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[19] After being an un-used substitute in the opening game of the season against Hull City, Hiwula made his Huddersfield Town debut, coming on as a substitute for Tommy Smith in the 65th minutes, in a 2-1 loss against Notts County in the first round of League Cup.[20]

Wigan Athletic (Loan)

On 27 August 2015, Hiwula joined Football League One side Wigan Athletic on a season long loan, in a move which saw Emyr Huws move the other way on similar terms.[21] On his second appearance for Wigan he scored a late winner against Chesterfield.[22]On 1 February 2016, Hiwula was recalled early from his loan spell at Wigan.

International career

Hiwula has represented England at U18 level, scoring one in the 3–0 win against Poland,[23] and at U19 level, where he scored on his debut against Estonia.[24][25]

Personal life

Hiwula is a Manchester United fan[26] and his school nickname was Deckchair.[27]

Career statistics

As of 28 August 2015.[28]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[29] League One 8011000091
Walsall (loan) 2014–15[29] League One 19900001[lower-alpha 1]0209
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[30] Championship 000010—10
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16[30] League One 102000024126
Career total 37110010244216
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Jordy Hiwula". 11v11. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Patrick Vieira inspires Walsall's Jordy Hiwula". Express and Star. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Contract news: Jordy Hiwula and Shay Facey sign new deals at Manchester City". Sky Sports. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula: Manchester City striker joins Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Yeovil 2–0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Yeovil 1–0 Crawley". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula returns to Manchester City". Yeovil Town F.C. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Walsall sign Man City striker Jordy Hiwula". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Doncaster 0-2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Walsall 3 - 2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Walsall tie up loan deal for Jordy Hiwula". Express and Star. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Yeovil Town 0 - 1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Bristol City 2-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Walsall extend Hiwula loan". Sky Sports. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Five star Walsall beat Crawley". Sky Sports. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Bristol City finish in style". Sky Sports. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula: Huddersfield Town sign Man City forward". BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Huddersfied Town 1 - 2 Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  21. ↑ http://www.htafc.com/news/article/huddersfield-town-jordy-hiwula-wigan-athletic-2651566.aspx
  22. ↑ "Chesterfield 2-3 Wigan". BBC Sport. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Crewe's Max Clayton hails England display as 'proudest moment'". BBC Sport. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula". The FA.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "Hiwula hits debut goal goal for England U19's". Manchester City F.C. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "City's Hiwula on right track for stardom". Manchester Evening News. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  27. ↑ "Signing Manchester City's Jordi Hiwula is reward for Yeovil Town patience after also expressing interest in Barnsley loanee Devante Cole". Western Gazette. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Jordy Hiwula". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Jordy Hiwula in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Jordy Hiwula in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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