Jordan Torunarigha

Jordan Torunarigha
Personal information
Full name Jordan Torunarigha
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997
Place of birth Chemnitz, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2006 Chemnitzer FC
2006–2016 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Hertha BSC II 32 (2)
2016– Hertha BSC 8 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 Germany U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U18 2 (0)
2015 Germany U19 6 (0)
2016– Germany U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017

Jordan Torunarigha (born 7 August 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga side Hertha BSC.[1] He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha.

Professional career

Hertha BSC

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Torunarigha". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Jordan Torunarigha". Bundesliga.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin-sport/hertha-bsc/jordan-torunarigha-vor-seinem-bundesliga-startelf-debuet
  4. ↑ http://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/darmstadt-hertha-berlin-line-ups-and-statistics-443514.jsp


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