Jordan Torunarigha

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

Jordan Torunarigha
Personal information
Full name Jordan Torunarigha
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997
Place of birth Chemnitz, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 25
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 18 (2)
National team‡
2012–2013 Germany U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U18 2 (0)
2015 Germany U19 6 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U20 8 (0)
2018– Germany U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2019

Club career

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]

International career

In May 2018, after representing Germany at youth international level, he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria. According to news from Nigeria in January 2021, he has accepted to play for Nigeria after reports circulated his name has been cleared by FIFA to play for Nigeria.[5]

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
  5. Oluwashina Okeleji (11 May 2018). "Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
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