Joshua Abdulai Koroma (born 9 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Chesterfield, on loan from EFL League One club Leyton Orient. Born in England, he plays for the Sierra Leone national team.
Career Leyton Orient Koroma made his first-team debut for Leyton Orient on 9 April 2016 as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 league defeat away to Barnet. 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 EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town 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 Rotherham United on a six-month loan deal.
2020–21 He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 2–1 win at Swansea City on 17 October 2020. On the 8 December he scored for the third consecutive home game in the 2–0 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday. 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 Blackburn Rovers and 2–2 draw away to Reading FC.
Portsmouth (loan) On 1 September 2022, Koroma joined EFL League One side Portsmouth on a season-long loan, reuniting him with Danny Cowley, 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.
Leyton Orient
Koroma returned to Leyton Orient on 16 July 2025, signing a three year contract.
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 Peckham, South London, he played football from 3 years old
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeyton Orient2015–16League Two30000000302016–17League Two2230000202432017–18National League31400—323462018–19National League391110—504511Total9518100010210620Huddersfield Town2019–20Championship701010—902020–21Championship2080010—2182021–22Championship3442120—3852022–23Championship1940010—2042023–24Championship3961000—4062024–25League One37110021104012Total1563341711016835Rotherham United (loan)2019–20League One50———50Portsmouth (loan)2022–23League One162300053245Career total27253817116530358
Honours Leyton Orient National League: 2018–19 FA Trophy runner-up: 2018–19
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