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Jordy Hiwula
Personal information
Full name Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 19
Youth career
Fletcher Moss Rangers
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)
2015–2018 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (2)
2016 → Walsall (loan) 13 (3)
2016–2017 → Bradford City (loan) 41 (9)
2017–2018 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 43 (8)
2018–2020 Coventry City 54 (14)
2020–2021 Portsmouth 9 (0)
2021–2022 Doncaster Rovers 20 (1)
2022– Ross County 16 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 England U18 2 (1)
2012 England U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:31, 13 November 2022(UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila, known as Jordy Hiwula (born 21 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He also represented the England U19 side.

Club career

Hiwula joined a local club, Fletcher Moss Rangers,[3] from there he went onto Manchester City. After missing most of the 2012–13 season with a serious ligament injury Hiwula scored 20 goals in 31 games for Manchester City's Under-21 side in 2013–14 season.[4][5] As a result, Hiwula extended his contract, on a two-year deal, keeping him until 2016.[6]

Loan spells

On 2 October 2014, he joined Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015.[7] He made his professional debut on 4 October in Yeovil's 2–0 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.[8] 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.[9] Hiwula returned to Manchester City, on 25 November 2014, having only scored one goal in his nine appearances in his time at Yeovil.[10]

On 2 February 2015, Hiwula signed for League One side Walsall on an initial one-month youth loan.[11] He scored three minutes into his debut for the Saddlers after coming on 66 minutes in to a 2–0 away win against Doncaster on 7 February 2015.[12] His second goal came just three days later, on his home début against Rochdale, where he scored what turned out to be the winner to put Walsall 3–0 up in an eventual 3–2 win.[13] After scoring three times in six appearances, Hiwula's loan spell was extended for another month.[14] Hiwula scored his fourth goal on 3 March 2015, in a 1–0 win against his former club Yeovil Town.[15] Hiwula played in the final of the Football League Trophy at Wembley, coming on as a substitute for Tom Bradshaw in the 62nd minute in a 2–0 loss against Bristol City.[16] Hiwula's loan spell with Walsall was extended until the end of the season.[17] Hiwula went on to score five more goals in the 2014/15 season, including braces against Crawley Town[18] and Bristol City.[19]

Huddersfield Town

On 17 July 2015, Hiwula signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[20] 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 minute of a 2–1 loss against Notts County in the first round of League Cup.[21]

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.[22] On his second appearance for Wigan he scored a late winner against Chesterfield.[23] On 1 February 2016, Hiwula was recalled early from his loan spell at Wigan.

Walsall (loan)

On 4 March 2016, it was announced that Hiwula had re-joined Walsall on loan until the end of the 2015/2016 season.[24]

Bradford City (loan)

He moved on a season long loan to Bradford City in July 2016.[25]

Fleetwood Town (loan)

On 5 July 2017 Hiwula joined League One Fleetwood Town on loan for the 2016–17 season.[26] He scored his first goal for Fleetwood in a 2-1 EFL Cup defeat against Carlisle United on 8 August 2017.[27]

Coventry City

On 2 August 2018, Hiwula signed for League One club Coventry City on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[28] He scored his first goal for Coventry against Forest Green Rovers in the EFL Trophy, a game which the sky blues won on penalties following a 1–1 draw.[29] His first league goal came on 20 October against Southend United. He scored in the next two games, helping Coventry to beat Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers.[30]

Portsmouth

In October 2020, Hiwula signed on a short-term deal for Portsmouth after being released from Coventry City at the end of last season.[31] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 6-1 FA Cup win against King's Lynn Town on 28 November 2020.[32] On 6 January 2021, Hiwula signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the end of the 2020/21 season.[33]

Doncaster Rovers

On 10 July 2021, Hiwula joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on a two-year deal.[34]

Ross County

On 28 June 2022, Hiwula joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County for a nominal fee, signing a two-year deal with the club.[35]

International career

Hiwula has represented England at U18 level, scoring once in a 3–0 win against Poland,[36] and at U19 level, where he scored on his debut against Estonia.[37][38]

Personal life

Hiwula was born in England and is of Angolan descent.[39] Hiwula is a Manchester United fan[40] and his school nickname was Deckchair.[41]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2014–15[42] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[42] League One 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Walsall (loan) 2014–15[42] League One 19 9 — 0 0 1[a] 0 20 9
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[43] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2016–17[44] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[45] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16[43] League One 14 2 0 0 0 0 2[a] 4 16 6
Walsall (loan) 2015–16[43] League One 13 3 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 15 3
Bradford City (loan) 2016–17[44] League One 41 9 1 0 1 0 6[c] 3 49 12
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2017–18[45] League One 43 8 4 0 1 1 5[d] 3 53 12
Coventry City 2018–19[46] League One 39 12 1 0 1 0 2[d] 1 43 13
2019–20[47] League One 15 2 0 0 2 2 1[d] 0 18 4
Total 54 14 1 0 3 2 3 1 61 17
Portsmouth 2020–21 League One 9 0 2 1 0 0 4[d] 2 15 3
Doncaster Rovers 2021–22 League One 20 1 2 0 0 0 3[d] 0 25 1
Ross County 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 16 0 0 0 5 3 — 21 3
Career total 240 47 11 2 11 6 26 13 285 68
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy and League One play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Portsmouth

References

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  3. ^ "Talking football: Proof this side is made of sterner stuff". JPIMedia. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Jordy Hiwula". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Patrick Vieira inspires Walsall's Jordy Hiwula". Express and Star. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Contract news: Jordy Hiwula and Shay Facey sign new deals at ManchesterCity". Sky Sports. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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  8. ^ "Yeovil 2–0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Yeovil 1–0 Crawley". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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  12. ^ "Doncaster 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Walsall 3 – 2 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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  15. ^ "Yeovil Town 0 – 1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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