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)
Position(s)	Defender
Team 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)
International career‡
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

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

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. 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. 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.

International career

In May 2018, after representing Germany at youth international level, he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria.

External links

• Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net