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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.[4]
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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.[5] 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.[6]
In 2021, Torunarigha featured in Schwarze Adler [de], a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.[11] Jordan is of Nigerian descent.
Referencesedit
^(PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^"Bundesliga stars of tomorrow: Jordan Torunarigha". Bundesliga.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^"Jordan Torunarigha vor seinem Bundesliga-Startelf-Debüt". www.bz-berlin.de. 4 April 2017.
^"Hertha strengthen grip on fifth with Darmstadt win". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
^"WILLKOMMEN JORDAN" (Press release) (in Dutch). Gent. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^"Back for More | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent (in Dutch). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^Oluwashina Okeleji (11 May 2018). "Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^Tosin, Abayomi (13 June 2023). "Jordan Torunarigha: KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
^Bülau, Maximilian (19 April 2021). "Von Mbom bis Kostedde: Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon-Dokumentation "Schwarze Adler"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German June 2022 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 9 092 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Jordan Torunarigha see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Jordan Torunarigha to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Jordan Torunarigha born 7 August 1997 is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for First Division A club Gent 2 He is the son of former footballer Ojokojo Torunarigha and the brother of current footballer Junior Torunarigha Having represented Germany at various youth level he switched nationality to represent the Nigeria national team 3 Jordan TorunarighaTorunarigha in 2019Personal informationFull nameJordan Torunarigha 1 Date of birth 1997 08 07 7 August 1997 age 26 Place of birthChemnitz GermanyHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Position s DefenderTeam informationCurrent teamGentNumber23Youth career0000 2006Chemnitzer FC2006 2016Hertha BSCSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2015 2020Hertha BSC II45 3 2016 2022Hertha BSC73 5 2022 Gent loan 8 0 2022 Gent59 4 International career 2012 2013Germany U167 0 2014 2015Germany U182 0 2015Germany U196 0 2016 2017Germany U208 0 2018 2019Germany U214 0 2021Germany Olympic3 0 2023 Nigeria1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 30 March 2024 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 19 16 October 2023 UTC Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Hertha Berlin 1 2 1 Loan to Gent 1 3 Gent 2 International career 3 Honours 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksClub career editEarly career edit 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 Covic had the idea to make him switch into a defender 4 Hertha Berlin edit 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 Monchengladbach starting at left back following illness to Marvin Plattenhardt and suspension for Maximilian Mittelstadt 5 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 6 Loan to Gent edit On 28 January 2022 Torunarigha joined Gent in the Belgian First Division A on loan 7 Gent edit On 19 July 2022 Torunarigha joined Gent on a permanent basis signing a three year deal 8 International career editIn May 2018 after representing Germany at youth international level he turned down the opportunity to represent Nigeria 9 In June 2023 he announced he has switched allegiance to represent the Nigeria national team 10 Honours editGent Belgian Cup 2021 22Personal life editIn 2021 Torunarigha featured in Schwarze Adler de a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football 11 Jordan is of Nigerian descent References edit FIFA U 20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017 List of Players Germany PDF FIFA 11 June 2017 p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 25 December 2018 Retrieved 5 July 2021 Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball net Tosin Abayomi 13 June 2023 Jordan Torunarigha KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria Pulse Sports Retrieved 15 June 2023 Bundesliga stars of tomorrow Jordan Torunarigha Bundesliga com 10 June 2017 Retrieved 11 June 2017 Jordan Torunarigha vor seinem Bundesliga Startelf Debut www bz berlin de 4 April 2017 Hertha strengthen grip on fifth with Darmstadt win bundesliga com the official Bundesliga website WILLKOMMEN JORDAN Press release in Dutch Gent 28 January 2022 Retrieved 7 February 2022 Back for More KAA Gent Website KAA Gent in Dutch 19 July 2022 Retrieved 19 July 2022 Oluwashina Okeleji 11 May 2018 Rohr left disappointed by snub from Germany youth star BBC Sport Retrieved 11 May 2018 Tosin Abayomi 13 June 2023 Jordan Torunarigha KAA Gent defender dumps Germany for Super Eagles of Nigeria Pulse Sports Retrieved 15 June 2023 Bulau Maximilian 19 April 2021 Von Mbom bis Kostedde Das sind die Protagonisten der Amazon Dokumentation Schwarze Adler HNA in German Retrieved 18 June 2021 External links editJordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball net nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Germany about a defender born in the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a football defender from Nigeria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jordan Torunarigha amp oldid 1216329829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
