Dominic Iorfa (footballer, born 1995)
 Iorfa playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Iorfa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Southend-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southend United | |||
| ?–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 77 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015– | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[2]. | |||
Dominic Iorfa (born 24 June 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Career
The son of a former Nigerian international footballer of the same name, Iorfa was part of the youth system at his local club Southend United before joining the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers at the age of 15.[3]
He moved on a one-month loan to League One Shrewsbury Town on 18 March 2014,[4] and made his senior debut the same day as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat at Colchester.[5] Iorfa's first senior start came eleven days later in a 1-0 loss to Walsall at the Bescot Stadium, receiving his first yellow card also.[2] Overall Iorfa made seven appearances for the Shrews in a campaign which ultimately resulted in relegation.
Following his return to Wolves, Iorfa made his first appearance for the club as a surprise starter in a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at Molineux on 6 December 2014.[6] He swiftly became the club's first choice right-back, starting in twenty-one of Wolves' twenty-five remaining fixtures following his debut. Having made his debut at the start of a 4-game unbeaten run, Iorfa became a fan favourite and a regular to the first team. In January 2015, Iorfa won the football league's Young Player Of The Month award,[7] and that same day went on to assist a goal in a 3-0 win for Wolves against Fulham.
Iorfa received his first ever red card in the first game of the 2016-17 season, a straight red against Rotherham at the New York Stadium on 6 August 2016. Wolves were 2-0 down at the time but fought back despite being down to 10 men to draw 2-2 with goals from George Saville and Jón Daði Böðvarsson in Walter Zenga's first game as head coach.[8] He is signed to the club until summer 2019.[9]
International career
Iorfa has been capped by England at under-18 level and under-20 level.[3] According to his father, Iorfa will consider playing for Nigeria only after his 23rd birthday.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 26 November 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolves | 2014-15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2013-14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 84 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
Football League Young Player Of The Month: January 2015[12]
International
- England
References
- ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Walsall 1-0 Shrewsbury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Iorfa for England!". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Wolves defender joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Colchester 1–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014.
- ↑ "Wolves 1-2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Cartwright, Phil (21 February 2015). "Dominic Iorfa: Wolves defender wins Football League award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Rotherham 2-2 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "New deal for Dom". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 November 2015.
- ↑ http://thenationonlineng.net/dominic-iorfa-for-eagles-at-23-father/
- ↑ "Dominic Iorfa Career Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31461635
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-under-21s-win-toulon-8078295
External links
- Dominic Iorfa career statistics at Soccerbase
- England profile at the FA