Jordy Hiwula

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Jordy Hiwula
Personal information
Full name Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 20
Youth career
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– Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (2)
2016 → Walsall (loan) 13 (3)
International career‡
2011–2012 England U18 2 (1)
2012 England U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:27, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:03, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila, known normally as Jordy Hiwula (born 21 September 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Huddersfield Town.

Club career

After missing most of the 2012–13 season with a serious ligament injury Hiwula scored 20 goals in 31 games for Manchester City U21s in the 2013–14 season.[3][4] As a result, Hiwula signed his first professional contract with the club, on a two-year deal, keeping him until 2016.[5]

Loan Spells

On 2 October 2014, he joined Yeovil Town on loan until 5 January 2015.[6] He made his professional debut on 4 October in Yeovil's 2–0 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] 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.[8] Hiwula returned to Manchester City, on 25 November 2014, having only scored one goal in his nine appearances in his time at Yeovil.[9]

On 2 February 2015, Hiwula signed for League One side Walsall on an initial one-month youth loan.[10] He scored three minutes into his debut for the Saddlers after coming on 66 minutes in on a 2–0 away win against Doncaster on 7 February 2015.[11] His second goal came just three days later, on his home début, against Rochdale where he scored to put Walsall 3-0 up and it turned out to be the winner in a 3–2 win.[12] After scoring three times in six appearance, Hiwula's loan spell was extended for another month.[13] Hiwula scored his fourth goal on 3 March 2015, in a 1-0 win against his former club, Yeovil Town.[14] Hiwula played in the final of Football League Trophy, coming on as a substitute for Tom Bradshaw in the 62nd minutes, in a 2-0 loss against Bristol City at Wembley.[15] Hiwula's loan spell with Walsall was extended until the end of the season.[16] Later in the 2014-15 season, Hiwula scored five more goals, including brace against Crawley Town[17] and Bristol City.[18]

Huddersfield Town

On 17 July 2015, Hiwula signed for Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[19] 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 minutes, in a 2-1 loss against Notts County in the first round of League Cup.[20]

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.[21] On his second appearance for Wigan he scored a late winner against Chesterfield.[22] 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.[23]

International career

Hiwula has represented England at U18 level, scoring one in the 3–0 win against Poland,[24] and at U19 level, where he scored on his debut against Estonia.[25][26]

Personal life

Hiwula is a Manchester United fan[27] and his school nickname was Deckchair.[28]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2016.[29]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[30] League One 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Walsall (loan) 2014–15[30] League One 19 9 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 20 9
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[31] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16[31] League One 14 2 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 4 16 6
Walsall (loan) 2015–16[31] League One 13 3 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 15 3
Career total 54 14 1 1 1 0 5 4 61 19
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in League One play-offs

References

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  21. ↑ http://www.htafc.com/news/article/huddersfield-town-jordy-hiwula-wigan-athletic-2651566.aspx
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