Jordan Torunarigha

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Jordan Torunarigha

Torunarigha in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Torunarigha[1]
Date of birth	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Chemnitz, Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gent
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2006	Chemnitzer FC
2006–2016	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Hertha BSC II	45	(3)
2016–2022	Hertha BSC	73	(5)
2022	→ Gent (loan)	8	(0)
2022–	Gent	90	(4)
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)
2018–2019	Germany U21	4	(0)
2021	Germany Olympic	3	(0)
2023–	Nigeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Jordan Torunarigha (born 7 August 1997) is a professional

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]

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]

On 28 January 2022, Torunarigha joined

On 19 July 2022, Torunarigha joined Gent on a permanent basis, signing a three-year deal.^[8]

In 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]

As of match played 16 March 2025

As of match played 16 October 2023

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2021–22

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.

• Jordan Torunarigha at WorldFootball.net

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