Dominic Iorfa (footballer, born 1995)

Dominic Iorfa (born 24 June 1995) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Sheffield Wednesday. He is the son of Nigerian international footballer Dominic Iorfa, and represented England at under-21 level.

This article is about the English footballer. For his father, who was a Nigerian international footballer, see Dominic Iorfa.

Dominic Iorfa
Iorfa playing for Wolves in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Dominic Iorfa[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 27
Youth career
Southend United
0000–2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 84 (0)
2014 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Ipswich Town (loan) 23 (1)
2019– Sheffield Wednesday 63 (5)
National team‡
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 England U20 4 (0)
2015–2017 England U21 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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.[2]

He moved on a one-month loan to League One Shrewsbury Town on 18 March 2014,[3] and made his senior debut the same day as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat at Colchester.[4] 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.[5] 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]

On 14 July 2017 Iorfa was sent on a season-long loan to fellow Championship side Ipswich Town.[9] He made 25 total appearances and scored in a 4–2 home win over Nottingham Forest on 2 December.[10]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 31 January 2019 Iorfa moved to Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.[11]

On 16 February 2019 he scored his second career goal and first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in a 2–2 draw at Rotherham United.[12]

He was voted as Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[13]

The following season, on 12 December 2020, he would rupture his Achilles in a match against Barnsley, meaning he would miss the remainder of the 20/21 season. [14]

International career

Iorfa has been capped by England at under 18, under 20 and under 21 levels.[2] According to his father, Iorfa will consider playing for Nigeria only after his 23rd birthday.[15]

Personal life

His father — also named Dominic Iorfa — played as a striker and represented Nigeria at senior, and under-23 levels.

Career statistics
As of 12 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolves 2014–15[16] Championship 200200000220
2015–16[17] 420103000460
2016–17[18] 220102000250
Wolves total 840405000930
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2013–14[19] League One 7000000070
Ipswich Town (loan) 2017–18[20] Championship 191101000211
Sheffield Wednesday 2018–19[21] Championship 123000000123
2019–20[21] 412202000452
2020–21[21] 100002000120
Sheff Wed total 635204000695
Career total 173670100001906

Honours

England U21

Individual

References
  1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. "Iorfa for England!". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  3. "Wolves defender joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014.
  4. "Colchester 1–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014.
  5. "Walsall 1–0 Shrewsbury". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. "Wolves 1–2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. Cartwright, Phil (21 February 2015). "Dominic Iorfa: Wolves defender wins Football League award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. "Rotherham 2–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. "Dominic Iorfa: Ipswich Town sign Wolves defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2017.
  10. Warren, Andy (2 December 2017). "Player ratings: Waghorn stars as Town flex their muscles - Blues grades after Forest win". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  11. Howson, Dom (31 January 2019). "Sheffield Wednesday snap up Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Dominic Iorfa". The Star. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. "Dominic Iorfa voted Owls Player of the Year". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  14. "Pulis confirms Iorfa blow". Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  15. "Dominic Iorfa for Eagles at 23 - Father - The Nation Nigeria". Thenationonlineng.net. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  16. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  18. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  19. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  20. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Dominic Iorfa in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  22. Marshall, Tyrone (29 May 2016). "England Under-21s win Toulon tournament for first time in 22 years". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  23. "Dominic Iorfa: Wolves defender wins Football League award". Bbc.co.uk. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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