Joe Iaciofano

Joe Iaciofano
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe James Iaciofano[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hemel Hempstead Town
Youth career
2009–2016 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Northampton Town 1 (0)
2017 → Corby Town (loan) 6 (3)
2017–2018 → Chesham United (loan) 17 (15)
2018 → Brackley Town (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 → AFC Mansfield (loan) 11 (12)
2019 → Banbury United (loan) 8 (2)
2019–2020 St Albans City 32 (15)
2020–2021 Havant & Waterlooville 12 (6)
2021–2023 Oxford City 61 (28)
2023 → Banbury United (loan) 4 (1)
2023– Hemel Hempstead Town 37 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:59, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Giuseppe James "Joe" Iaciofano[3] (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town.

Early life

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Born in Northampton, Iaciofano attended Northampton School for Boys.[4][5]

Club career

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Northampton Town

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Iaciofano joined the Northampton Town academy in November 2009.[5] He made his senior debut for the club as a 75th-minute substitute replacing fellow countryman Alex Revell in a 1–1 draw with West Ham United U23s in the EFL Trophy on 8 November 2016.[6] Then on 13 December, he was handed an FA Cup debut (in Northampton's 1–0 away defeat to Stourbridge). Iaciofano entered the field in the 91st-minute, coming on in place of Jak McCourt.[7] He came on in stoppage time to make his senior league debut in a 0–1 defeat away to Sheffield United on 31 December 2016.[8] After returning from his work experience loan at neighbouring Corby Town; Iaciofano signed a professional contract with Northampton Town in the summer of 2017.

On 6 May 2019, Iaciofano was told by Northampton that they would not be extending his contract.

Corby Town (work experience)

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On 3 February 2017, Iaciofano joined semi-professional Northamptonshire-based side Corby Town of the Northern Premier League on a work experience basis to gain first-team experience.[9]

Chesham United (loan)

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Having signed his first professional deal with Northampton Town in summer 2017, Iaciofano was loaned to semi-professional Buckinghamshire-based side Chesham United of the Southern League Premier Division.[10]

Mansfield (loan)

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Iaciofano was loaned to Northern Premier League club AFC Mansfield in November 2018. On 4 January 2019, his loan was extended for a further month.[2]

Banbury United (loan)

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Iaciofano was loaned to Southern Premier Division Central club Banbury United on 26 February 2019.[11] Iaciofano made his first appearance in a 1–1 draw against Redditch United and he scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Needham Market.[12]

He was one of 8 players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 3 were placed for sale.[13]

St Albans City

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On 12 July 2019, Iaciofano joined National League South club St Albans City.[14] He made his first appearance against Chippenham Town.[15] On 6 August 2019, he scored his first goal for the Saints in a 1–1 draw against Dartford.[16]

Havant & Waterlooville

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After being joint winner of the Golden Boot in the 2019–20 season, Iaciofano joined Havant & Waterlooville.[17]

Oxford City

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In June 2021, Iaciofano joined National League South side Oxford City, after fellow striker James Roberts had gone the opposite direction.[18]

In March 2023, he returned to Banbury United on an initial one-month loan, his second loan spell with the club across his career.[19]

Hemel Hempstead Town

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On 30 June 2023, Iaciofano returned to the National League South following Oxford City's promotion, signing for Hemel Hempstead Town.[20]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2016–17[21] League One 1 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2017–18[22] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[23] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0
AFC Mansfield 2018–19 Northern Division One East 11 12 0 0 — 0 0 11 12
Banbury United (loan) 2018–19 Southern Premier Central 8 2 0 0 — 0 0 8 2
St Albans City 2019–20 National League South 32 15 3 2 — 1[b] 0 36 17
Havant & Waterlooville 2020–21 National League South 12 2 5 2 — 2[b] 1 19 5
Oxford City 2021–22 National League South 40 22 1 1 — 3[c] 1 44 24
2022–23 National League South 18 6 1 0 — 2[d] 1 21 7
Total 58 28 2 1 0 0 5 2 65 31
Banbury United (loan) 2022–23 National League North 4 1 — — 0 0 4 1
Career total 136 60 11 5 0 0 11 3 158 68
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance, one goal in FA Trophy and two appearances in National League South play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance, one goal in FA Trophy and one appearance in National League South play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 110. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Joe Iaciofano". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Battling Bulls sunk by former striker". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ^ Casey, Jeremy (13 April 2018). "Cobblers caretaker boss Austin on why he won't be turning to 'fox in the box' Iaciofano". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b Willsher, Gareth (30 March 2015). "Meet the New Under 16 Academy Intake". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Northampton Town v West Ham United". Northampton Town F.C. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Stourbridge vs. Northampton Town – 13 December 2016". Soccerway. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Match Report – Sheff Utd 1 – 0 Northampton". Northampton Town F.C. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ Willsher, Gareth (3 February 2017). "Joe Iaciofano to Play for Corby Town on Work Experience Basis". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ Willsher, Gareth (26 September 2017). "Young Cobblers Striker Makes Loan Move". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  11. ^ Loan to Banbury United
  12. ^ Banbury United player profile
  13. ^ "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  14. ^ Iaciofano joins St Albans City[usurped] 12 July 2019, nonleaguedaily.com
  15. ^ Iaciofano's first appearance for St Albans 3 August 2019, stalbanscityfc.com
  16. ^ Dartford 1–1 St Albans match report, 8 August 2019, dartfordfc.com
  17. ^ "Hawks sign Joe Iaciofano". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Oxford City Sign Joe Iaciofano". oxforcityfc.co.uk. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  19. ^ "JOE IACIOFANO JOINS BANBURY UNITED ON LOAN". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Clinical Striker Signs!". www.hemelfc.com. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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