Joe Iaciofano
Giuseppe James "Joe" Iaciofano[3] (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Havant & Waterlooville.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe James Iaciofano[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
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) | 12 | (14) |
2019 | → Banbury United (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2019–2020 | St Albans City | 34 | (18) |
2020– | Havant & Waterlooville | 1 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 10 June 2020 (UTC) |
Early life
Born in Northampton, Iaciofano attended Northampton School for Boys.[4][5]
Club career
Northampton Town
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
After being joint winner of the Golden Boot in the 2019–20 season, Iaciofano joined Havant & Waterlooville.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Northampton Town | 2016–17[18] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2017–18[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 110. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Joe Iaciofano". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Battling Bulls sunk by former striker". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- 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.
- Willsher, Gareth (30 March 2015). "Meet the New Under 16 Academy Intake". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "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.
- "Stourbridge vs. Northampton Town – 13 December 2016". Soccerway. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "Match Report – Sheff Utd 1 – 0 Northampton". Northampton Town F.C. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- Willsher, Gareth (3 February 2017). "Joe Iaciofano to Play for Corby Town on Work Experience Basis". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- Willsher, Gareth (26 September 2017). "Young Cobblers Striker Makes Loan Move". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- Loan to Banbury United
- Banbury United player profile
- "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Iaciofano joins St Albans City 12 July 2019, nonleaguedaily.com
- Iaciofano's first appearance for St Albans 3 August 2019, stalbanscityfc.com
- Dartford 1–1 St Albans match report, 8 August 2019, dartfordfc.com
- "Hawks sign Joe Iaciofano". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Games played by Joe Iaciofano in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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