Joe Iaciofano
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe James Iaciofano[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998
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 22 (9)
*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

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]

Oxford City

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

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

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2016–17[21] League One 1010001[lower-alpha 1]030
2017–18[22] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2018–19[23] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 1010003050
AFC Mansfield 2018–19 Northern Division One East 111200—001112
Banbury United (loan) 2018–19 Southern Premier Central 8200—0082
St Albans City 2019–20 National League South 321532—1[lower-alpha 2]03617
Havant & Waterlooville 2020–21 National League South 12252—2[lower-alpha 2]1195
Oxford City 2021–22 National League South 402211—3[lower-alpha 3]14424
2022–23 National League South 18610—2[lower-alpha 4]1217
Total 58282100526531
Banbury United (loan) 2022–23 [[National League North 41——0041
Career total 136601150011315868
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 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

  1. ↑ "List of Players given a Free Transfer: Northampton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 110. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.
  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 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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