Giuseppe James "Joe" Iaciofano (born 10 September 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Hemel Hempstead Town.

Early life

Born in

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, Iaciofano attended Northampton School for Boys.

Club career

Northampton Town

Iaciofano joined the Northampton Town academy in November 2009. He made his senior debut for the club as a 75th-minute substitute replacing fellow countryman

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in a 1–1 draw with West Ham United U23s in the

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on 8 November 2016. 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

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. 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. 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

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of the

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on a work experience basis to gain first-team experience.

Chesham United (loan)

Having signed his first professional deal with Northampton Town in summer 2017, Iaciofano was loaned to semi-professional

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-based side

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of the Southern League Premier Division.

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.

Banbury United (loan)

Iaciofano was loaned to Southern Premier Division Central club Banbury United on 26 February 2019. Iaciofano made his first appearance in a 1–1 draw against

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and he scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over

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

St Albans City

On 12 July 2019, Iaciofano joined National League South club St Albans City. He made his first appearance against

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. On 6 August 2019, he scored his first goal for the ''Saints'' in a 1–1 draw against

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Havant & Waterlooville

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

Oxford City

In June 2021, Iaciofano joined National League South side Oxford City, after fellow striker James Roberts had gone the opposite direction. In March 2023, he returned to Banbury United on an initial one-month loan, his second loan spell with the club across his career.

Hemel Hempstead Town

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

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile on Northampton Town website
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Official Twitter account
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iaciofano, Joe 1998 births Living people Footballers from Northampton English men's footballers English people of Italian descent Sportspeople of Italian descent People educated at Northampton School for Boys Men's association football forwards Northampton Town F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Chesham United F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players A.F.C. Mansfield players Banbury United F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Northern Premier League players Southern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players